A Columbus baseball team is 1 win away from Little League World Series. How to watch
A Columbus youth baseball team is one win away from the Little League World Series.
Northern Little League’s 12U All-Stars face Martin County North Little League out of Palm City, Florida, in the Southeast Region tournament Monday night for a spot in the regional title game.
If Northern wins Monday night, it’ll be awarded a spot in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, next week, due to the tournament not taking any international teams because of COVID.
If the team loses Monday, it’ll play Tuesday at 5 p.m. on ESPN, with the winner advancing to the title game the following day. The top two teams from the region will be awarded spots in the LLWS. So, a win Monday or Tuesday would guarantee the team a spot in the annual event.
The Southeast Region tournament is being held in Warner Robins, with teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina.
Northern and Martin County North are both 2-0 in the tournament thus far.
Northern won the Little League World Series in 2006 with a 2-1 win over Kawaguchi City Little League out of Japan.
How to watch
- Northern Little League (Ga.) vs. Martin County North Little League (Fla.)
- 7 p.m. Monday, August 9
- TV: ESPN2
- Stream: ESPN app and espn.com/watch
- Social media: Northern Little League All-Stars Facebook; Northern Little League Facebook
If they lose
- Northern Little League vs. loser of Tennessee-South Carolina
- 5 p.m. Tuesday, August 10
- TV: ESPN
Stream: ESPN app and espn.com/watch
If they win
- Northern Little League vs. loser of Tuesday’s game
- 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 11
- TV: ESPN
Stream: ESPN app and espn.com/watch
A previous version of this story stated that Northern must win the region to make the Little League World Series. This has been corrected.
This story was originally published August 9, 2021 at 12:57 PM.
