The 2025 Little League Softball World Series has begun, featuring four games on the first day on Sunday at Stallings Stadium in Elm Street Park, Greenville, North Carolina.
First game of the tournament is already through with Florida taking down Washington by a final of 9-2. They’ll face Oklahoma in the following round. The second game of the day was much tighter as the defending champions, Pitt County, North Carolina needed a three-run fifth inning to defeat Brazil. They scored four runs on just two hits to win 4-3, but that is what champions do. They’ll face the Central Region representatives in the next round.
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Canada strikes back
After an unassuming first inning, Canada struck hard in the second, tallying a run and putting runners on second and third before recording a single out.
Canada earned their first run thanks to a bit of a mishap from Czechia. Instead of taking a sure out at first, the shortstop decided to attempt to get the runner heading for third, but could not apply the tag in time. Czechia would get the next out but after a pair of singles would put Canada out in front with three runs.
Canada leads 3-2.
Czechia gets on the board
Canada’s pitcher, Arielle Prescott, has been great, striking out five hitters through two innings. However, her control has cost Canada dearly as both runs in the second inning have come on wild pitches.
Canada escapes early jam
Early on in the Czech Republic vs. Canada affair, the Czech were cooking with two runners reaching base before any outs were recorded.
Fortunately for Canada, even after the runners advanced to second and third, they were able to work their way out of the jam, keeping the game scoreless as they take the bats for the first time of the game.
North Carolina shows how to tag a runner out
After miscues on throws to third base in the previous half inning, Brazil attempted their own steal of third during the top of the sixth inning. However, it was clear that it was a miscommunication between the runner and coach.
Brazil needed one run to tie the game and potentially push the game to extra innings. It was likely that the runner thought the ball had gotten past the catcher. Instead of a runner in scoring position and one out, Brazil was down to their last out, which was secured just one pitch later on a grounder to second.
North Carolina wins the game thanks to a three-run fifth inning, scoring four runs with only two hits. It’s Pitt County’s sixth straight win at the Little League Softball World Series dating back to winning the championship in last year’s tournament.
They’ll face the Central region representative in the next round.
North Carolina breaks through
Perhaps getting Fugisaki out was all North Carolina needed, after getting Brazil’s ace out of the game, North Carolina put together a tremendous rally, aided by a few errors on Brazil’s end.
The team’s first run of the inning came after North Carolina attempted a double steal. Brazil’s third baseman was playing up to prevent a sacrifice bunt, so the catcher’s throw to third sailed into left field allowing a run to score. That was followed up with a single from Isabella Ford, which drove in the next run.
Just moments later, North Carolina drank from the same well that got them a run earlier. With a runner on second after a sacrifice, North Carolina attempted a steal, and with the Brazil third baseman playing up to prevent the bunt, the catcher’s throw went into left, and the run scored, giving North Carolina a 4-3 with only the sixth inning to go.
Great rally, defensive miscues lead to run for Brazil
North Carolina looked ready to get on offense again and tie up the game, but after one quick out, a walk to Fugisaki, a bloop single, and a walk, the bases were loaded with two outs.
A grounder to short would normally be exactly what the doctor ordered but a lapse in judgment on defense led to hesitation, allowing the runner to reach first and a run to score. It’s 3-1 Brazil heading into the bottom of the fifth.
Brazil takes the lead right back
It looked like it was going to be a quick inning for North Carolina. After tying Brazil, they found a groove, earning quick outs and looking to enter the bottom half with a chance to lead. However, some strong two-out hitting drew in the Latin America runner, giving Brazil a 2-1 lead.
It will be tough for North Carolina to make a comeback if they cannot earn hits. Their only run of the game has come via a walk, stolen bases, and a sac fly. They’ve yet to record a hit.
North Carolina ties it up
Brazil’s pitcher was one of the toughest against hitters throughout the entire Latin America tournament, but this North Carolina team is proving themselves more than capable.
In just the second inning, a series of great baserunning decisions followed up with a sac fly from Avery Cash was able to plate a tying run. It’s 1-1.
Brazil with a hot first inning
The Latin America team wasted no time getting on the board, with two singles in the first inning. A leadoff hit-by-pitch, succeeded by a stolen base put the Brazilian runner in scoring position. Another hit drove her home.
Brazil continued to threaten but a great play in foul territory by the North Carolina first baseman ended the inning. Heading to the bottom of the first, it’s 1-0 Latin America.
Florida secures the win
There may have been a little rough water in the final inning, with Washington putting two runners on, but there was no damage to be done. Washington could not push any runners across, giving Florida their first win of the tournament, a 9-2 victory. They’ll face Oklahoma next.
Sam Bradley uses Ks to get through the 5th inning
Sam Bradley gets two strikeouts in the bottom of the fifth inning and now has three strikeouts for the game as Florida leads 8-2 after five innings.
Washington adds another run in the third inning
Daphnee Calsyn’s sacrifice fly pushes another run across the plate for Washington. But Florida still leads 8-2 after three innings.
Washington gets on the board in the second inning
Anna Yoo draws a bases-loaded walk to knock in the first round for Washington. It is 8-1 Florida after two innings.
Addison Bono delivers another extra base hit
Bono is an RBI machine as she clears the bases with a double in the top of the second inning. She now has six RBI in the game and has driven in six of her team’s seven runs so far today. Sam Bradley adds an RBI-single and it is an 8-0 lead for Florida after the top of the second inning.
A Bono bomb to start things off for Florida
Addison Bono hits a no-doubt three-run home run to left field to give Florida a 3-0 lead after the top of the first inning. According to ESPN, it was her fourth home run of the postseason as she blasted a long ball in the district tournament, the state tournament, the Southeast Region tourney and now the Little League World Series. Also, Acadia Graney adds a two-out, RBI-single to push the lead to 4-0. Florida gets Washington to go quietly with a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the first and Florida leads 4-0 after the first inning.
Florida vs Washington underway at the LLSWS
If the name Lake Mary Little League sounds familiar – it should − because the baseball 12U All-Stars from Florida won the 2024 Little League World Series with a 2-1 extra-innings victory over Chinese Taipei in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The 12U softball All-Stars from the same little league are the Southeast Region champions and are looking to make history themselves after qualifying for the LLSWS for the first time. The last team from Florida to win the LLSWS (Countryside Little League, Clearwater, Florida) did it in 1996.
The 12U All-Stars from Mill Creek, Washington are making their first appearance in the LLSWS. They are the Northwest Region champions after an extra-innings win in the regional championship game this year. A team from Washington has never won the LLSWS.
How to watch 2025 Little League Softball World Series
The 2025 Little League Softball World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
Dates: Aug. 3-10
TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC
Stream: ESPN+
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
Little League Softball World Series: Meet the 2025 teams
Greenville, North Carolina enters its fifth straight year of hosting the Little League Softball World Series when the event takes over Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park from August 3-10, 2025.
For the 12 teams (eight from the United States) competing for the 2025 title, the dream of hoisting the Little League Softball World Series championship banner will come on Sunday, August 10.
Little League Softball World Series 2025 teams
LLSWS teams in the purple bracket
Mid-Atlantic − West Suburban Little League (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
New England − Guilford Little League (Guilford, Connecticut)
Northwest − Mill Creek Little League (Mill Creek, Washington)
Southeast − Lake Mary Little League (Lake Mary, Florida)
Southwest − Tulsa National Little League (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
West − Westchester-Del Rey Little League (Los Angeles, California)
LLSWS teams in the orange bracket
Asia-Pacific − Tohoku Little League (Iwate, Japan)
Canada − On Field Little League Softball (Repentigny, Quebec)
Central − Floyds Knobs Community Club Little League (Floyds Knobs, Indiana)
Europe-Africa − Prague Little League (Prague, Czechia)
Latin America − Cantareira Little League (São Paulo, Brazil)
North Carolina − Pitt County Girls Softball Little League (Winterville, North Carolina)
Catch the Little League Softball World Series on ESPN+
2025 Little League Softball World Series schedule
Sunday, Aug. 3:
Game 1: (Purple Bracket) Northwest Region vs Southeast Region, 10 a.m. ESPN+
Game 2: (Orange Bracket) North Carolina Region vs Latin America Region, 1 p.m. ESPN+
Game 3: (Orange Bracket): Canada Region vs Europe-Africa Region, 4 p.m. ESPN+
Game 4: (Purple Bracket) New England Region vs Mid-Atlantic Region, 7 p.m. ESPN+
