The Fairfield National Little League team is 2-0 and will face South Dakota Monday night in the Little League World Series.

A worldwide audience has witnessed the last few weeks what Fairfield National Little League coaches, parents and volunteers have known the past three years. Their 12-year-old all-stars are every bit as tough as they are exceptional baseball players.

Fans of Fairfield National Little League celebrate at Elicit Brewing in Fairfield after the team defeated South Dakota, 13-1, to

Slam, bang, the hits kept coming. Whoosh, another slide, another run. Pop, pop, pop, Luca Pellegrini’s fastball hitting the target again and again. This was Monday night for the Fairfield National Little Leaguers,

Fairfield National is set to play Hawaii on Friday night in round 2 of the Little League World Series.The game was scheduled for 7 p.m. in Williamsport, PA.Fairfield defeated a team from Richmond, TX on Wednesday night,