
Little League Baseball World Series: As Championship Weekend Approaches, ESPN Reflects on 12 Days' Worth of Storytelling, Operational Excellence The network's nearly two-week-long presence has been filled with the fun of amateur baseball By Kristian Hern ndez, Senior Editor
Friday, August 22, 2025 - 9:00 am
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After close to two weeks of offensive magic at the plate, sparkling defensive plays in the field, and the thrill of playing on the biggest stage at the youngest of ages, the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) is nearing its conclusion as the bracket heads into championship weekend. With a United States, International, and World Series champion still to be determined, ESPN is looking back at the various stories that were told, the numerous points of connections made, and the operational puzzle pieces put together during their time in Williamsport, PA.
There are people on this team that have worked this event for over 20 years because it's always their favorite event to come back to, says Meg Aronowitz, SVP, production, ESPN. We all love it because [the Little League Baseball World Series] is amazing and what sports should be all about.
Reporter Jessica Sims interviews a players' parents during the U.S. semifinal.
More Teams, More Stories: Fourth Year of Expanded Bracket Brings New Tales to Life In the past, the LLBWS bracket featured the same regions year after year. Different cities and states would represent these regions, but without much wiggle room for realignment, the field would either feature the same Little League in back-to-back years or teams resembling similar backgrounds of teams in the previous year's competition. Two years following the cancellation to 2020's edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LLBWS decided to add a new twist to the bracket in 2022: the addition of two new teams - two on the U.S. side, Mountain and Metro, and two on the International side, a rotation of Panama, Cuba, and Puerto - to bring the total from 16 to 20. With this expansion, more domestic teams could make the trip to Central Pennsylvania and more cultures from other countries could be exposed to the viewing audience. The Little League Softball World Series also expanded that year, and going back to the beginning of qualifiers for that tournament in July 19, fans learned about new teams at both competitions.
We had a terrific international component with Japan joining us [at the LLSWS] for the first time, says Aronowitz. When you fast forward to getting to Williamsport, it's really incredible to see all of the energy that the international teams and their fans have here.
It's true that the onsite crew deals with unrelenting humidity and inclement weather that comes with a summer in the northeast. Early and long days can turn into late and longer nights, which tests the crew's stamina and concentration to execute the task at hand. These are hard challenges to overcome, but from both production and operations perspectives, one of the most difficult aspects of the LLBWS is balancing attention to both participating venues: the U.S. squads at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and the International squads at Volunteer Stadium.
4D Replay has returned for 360-degree shots of players at the plate.
We've tried to level up, balance both fields, and make sure that we're covering Volunteer Stadium with the same robust enthusiasm as we do at Lamade Stadium, continues Aronowitz. Off the field, we get to tell great stories about U.S. teams having dinner with international teams on a regular basis or athletes playing ping pong and video games and having a catch outside. Those are opportunities that not all 11 and or 12 years get to have, but that's what Little League does best. It's been a great two weeks, and our team has been in the best position to tell these moments.
As the tournament reaches its later stages, and culminates with this weekend's slate of championship and third-place matchups, the crew is now adapting to having more downtime during the day before games begin at night.
A lot of us still came in at the same time to walk around and talk about how we can make next year's productions better, adds Aronowitz. People at home sometimes don't realize the amount of work that goes into putting an event like this on. I'm excited for our crew to have an off day on Friday because they've all been working unbelievably hard and they all deserve it. I'm extremely proud of the effort that they put in over the course of this tournament.
Improving the Viewing Experience: 1080p HDR Productions Gain Third-Base SupraCam in Lamade Stadium, Shallow Depth-of Field Camera for Both Fields Always looking to enhance the cinematic value of the LLBWS, ESPN is adding a handful of new workflows into the mix this year. These broadcasts, which are now being produced in 1080p HDR, have added a SupraCam with a Sony P-50 camera along the third base line and as well as a Sony 1 shallow depth-of-field camera on a Ronin gimbal. Joining these workflows on the U.S. pool of play are seven hard cameras including two in 6x HFR with Canon 111X lenses, six cameras from Fletcher of NEP Specialty Capture - high first, high home, mid Home, HFR in the photo pit, concourse, and in the booth - five handheld cameras including a Technocrane with a 20 x 5 lens, four Atom DreamChip POVs, three wired Handhelds with Canon 14 x 4.3 WA lenses, and one RF handheld with a Canon 14 x 4.3 WA lens. Over in Volunteer Stadium, games are leveraging seven hard cameras including two in 6x HFR with Canon 111X lenses, six Atom DreamChip POVs, three handheld cameras including a jib, and two Nucleus UHD cameras. Both fields are sharing a DJI Aspire 3 drone for aerial shots.
In the compound, NEP's Sup
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