The teams from Tulsa, Oklahoma and Floyd Knobbs, Indiana are moving on to their respective bracket finals in the 2025 Little League Softball World Series after recording wins in elimination games in Greenville, North Carolina, on Friday, Aug. 8.
The Southwest region squad from Oklahoma and the Central region team from Indiana will play again on Saturday, while Iwate, Japan, of the Asia-Pacific region, and Lake Mary, Florida, of the Southeast region, saw their tournament hopes come to an end.
The squad from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, representing the Mid-Atlantic region, became the first team to book a spot in the final four with a 1-0 victory over Tulsa on Thursday. The Purple Bracket final is now a rematch as Tulsa seek revenge against that same Pennsylvania team that forced them into the elimination game.
The host state also got its team into the semifinals when Pitt County, North Carolina, edged Iwate, Japan, 3-2, on Thursday. Pitt County will return in front of the home state fans to play Floyd Knobbs, Indiana in the Orange Bracket final.
2025 Little League Softball World Series Day 6 results
Friday, Aug. 8
Game 17: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Southwest) 3, Lake Mary, Florida (Southeast) 1
Game 18: Floyds Knobs, Indiana (Central) 1, Iwate, Japan (Asia-Pacific) 0
LLSWS: Indiana beats Japan 1-0 to advance
Briley Mercer and the Central region squad from Floyds Knobs, Indiana are moving on to the Orange bracket final on Saturday after a 1-0 victory over Iwate, Japan of the Asia-Pacific region.
Mercer finished the game with 12 strikeouts and helped record the final out of the game, throwing to first base to tag out the runner.
‘I was very confident and excited to play this game,’ Mercer said after the victory. ‘I just have to focus on my catcher and find my spots.’
It will be Indiana’s first bracket finals appearance since 2017.
Briley Mercer continues to dominate on mound
Mercer has struck out 12 Japanese batters, including one that ended the fifth inning. Indiana holds a 1-0 lead with a chance to play in the Orange bracket championship game.
Indiana takes first lead of game
Kennedy Nickels produced an RBI single to give Indiana the early 1-0 lead in the top of the 4th.
Briley Mercer gets Indiana out of third inning
Briley Mercer was all business for Indiana on the mound. Mercer managed to record the third out, leaving Japan with runners on second and third base. The game remains scoreless threw three innings of play.
Japan has not recorded a hit in the game. Indiana has two hits.
Japan, Indiana scoreless
Floyds Knobs, Indiana loaded the bases in the top of the second inning and had a chance to take a big lead, but instead were left empty-handed. Indiana managed to get runners on second and third before recording two outs. The bases were loaded after Japan’s catcher was called for interference.
Iwate, Japan remained unfazed and recorded the next out quickly to keep the game scoreless.
LLSWS: Oklahoma wins 3-1 on walk-off home run
After all that high tension, Oklahoma gets a win with pitcher Harmoneigh White coming up as the hero.
After keeping her at-bat going through eight pitches, White belted the ninth to center field, clearing the fence by a few feet to send Oklahoma on to the Purple bracket championship game Saturday against Pennsylvania.
Per ESPN’s broadcast team, that’s White’s first Little league Softball World Series home run, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Little League Softball World Series: Big defensive plays keep it 1-1 through five
The tension couldn’t be higher after five innings, with both teams hanging on by their fingernails to prevent giving away a potentially decisive run.
In the top of the fifth, Oklahoma responded to Florida’s fourth-inning defensive heroics, surviving a bases-loaded situation by getting two straight outs. Florida then changed pitchers, bringing in Cayden Hugh, who survived a jam of her own. Oklahoma loaded the bases, but some alert play from center fielder Layla Holton got two key outs to keep the game tied.
LLSWS: Florida escapes bases-loaded fourth-inning jam
The 1-1 scoreline continues into the fifth inning, and if Florida goes on to win this one, the fourth will go down as a major turning point.
A miscommunication saw a pick-off attempt go awry, sending Oklahoma runners into scoring position. Florida pitcher Sam Bradley came through in the clutch, though, getting a strikeout and a fly ball to center field to get out of the jam.
LLSWS: Pitchers, defense the theme in scoreless third inning
Oklahoma and Florida are heading into the fourth inning knotted at 1-1 as the tension grows in this elimination game.
A spot in the Purple bracket’s championship game — effectively the Little League Softball World Series’ semifinal — against Pennsylvania is on the line, and this game is a dead heat so far.
Little League Softball World Series: Third inning starts with score 1-1
The third inning is on deck in Greenville, and it’s 1-1 in a must-win game for both teams. Oklahoma tied things up in the second inning, while Florida picked up just one run after threatening to break the game open in the first.
LLSWS: Oklahoma gets on the board to tie things up 1-1
We’re in the second, where Florida struggled to make contact with anything Harmoneigh White threw, with the Oklahoma pitcher enjoying a dominant inning on the mound.
That proved crucial, as Bella Hood’s RBI single tied things up. With two outs, Hood came through with a critical hit, bringing Bella Flamminio-Littlejohn home to tie this game up.
Little League Softball World Series: Florida leads 1-0 after 1st inning
We’re through the first inning in this elimination game, with Florida holding a one-run lead.
Oklahoma’s Harmoneigh White escaped a major jam in the top of the first, striking out two batters with the bases loaded to hold Florida to a one-run lead. Oklahoma had a shot at putting a run on the board, but a pop-up with a runner on second wrapped up the first inning.
Little League Softball World Series: Florida goes up 1-0
Addison Bono smacks one to left field, and Alana Luu — who hit a leadoff double on the game’s first pitch — rounds third to score with ease.
It’s 1-0 Florida with one out in the first, and Bono is in scoring position.
Little League Softball World Series: Oklahoma vs. Florida underway
It’s the top of the first inning in Greenville, with Florida’s Alana Luu at bat against Oklahoma pitcher Harmoneigh White.
How to watch 2025 Little League Softball World Series
The 2025 Little League Softball World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
Dates: Aug. 3-10
TV: ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
Stream: ESPN+
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
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2025 Little League Softball World Series Day 6 schedule
Friday, Aug. 8
All times Eastern
Game 17 (Purple bracket): Tulsa, Oklahoma (Southwest) vs. Lake Mary, Florida (Southeast), 4 p.m. | ESPN2
Game 18 (Orange bracket): Floyds Knobs, Indiana (Central) vs. Iwate, Japan (Asia-Pacific), 7 p.m. | ESPN2
2025 Little League Softball World Series Day 5 results
Thursday, Aug. 7
Game 15: Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) 1, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Southwest) 0
Game 16: Pitt County (North Carolina) 3, Iwate, Japan (Asia-Pacific) 2
2025 Little League Softball World Series Day 4 results
Wednesday, Aug. 6
Game 13: Floyds Knobs, Indiana (Central) 2, São Paulo, Brazil (Latin America), Brazil 0
Game 14: Lake Mary, Florida (Southeast) 5, Mill Creek, Washington (Northwest) 3
2025 Little League Softball World Series Day 3 results
Tuesday, Aug. 5
Game 9: Mill Creek, Washington (Northwest) 10, Westchester-Del Rey Los Angeles (West) 0
Game 10: São Paulo, Brazil (Latin America) 10, vs. Repentigny, Quebec (Canada)1
Game 11: Floyds Knobs, Indiana (Central) 4, Prague, Czechia (Europe-Africa) 1
Game 12: Lake Mary, Florida (Southeast) 9, Guilford, Connecticut (New England) 0
2025 Little League Softball World Series Day 2 results
Monday, Aug. 4
Game 5: Pitt County (North Carolina) 5, Floyds Knobs, Indiana (Central) 3
Game 6: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Southwest) 2, Lake Mary, Florida (Southeast) 1
Game 7: Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) 9, Westchester-Del Rey Los Angeles (West) 0
Game 8: Iwate, Japan (Asia-Pacific) 6, Repentigny, Quebec (Canada)1
2025 Little League Softball World Series Day 1 results
Sunday, Aug. 3
Game 1: Lake Mary, Florida (Southeast) 9, Mill Creek, Washington (Northwest) 2
Game 2: Pitt County (North Carolina) 4, São Paulo, Brazil (Latin America) 3
Game 3: Repentigny, Quebec 5 (Canada), Prague, Czechia (Europe-Africa) 4
Game 4: Johnstown, Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic) 2, Guilford, Connecticut (New England) 1