With some incredible walk-offs at the Women's College World Series, and some thrilling regional tournaments in Little League, excitement about and popularity of softball is at an all-time high.
Now the next generation of budding softball stars will head to Greenville, North Carolina, for the Little League Softball World Series tournament.
The 2024 LLSWS once again features 12 teams that will compete to become champions. The field includes eight clubs from the U.S. and four international sides for the second year in a row.
The tournament is also celebrating 50 years, and will even bring back the LLSWS champions from 1974 — Wellsboro Little League (Tampa, Florida) — to celebrate and honor them ahead of the championship game on Aug. 11.
There's a lot of cause for excitement and anticipation, and a new champion will be crowned this year.
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The Sporting News has everything you need to know about the Little League Softball World Series in 2024, including bracket information, TV schedule and the participating teams.
How to watch Little League Softball World Series
Viewers wanting to catch every game of the Little League World Series action will have to turn to streaming. Games 15-22 will be available to broadcast nationally via ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, while 13 of the first 14 games will be exclusively available on ESPN+.
Once the games head over to traditional cable, viewers can enjoy the action also on Fubo, which comes with a free trial for new subscribers.
Little League Softball World Series schedule 2024
The Little League Softball World Series will begin on Sunday, Aug. 4 and conclude on Sunday, Aug. 11 with the championship game. Games will be played at Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park in Greenville, N.C.
Sunday, Aug. 4
| Game | Scores |
| 1 | West 2, Mid-Atlantic 1 |
| 2 | Southwest 5, Northwest 0 |
| 3 | Central 6, Latin America 0 |
| 4 | North Carolina 10, Asia-Pacific 0 |
Monday, Aug. 5
| Game | Scores |
| 5 | Southwest 8, Canada 0 |
| 6 | New England 3, West 0 |
| 7 | North Carolina 16, Europe-Africa 0 |
| 8 | Central 2, Southeast 0 |
Tuesday, Aug. 6
| Game | Scores |
| 9 | Mid-Atlantic 2, Europe-Africa 1 (Europe-Africa eliminated) |
| 10 | Southeast 9, Northwest 0 (Northwest eliminated) |
Wednesday, Aug. 7
No games due to rain
Thursday, Aug. 8
No games due to rain
Friday, Aug. 9
| Game | Scores |
| 11 | Latin America 4, Canada 2 (Canada eliminated) |
| 12 | Asia-Pacific 5, West 2 (West eliminated) |
| 13 | Southeast 3, Latin America 0 (Latin America eliminated) |
| 14 | Mid-Atlantic 2, Asia-Pacific 0 (Asia-Pacific eliminated) |
| 15 | North Carolina 16, New England 0 |
| 16 | Southwest 12, Central 0 |
Saturday, Aug. 10
| Game | Scores |
| 17 | Mid-Atlantic 10, New England 0 (New England eliminated) |
| 18 | Southeast 3, Central 1 (Central eliminated) |
Sunday, Aug. 11
| Game | Matchup | Time | TV/stream |
| 19 | Southwest vs. Southeast | 9 a.m. | ESPN, Fubo |
| 20 | North Carolina vs. Mid-Atlantic | 12 p.m. | ESPN2, Fubo |
| 22 | Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner | 3 p.m. | ABC, Fubo |
Little League Softball World Series bracket 2024
The full bracket is broken down into two sides — purple and orange. Whoever emerges from each of those two smaller brackets will end up playing for the chance to become champions. Since the tournament is double elimination, a loss is not the end of the road as the team will be given another chance to keep their championship dreams alive.
You can download a PDF version of the bracket on the LLSWS official website.
Little League Softball World Series teams 2024
Twelve teams will compete with the hopes of winning the Little League Softball World Series. Out of those 12 teams, eight are from the United States and four are international teams.
Here's a look at all the teams in the 2024 tournament:
Purple Bracket
| Region | Team | Location |
| Asia-Pacific | Negros Occidental Little League | Bacolod City, Philippines |
| Europe-Africa | Emilia Romagna Little League | Bologna, Italy |
| Mid-Atlantic | West Point Little League | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
| New England | Cranston Western Little League | Cranston, Rhode Island |
| North Carolina | Pitt County Girls Softball Little League | Winterville, North Carolina |
| West | Willcox Little League | Willcox, Arizona |
Orange Bracket
| Region | Team | Location |
| Canada | On Field LLS LL | Montreal, Quebec |
| Central | Austintown Little League | Austintown, Ohio |
| Latin America | Jose Gonzalez Torres Little League | Monterrey, Mexico |
| Northwest | West Valley Little League | Eagle, Idaho |
| Southeast | Rowan Little League | Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Southwest | Sterlington Little League | Sterlington, Louisiana |