The 66th Little League World Series will begin in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania on Thursday, August 16 and end on Sunday, August 26. Games will be played at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium. Eight teams in the US pool and eight teams in the international pool will compete in games broadcast on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D.
2012 Little League World Series TV Schedule
Note: All times Eastern Time (ET). "Volunteer" represents Little League Volunteer Stadium and "Lamade" represents Howard J. Lamade Stadium. Schedule subject to change.
Thursday, August 16 - Double Elimination Games
Game 1: Japan vs. Caribbean, Volunteer, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN3.com)
Game 2: West vs. New England, Lamade, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Game 3: Europe vs. Asia Pacific, Volunteer, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN3.com)
Game 4: Midwest vs. Southeast, Lamade, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Friday, August 17 - Double Elimination Games
Game 5: Mexico vs. Canada, Volunteer, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN3.com)
Game 6: Mid-Atlantic vs. Southwest, Lamade, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Game 7: Latin America vs. MEA, Volunteer, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN3.com)
Game 8: Great Lakes vs. Northwest, Lamade, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Saturday, August 18 - All Elimination Games
Game 9: Loser of Game 1 vs. loser of Game 3, Volunteer, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN3.com)
Game 10: Loser of Game 2 vs. loser of Game 4, Lamade, 3:00 p.m. (ABC and ESPN 3D)
Game 11: Loser of Game 5 vs. loser of Game 7, Volunteer, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN3.com)
Game 12: Loser of Game 6 vs. loser of Game 8, Lamade, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Sunday, August 19 - Double Elimination Games
Game 13: Winner of Game 5 vs. winner of Game 7, Volunteer, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN3.com)
Game 14: Winner of Game 2 vs. winner of Game 4, Lamade, 2:00 p.m. (ABC and ESPN 3D)
Game 15: Winner of Game 6 vs. winner of Game 8, Volunteer, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN3.com)
Game 16: Winner of Game 1 vs. winner of Game 3, Lamade, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Monday, August 20 - All Elimination Games
Consolation: Loser of Game 9 vs. loser of Game 10, Lamade, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3.com, ESPN3D)
Game 17: Loser of Game 13 vs. winner of Game 9, Volunteer, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN3.com)
Game 18: Loser of Game 14 vs. winner of Game 12, Lamade, 4.00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Game 19: Loser of Game 16 vs. winner of Game 11, Volunteer, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2 and ESPN3.com)
Game 20: Loser of Game 15 vs. winner of Game 10, Lamade, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Tuesday, August 21 - All Elimination Games
Consolation: Loser of Game 11 vs. loser of Game 12, Lamade, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN3D)
Game 21: Winner of Game 17 vs. winner of Game 19, Lamade, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Game 22: Winner of Game 18 vs. winner of Game 20, Lamade, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Wednesday, August 22 - Double Elimination Games
Game 23: Winner of Game 13 vs. winner of Game 16, Lamade, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Game 24: Winner of Game 14 vs. winner of Game 15, Lamade, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Thursday, August 23 - All Elimination Games
Game 25: Winner of Game 21 vs. winner of Game 23, Lamade, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Game 26: Winner of Game 22 vs. winner of Game 24, Lamade, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Saturday, August 25
Game 27: International Championship, Lamade, 12:30 p.m. (ABC and ESPN 3D)
Game 28: United States Championship, Lamade, 3:30 p.m. (ABC and ESPN 3D)
Sunday, August 26
Game 29: Consolation 3rd Place Game, Lamade, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN, ESPN3.com, and ESPN 3D)
Game 30: World Series Championship, Lamade, 3:00 p.m. (ABC and ESPN 3D)
Source:
2012 Little League Baseball World Series Schedule and Bracket, littleleague.org
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