The Fairfield National Little League team is headed to the U.S. championship game in the Little League World Series.

They beat Summerlin South from Las Vegas 7-3 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon.

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The Fairfield squad went down three runs in the first inning, but rallied for seven unanswered runs to move on.

They are undefeated so far in the tournament.

Fairfield National will play in the U.S. championship game on Saturday against a team still to be determined.

The last Connecticut team to win a championship was Trumbull in 1989.

They were the fourth local team to win the title.

In 1951, Stamford Litle League won, then the Norwalk National Little League team won in 1952.

In 1965, the Windsor Lo

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