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    Burlington American's schedule, streaming info at Little League New England regionals

    By Alex Abrami, Burlington Free Press,

    14 hours ago

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    The 10-to-12-year-old all-stars from Burlington American ended a 53-year state championship drought last weekend .

    Now, they'll attempt to do something no Vermont team can claim: Reaching the Little League World Series.

    The Vermont state champions open their run at the New England Region tournament on Saturday, Aug. 3, vs. Massachusetts in Bristol, Connecticut. The winner of the modified double-elimination tournament advances to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, site of the World Series.

    More: Burlington American Little League halts 53-year state championship drought in thriller

    First pitch between Burlington American and Massachusetts is set for 10 a.m. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+.

    The New England Region includes state champions from Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. New England states Connecticut and Rhode Island are in the Metro Region with New Jersey and New York.

    The New England, Metro and Mid-Atlantic region tournaments will run concurrently at A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center in Bristol.

    The New England region schedule, results:

    SATURDAY, AUG. 3

    Game 1: Burlington American vs. Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 10 a.m. (ESPN+)

    Game 2: Salem, New Hampshire vs. Portland, Maine, 1 p.m.

    SUNDAY, AUG. 4

    Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)

    MONDAY, AUG. 5

    Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 9 a.m. (ESPN)

    WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7

    Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

    THURSDAY, AUG. 8

    New England Region championship game

    Game 7: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

    Contact Abrami at aabrami@freepressmedia.com . Follow him on Twitter: @aabrami5 .

    This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Burlington American's schedule, streaming info at Little League New England regionals

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