How to follow the American Legion World Series

Play begins Thursday in Shelby, N.C.; here’s how to follow all the action.

The 99th American Legion World Series begins Thursday, Aug. 13, at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C. Here’s how to follow the action.

Watch the games

The eight regional champions are divided into two four-team divisions which participate in pool play to determine the four semifinalists. The pool play games take place Aug. 13-16, and all 12 games will stream on ESPN+.

ESPN+ is available through your ESPN subscription; your Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Bundle subscription; or certain TV providers. For more details, go to https://plus.espn.com/.

The semifinal games on Aug. 17 and the championship game on Aug. 18 will air on ESPNU. You can get ESPNU through a traditional cable or satellite provider, a live TV streaming service that carries sports packages, or via ESPN's standalone direct-to-consumer streaming tier called ESPN Unlimited. 

Streaming updates, read the stories

The American Legion World Series hub has links to each game’s box score, the ALWS schedule and pool play standings. Story recaps of each game will also be posted there and at Legion.org/baseball.

Social media

You can get pregame lineups, in-game updates, postgame results, and more through The American Legion’s social media channels.

Facebook

The American Legion National Headquarters: https://www.facebook.com/americanlegionhq

American Legion Baseball: https://www.facebook.com/officialamericanlegionbaseball

American Legion World Series: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLegionWorldSeries

Instagram

The American Legion National Headquarters: https://www.instagram.com/theamericanlegion

American Legion World Series: https://www.instagram.com/alws_shelby/

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American Legion Baseball: https://x.com/legionbaseball

The schedule

Here’s the schedule for the 2026 American Legion World Series (all times Eastern, schedule subject to change):

Aug. 13

Game 1: Bedford (N.H.) Post 54 vs. Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165, 10 a.m.

Game 2: Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500 vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 1 p.m.

Game 3: Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 vs. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 4 p.m.

Game 4: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 vs. Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49, 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 14

Game 5: Bedford (N.H.) Post 54 vs. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 4 p.m.

Game 6: Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 vs. Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165, 7 p.m.

Aug. 15

Game 7: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, noon

Game 8: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 vs. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 3 p.m.

Game 9: Jacksonville (Fla.) Post 316 vs. Bedford (N.H.) Post 54, 7 p.m.

Aug. 16

Game 10: Whitehouse (N.J.) Post 284 vs. Lincoln (Neb.) Carpet Land Post 500, 1 p.m.

Game 11: Midland (Mich.) Berryhill Post 165 vs. Portland (Ore.) Post 158, 4 p.m.

Game 12: Tupelo (Miss.) Post 49 vs. Fairfield (Calif.) Expos, 7 p.m.

Aug. 17

Game 13: Stripes winner vs. Stars runner-up, 4 p.m.

Game 14: Stars winner vs. Stripes runner-up, 7 p.m.

Aug. 18

Game 15: Championship game, 6 p.m.