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Well, the rain has certainly made things interesting. Instead of splitting up the first round of the Little League World Series, a weather delay on Thursday has forced all eight games into one, single-day schedule. That means all baseball, all day. Still, there’s plenty of talent to go around and plenty of story lines to keep an eye out.
Two interesting late-day matchups include an intriguing Tokyo Kitasuna LL squad representing Japan as well as the Red Land LL from Pennsylvania who boast a bit of hometown pride in Williamsport.
Keep an eye out for Red Land in particular, who dominated regional play outscoring opponents 36-to-5. The squad also boasts a strong bat from Ethan Phillips, who racked up eight RBI in two regional victories over New Jersey.
Here’s the full TV schedule for today’s slate of games:
Game 1: Kampala, Uganda vs. Santiago de la Caballero, Dominican Republic, 10 a.m. on ESPN2
Game 2: Pearland, Texas vs. Portland Oregon, 11 a.m. on ESPN
Game 3: Sydney, Australia vs. Barquisime, Venezuela, 1 p.m. on ESPNEWS
Game 4: Bowling Green, Kentucky vs. Bonita, California, 2 p.m. on ESPN
Game 5: White Rock, British Columbia vs. Mexicali Baja California, 4 p.m. on ESPNEWS
Game 6: Taylors, South Carolina vs. Cranston, Rhode Island, 5 p.m. on ESPN
Game 7: Chinese Taipei vs. Tokyo, Japan, 7 p.m. on ESPNEWS
Game 8: Lewisberry, Pennsylvania vs. Webb City, Missouri, 8 p.m. on ESPN
Don’t worry if you can’t find a TV either. Here’s how to watch all four games online and on mobile:
Watch the Little League World Series Online
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If you have the log-in info for a cable subscription with access to Watch ESPN, you can watch the game at WatchESPN.com. You’ll need a cable log-in and password, or the log-in and password of someone you know, to access the stream.
Watch the Little League World Series on Mobile
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Mobile and tablet users with access to Watch ESPN can watch the game on the Watch ESPN app. As is the case with desktop, you’ll need the log-in for a cable subscription with access to ESPN. You can download the app for free in the App Store , the Google Play store, the Amazon App store or the Windows Store.