ABC, ESPN & ESPN2 Combine to Present Every 2011 Little League World Series Game

Little League World Series Available in 3D for First Time; All ESPN & ESPN2 Telecasts to be Simulcast on ESPN3.com

ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to present all 32 games of the 2011 Little League World Series presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes held in Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 18-28. ABC – in its 49^th consecutive year of Little League World Series coverage – will broadcast both the International Championship and the United States Championship on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 12 p.m. ET and 3 p.m., respectively. ABC will then present the Little League World Series Championship on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m.  Overall, ABC will broadcast five games from Williamsport.

This is ESPN’s 23^rd consecutive year of Little League World Series coverage, dating back to 1989. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise 27 Little League World Series games from Williamsport. All ESPN and ESPN2 telecasts will be simulcast via ESPN3.com and nearly all games will be available on ESPN Mobile TV. Fans who receive their cable TV video subscription from an affiliated provider will be able to tune in live via the WatchESPN app on tablets and smartphones.

Little League World Series action from Williamsport will begin Thursday, Aug. 18, with four games on ESPN (1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.).  ABC will also broadcast two games from the opening weekend – Saturday, Aug. 20, at 3 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m.  Action will continue daily (excluding Friday, Aug. 26) through the Little League World Series consolation game Sunday, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m. on ESPN and Little League World Series Championship at 3 p.m. A full telecast schedule can be seen below.

ESPN’s coverage of the Little League World Series will include a customized open featuring Disney’s Phineas and Ferb.

ESPN will also televise the Little League Web Gems/World Series Preview presented by Subway, which will recap the best defensive plays of the tournament and preview the Little League World Series Championship, on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 1 p.m. Karl Ravech will host the show with reporter Kyle Peterson.

Game Commentators

During the early rounds of play in Williamsport, ESPN’s commentator teams will include play-by-play commentators Karl Ravech and Gary Thorne and analysts Orel Hershiser, Nomar Garciaparra and John Kruk. Reporters will include Kyle Peterson, Mateo Arias (from Disney XD’s Kickin It) and Monica Gonzales.

Brent Musburger and Hershiser will provide commentary for the International, United States, and World Series Championship. Ravech and Peterson will call the third place consolation game.

Little League World Series Available in 3D

For the first time, the Little League World Series will be presented in 3D via ESPN 3D. All 22 games emanating from Lamade Field in Williamsport will be presented in 3D, including the third place consolation game.

SportsCenter & Baseball Tonight

Several daily SportsCenter updates will be provided from ESPN’s Baseball Tonight set on site in Williamsport throughout the tournament. Hosts will include Karl Ravech, Gary Thorne and Chris McKendry, joined by analysts Orel Hershiser, Nomar Garciaparra and John Kruk and reporter Kyle Peterson. Additionally, Ravech will host a special edition of SportsCenter on Saturday, Aug. 27, following the International Championship.

ESPN.com

ESPN.com will provide extensive coverage of the 2011 Little League World Series including:

• a custom Little League World Series site;
• up-to-date scheduling information;
• video recaps from every game;
• a live chat during the World Series Championship (Aug. 28 at 3 p.m.).

Facebook & Twitter

ESPN’s Little League World Series Facebook page will offer an interactive experience for fans, including videos, photos, poll questions, breaking news, scores and updated standings throughout the tournament. In addition, several ESPN analysts and reporters will be tweeting live from Williamsport including Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Mateo Arias, Monica Gonzalez and Kyle Peterson.

ESPN Sport Science

Coverage of the Little League World Series will also include an ESPN Sport Science feature about little leaguers hosted by John Brenkus. The feature examines the skill level of Little League World Series players and how they match up against MLB players, taking into consideration that the average little leaguer is 86 pounds and 11 inches shorter than the average Major Leaguer. ESPN Sport Science

ESPN International

ESPN International will broadcast up to 29 Little League World Series games from Williamsport via ESPN2 in Venezuela and Mexico, ESPN2 Caribbean, ESPN Brazil, ESPN Australia, ESPN Israel, ESPN Middle East (throughout Middle East and North Africa) and ESPN Pac Rim (Southern Africa).

2011 Little League World Series Schedule

Pool A – Mid-Atlantic (Clinton County, Pa.), West (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Southeast (Warner Robins, Ga.), Great Lakes (La Grange, Ky.); Pool B – New England (Cumberland, R.I.), Midwest (Rapid City, S.D.), Southwest (Lafayette, La.), Northwest (Billings, Mont.); Pool C – Caribbean (Oranjestad, Aruba), Japan (Hamamatsu, Japan), Mexico (Mexicali, Baja California), Europe (Rotterdam, Netherlands); Pool D – ME/Africa (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Latin America (Maracay, Venezuela), Canada (Langley, British Columbia), Asia-Pacific (Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei).

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