How to watch the American Legion World Series

The 95th American Legion World Series begins Thursday with eight teams vying for the championship of American Legion Baseball.

The ALWS is played annually at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., the permanent home of the series since 2011.

The eight-team field is determined through eight regionals nationwide, which begin with 64 teams comprised of state champions, host teams and runners-up from states with the largest American Legion Baseball lineups.

The eight teams are divided into two divisions, the Stars division and the Stripes division, for pool play. The top two teams in each division after round-robin pool play advance to the semifinals, scheduled for Aug. 15.

The pool play games will air on ESPN3, while the semifinals and championship game will air on ESPNU. Live scoring is also available at americanlegion.sportngin.com/ or on the American Legion Baseball app. And follow on social media on Twitter (@LegionBaseball), Instagram (@TheAmericanLegion) and Facebook (@OfficialAmericanLegionBaseball and @AmericanLegionWorldSeries) using the hashtag #ALWS22.

The schedule (all times Eastern; schedule subject to change):

Aug. 11

Game 1: Great Lakes champion Midland (Mich.) Post 165 vs. Mid-Atlantic champion Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280, 10 a.m., ESPN3

Game 2: Mid-South champion Troy (Ala.) Post 70 vs. Northeast champion Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397, 1 p.m., ESPN3

Game 3: Southeast champion Camden (S.C.) Post 17 vs. Western champion League City (Tex.) Post 554, 4 p.m., ESPN3

Game 4: Central Plains champion Omaha (Neb.) Post 1 vs. Northwest champion Idaho Falls (Idaho) Post 56, 7:30 p.m., ESPN3

Aug. 12

Game 5: Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397 vs. League City (Tex.) Post 554, 4 p.m., ESPN3

Game 6: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 vs. Camden (S.C.) Post 17, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Aug. 13

Game 7: Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 vs. Idaho Falls (Idaho) Post 56, 1 p.m., ESPN3

Game 8: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 vs. Omaha (Neb.) Post 1, 4 p.m., ESPN3

Game 9: Shrewsbury (Mass.) Post 397 vs. Camden (S.C.) Post 17, 7:30 p.m., ESPN3

Aug. 14

Game 10: Troy (Ala.) Post 70 vs. League City (Tex.) Post 554, 1 p.m., ESPN3

Game 11: Chesapeake (Va.) Post 280 vs. Omaha (Neb.) Post 1, 4 p.m., ESPN3

Game 12: Midland (Mich.) Post 165 vs. Idaho Falls (Idaho) Post 56, 7 p.m., ESPN3

Aug. 15

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

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

Aug. 16

Championship game, 7 p.m., ESPNU