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In August 2025, Fairfield, Connecticut, earned a spot in the Little League Baseball World Series' U.S. bracket championship game versus Nevada. The team joins a rich legacy of baseball success in the region. The Constitution State has made 21 appearances at the Little League Baseball World Series, taking home four LLBWS championships (tied for the second-most titles in the U.S. with Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Hawaii). Connecticut's previous LLBWS titles include: Stamford, 1951 (def. Austin, Texas, 3-0) Norwalk National, 1952 (def. Monongahela, Pennsylvania, 4-3) Windsor Locks, 1965 (def. Stoney Creek, Canada, 3-1) Trumbull, 1989 (def. Kaohsuing, Taiwan, 5-2)
Although Connecticut doesn't have a professional baseball team, it does have a storied history of championships at the collegiate level. Yale, UConn and Quinnipiac have won Division I titles in different sports. Yale Football (18): 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1877, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1900, 1907, 1909, 1927 Golf (21): 1897, 1898, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1943 Swimming and diving (4): 1942, 1944, 1951, 1953 Men's lacrosse (1): 2018 Men's hockey (1): 2013
UConn Women's basketball (12): 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2025 Men's basketball (6): 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024 Field hockey (5): 1981, 1985, 2013, 2014, 2017 Men's soccer (3): 1948, 1981, 2000
Quinnipiac Only time will tell whether Fairfield will join the list of Connecticut champions at the end of the 2025 LLBWS. Fans can check out the latest updates on ESPN's Little League World Series hub page.
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