Fairfield misses US title game

Connecticut’s Fairfield National’s bid to win the Little League World Series US title ends in an 8-2 loss to Summerlin South of Las Vegas in Williamsport.

Fairfield misses US title game

Las Vegas Summerlin South Little League jumped ahead in the top of the first inning and did not look back, beating Fairfield National of Connecticut 8-2 to win the United States title in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Garrett Gallegos helped pace the Vegas attack, with a first-inning frame fueled by a wild pitch and a two-run single by Grayson Miranda. Fairfield answered in the bottom half on an infield hit by Jimmy Taxiltaridis, but Gallegos stranded runners on second and third to end the threat. In the fourth, Gallegos belted a deep homer to extend the lead. Fairfield added a run in the same frame, but a slick tag by Ethan Robertson on a runner trying to advance ended the inning. The fifth featured a walk parade for Gallegos, but he kept Fairfield off the board. Nevada added insurance in the sixth when Cache Malan doubled home Dustin Greusel and Banks Mossle, followed by Cutter Ricafort's bases-loaded single to push the margin to 8-2. Fairfield starter Luca Pellegrini went 5 1/3 innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out three; Gallegos worked five innings, allowing two runs on five hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. Luke D'Ambrosio closed with a perfect sixth to finish the US title drive. Nevada now meets Chinese Taipei in the final.

This result shows more than a scoreline. It signals Nevada's emergence on the national stage and adds to the narrative that youth baseball is increasingly regionally diverse. Fairfield's exit underscores how every run matters at Williamsport and how depth in pitching and timely hitting can carry a team through the late stages of a world series focused on small towns with big dreams.

Highlights

The road to Williamsport continues for players chasing the next dream