Following ESPN's inaugural year of presenting every Little League U.S. Regional game from all of the locations and sites, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and the Longhorn Network will combine to continue that commitment and televise a total of 137 Little League baseball and softball WORLD SERIES games, beginning August 1. The U.S. Regional games will lead into ESPN's multi-platform coverage of the 70th Little League WORLD SERIES presented by Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, from Williamsport, Pa. Aug. 18-28. All games will also be available on WatchESPN.
Baseball Tonight commentator Karl Ravech returns for U.S. Regional commentary this year. Additionally, Tyler Denning and Amanda Scarborough will call the action for all of the Southwest Regionals on the Longhorn Network.
ESPN MLB analysts Raul Ibanez, Doug Glanville and Alex Cora and will call select regional games as well.
The full list of commentators include (no particular order): Karl Ravech, Tyler Denning, Amanda Scarborough, Raul Ibanez, Doug Glanville, Alex Cora, Jason Benetti, Lowell Galindo, Keith Moreland, Augie Garrido, Drew Fellios, Mike LaValliere, Pam Ward, Michele Smith, Darren Bragg, Jerry Kindall, Steve Lennox, Cara Capuano, John Brickley, Trey Bender, Jim Barbar, Dave Weekley, Jim Barber, Mark Brown, David Belisle, John Gregory, Rusty Ensor, John Kruk, Clay Matvick, Chris Burke, Mark Neely, Cara Capuano, Holly Rowe and Bob Picozzi.
In addition to the 91 U.S. Regional games, ESPN's networks will televise 14 games from the Ancillary Division that includes each of their championship games.
ABC, ESPN, and
ESPN2 will combine to present 32 Little League
WORLD SERIES games from Williamsport, Pa., beginning Thursday, Aug. 18, and concluding with the
WORLD SERIES Championship game on
ABC on Sunday, Aug. 28. Baseball Tonight will be present in Williamsport as well.
Karl Ravech and Dave Flemming will provide play-by-play commentary with analysts Kyle Peterson, John Kruk, Aaron Boone, Jessica Mendoza, Dallas Braden and reporters Jaymee Sire, and Marysol Castro during the Little League
WORLD SERIES in Williamsport. This will be Mendoza's first time calling the Little League
WORLD SERIES tournament.
Full coverage details will be announced soon.
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