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Little League Softball World Series TV, time, stream for elimination games today
Sherlon ChristieUSA TODAY
Updated Aug. 4, 2026, 7:04 a.m. ET
The most important day of the 2026 Little League Softball World Series has arrived for teams with one loss.
The modified double-elimination tournament reaches a critical junction on Tuesday, August 4 with four games on the schedule and the teams that lose those games will be eliminated.
The four-game day will have two elimination games each from the purple and orange brackets with games scheduled for 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. – weather permitting. Can a team still win the Little League Softball World Series out of the loser’s bracket?
Technically, it is possible. But realistically, that would require winning on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the Little League Softball World Series week. So, that would equal winning five games over the course of six days.
For the LLSWS championship dream to stay alive, that’s the path teams in the loser’s bracket must accept. Follow along for all the live action and updates for Day 3 of the Little League Softball World Series.
How to watch 2026 Little League Softball World Series
Here is the full Little League Softball World Series schedule for Aug. 4 and how to watch all the games.
All times Eastern and accurate as of Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at 5:02 p.m.
- Game 9: 10 a.m. – Washington vs Texas (Purple Bracket)
- Game 10: 1 p.m. – New Jersey vs Connecticut (Orange Bracket)
- Game 11: 4 p.m. – California vs Japan (Orange Bracket)
- Game 12: 7 p.m. – Canada vs Italy (Purple Bracket)
Little League Softball World Series Aug. 3 results
- Game 4 – North Carolina 16, Canada 4 (FINAL: 3 1/2 innings)
- Game 5 – Puerto Rico 7, Japan 2 (FINAL)
- Game 6 – Florida 15, Italy 0 (FINAL)
- Game 7 – North Carolina 2, Texas 1 (FINAL)
- Game 8 – Central 15, Connecticut 1 (FINAL: 4 innings)
Little League Softball World Series schedule, bracket
- Dates : Aug. 2-9
- TV : ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
- Stream : ESPN+
- Location : Greenville, North Carolina
Orange Bracket
- Asia-Pacific Regional Champion
- Kinki Softball Little League (Sango, Japan)
- Central Regional Champion
- Latin America Regional Champion
- Guayama Softball Little League (Guayama, Puerto Rico)
- Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion
- Toms River Little League (Toms River, New Jersey)
- New England Regional Champion
- West Regional Champion
Purple Bracket
- Canada Regional Champion
- OnField Little League (Repentigny, Quebec)
- Europe & Africa Regional Champion
- Emilia Romagna Little League (Bologna, Italy)
- North Carolina Regional Champion
- Northwest Regional Champion
- Southeast Regional Champion
- Lake Mary Little League (Lake Mary, Florida)
- Southwest Regional Champion
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