Its the most thrilling week in youth softball and it is held at the beginning of August.Were talking about the 2026 Little League Softball World Series and the excitement it can bring for teams of 10- to 12 year-ol players stepping on the field from Aug. 2-9.For those who are making the trip to Greenville, North Carolina, the location is Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park, which has been the Little League Softball World Series home since 2021.The City of Greenville will also host an opening ceremony and celebration event on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 5-8 p.m. that the public can attend. In addition, softball fans from around the world can watch all the games on ESPN and ABC or stream the games on the ESPN App.What will it take to win the championship?It will require a minimum of four wins (for teams that dont play on the opening day) or it could be a minimum threshold of five wins to raise the LLSWS championship banner.Heres everything to know about the 2026 Little League Softball World Series schedule.LLSWS team in the Orange BracketAsia-Pacific Regional ChampionKinki Softball Little League (Sang, Japan)Central Regional ChampionDaviess County Little League (Owensboro, Kentucky)Latin America Regional ChampionGuayama Softball Little League (Guayama, Puerto Rico)Mid-Atlantic Regional ChampionToms River Little League (Toms River, New Jersey)New England Regional ChampionBristol Girls Softball Little League (Bristol, Connecticut)West Regional ChampionLive Oak Little League (Live Oak, California)LLSWS teams in the Purple BracketCanada Regional ChampionOnField Little League (Repentigny, Quebec)Europe & Africa Regional ChampionEmilia Romagna Little League (Bologna, Italy)North Carolina Regional ChampionJohnston County Little League (Clayton, North Carolina)Northwest Regional ChampionSnohomish Little League (Snohomish, Washington)Southeast Regional ChampionLake Mary Little League (Lake Mary, Florida)Southwest Regional ChampionGreater Helotes Little League (Helotes, Texas)2026 Little League Softball World Series scheduleAll times EasternSunday, Aug. 2Game 1: (Purple): Northwest vs. Southeast, 10 a.m. ESPN2Game 2: (Orange): Mid-Atlantic vs. Asia-Pacific, 1 p.m. ESPN2Game 3: (Orange): West vs. Central, 4 p.m. ESPN2Game 4: (Purple): Canada vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m. ESPN2Monday, Aug. 3Game 5 (Orange): Winner of Game 2 vs. Latin America, 10 a.m. ESPN2Game 6 (Purple): Winner of Game 1 vs. Europe and Africa, 1 p.m. ESPN2Game 7 (Purple): Winner of Game 4 vs. Southwest, 4 p.m. ESPN2Game 8 (Orange): Winner of Game 3 vs. New England, 7 p.m. ESPN2Tuesday, Aug. 4Game 9 (Purple): Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7, 10 a.m. ESPN2Game 10 (Orange): Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 8, 1 p.m. ESPN2Game 11 (Orange): Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5, 4 p.m. ESPN2Game 12 (Purple): Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 6, 7 p.m. ESPN2Wednesday, Aug. 5Game 13 (Orange): Winner of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 11, 10 a.m. ESPN2Game 14 (Purple): Winner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 12, 1 p.m. ESPN2Thursday, Aug. 6Game 15 (Purple): Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7, 1 p.m. ESPN2Game 16 (Orange): Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 8, 5 p.m. ESPN2Friday, Aug. 7Game 17 (Purple): Loser of Game 15 vs Winner of Game 14, 3 p.m. ESPN2Game 18 (Orange): Loser of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 13, 6 p.m. ESPN2Saturday, Aug.82026 Little League Softball World Series - Orange Bracket ChampionshipGame 19: Winner of Game 16 vs Winner of Game 18, 2 p.m. ESPN2026 Little League Softball World Series - Purple Bracket ChampionshipGame 20: Winner of Game 15 vs. Winner of Game 17, 5 p.m. ESPN 2Sunday, Aug. 92026 Little League Softball World Series - Third Place GameGame 21: Loser of Game 19 vs Loser of Game 20, 10 a.m. ESPN2026 Little League Softball World Series - Championship GameGame 22: Winner of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 20, 3 p.m. ABCSherlon Christie is a USA TODAY Sports senior trending editor and an expert on Little League Baseball and Little League Softball. You can reach him by email atschristie@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @sherlonchristie, on Bluesky at @sherlonchristie.bsky.social.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Little League Softball World Series 2026: Schedule, results, TV, stream