Tim Kurkjian, Jessica Mendoza and Adnan Virk at the Baseball Tonight set in Williamsport. ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 began providing coverage of all 32 games of the 71st Little League World Series presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods on Thursday, Aug. 17. 16 U.S. and International teams have travelled to Williamsport, Pa., for a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet other Little League players from around the world and the chance to be named the 2017 Little League World Series Champion. Go behind the scenes of ESPN’s coverage from Saturday including ESPN analysts Jessica Mendoza and Aaron Boone taking on the famous hill at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. Karl Ravech (center) and Kyle Peterson (far right) in the booth during the Mid-Atlanic v. Great Lakes game on Saturday afternoon. Kurkjian (left) looks on as Aaron Boone carries a custom ESPN sled to the hill at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. Mendoza and Boone listen to advice from the pros before attempting the hill. Hill slide tutorial for @aboone17 and I here at @littleleague World Series. I will have some serious grass/dirt marks on air tonight âš¾ï¸🙌🏽🎢😂 A post shared by jessica mendoza (@jessmendoza2) on Aug 19, 2017 at 3:27pm PDT Mendoza and Boone are surrounded by fans after their successful slide.
Mike SkarkaAugust 21, 2017
