Little League Softball World Series 2026 Latest TV Schedule and Bracket Predictions

Two of the highest-scoring teams in this year's field will take to the diamond Thursday in Greenville, North Carolina, as Florida and Kentucky look to advance in this year's Little League Softball World Series.

Both teams hung 15 runs on their opponents in their last outings and will look to continue their red-hot streaks at the plate.

Home state representatives, Johnston County LL out of Clayton, North Carolina, and Latin America Region representatives Guyama LL will look to slow their momentum.

Find out when and how to watch both games in this preview.

Participating Teams

Canada Region: On Field LLS LL (Repentigny, Quebec)

Europe and Africa: Emilia Romagna LL (Bologna, Italy)

North Carolina: Johnston County LL (Clayton, North Carolina)

Northwest: Snohomish LL (Snohomish, Washington)

Southeast: Lake Mary LL (Lake Mary, Florida)

Southwest: Greater Helotes LL (Helotes, Texas)

Asia-Pacific: Kinki Softball LL (Sangō, Japan)

Central: Daviess County LL (Owensboro, Kentucky)

Latin America: Guayama Softball LL (Guayama, Puerto Rico)

Mid-Atlantic: Toms River LL (Toms River, New Jersey)

New England: Bristol Girls Softball LL (Bristol, Connecticut)

West: Live Oak LL (Live Oak, California)

Thursday Schedule

Game 15: Southeast Region vs. North Carolina Region (1:00 p.m., ESPN)

• Prediction: Southeast

Game 16: Latin America Region vs. Central Region (5:00 p.m., ESPN)

• Prediction: Central

Wednesday Recap

Scores

Game 13: Mid-Atlantic Region 11, Asia-Pacific Region 0

Game 14: Northwest Region 9, Canada 1

Explosive Offenses Dominate Wednesday Action

Sunday, the Toms River squad from New Jersey suffered a heartbreaking start to their Little League Softball World Series run with a 4-1 loss to Kinki LL from Sangō, Japan.

The Mid-Atlantic representatives avenged that defeat Wednesday in as dominant a fashion as possible, scoring 11 runs and shutting their opponents out.

The team battered Japan in the sixth inning, adding eight runs to what was already a 3-0 lead while Jaelyn Brown threw six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, two walks, and striking out three.

In a similarly dominant fashion, the team from Snohomish, Washington, eliminated Canada. Starting pitcher Madison Locke was extraordinary, contributing in the circle and at the plate. She tossed six innings of one-run softball, with four hits, no walks, and a staggering 12 strikeouts. Offensively, she went 2-for-3, with an RBI and a run.

Both teams return to the field on Friday to battle the winners of Thursday's games, with Washington up first at 3:00 p.m. EST and New Jersey after at 6:00 p.m. Both games will be televised nationally on ESPN.