The Fairfield National team beat Richmond, Texas 1-0 in the first game of the Little League World Series Wednesday night in Williamsport, Pa.

Fairfield LL, which ousted New York’s St. James-Smithtown in the Metro final, captured its second Connecticut state title in four years en route to securing a 2025 LLWS berth, reaffirming its status as one of the Northeast’s most consistently strong teams in recent years.

The Fairfield National Little League team defeated the team from Richmond, Texas in their first game in the Little League World Series, 1-0, on Wednesday night and they are moving on. Fairfield took on Texas in the Metro vs.