SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Garrett Gallegos homered and pitched five innings to help Nevada beat Connecticut, 8-2, in their Little League World Series semifinal Saturday, setting up Sunday’s title game against Taiwan.

The Las Vegas team is looking for Nevada’s first title. Taiwan is trying to earn its first since 1996 and No. 18 overall. It lost the title game last year to Florida.

“Really haven’t taken a moment to data dump right now on Taiwan,” Nevada manager T.J. Fescher said. “They’re a great, standout group of kids.”

Taiwan plans to start Lin Chin-Tse, who can throw 80 mph, in the final. “We have leveraged our pitching staff according to my plan,” manager Lai Min-Nan said.

In the United States championship game, Gallegos hit the first pitch of the fourth inning over the rightfield

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