In August 2025, Fairfield, Connecticut, won a place in the Backing Championship game of the World Baseball League Series of the Little Liga Versus Nevada. The team joins a rich legacy of baseball success in the region. The state of the Constitution has made 21 appearances in the World Baseball series of the small league, taking home four LLBWS championships (tied in the second more titles in the United States with Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Hawaii).
Connecticut LlBWS's previous titles include:
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Stamford, 1951 (Def. Austin, Texas, 3-0)
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Norwalk National, 1952 (Def. Monongahela, Pennsylvania, 4-3)
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Windsor Locks, 1965 (Def. Stoney Creek, Canada, 3-1)
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Trumbull, 1989 (Def. Kaohsuing, Taiwan, 5-2)
Although Connecticut does not have a professional baseball team, it has a historical history of championships at the university level. Yale, UConn and Quinnipiac have won Division I titles in different sports.
Yale
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Soccer (18): 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1877, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1900, 1907, 1909, 1927
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Golf (21): 1897, 1898, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1943, 1943
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Swimming and diving (4): 1942, 1944, 1951, 1953
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Lacrosse for men (1): 2018
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Male hockey (1): 2013
Uconn
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Female Basketball (12): 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025
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Male basketball (6): 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
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Field Hockey (5): 1981, 1985, 2013, 2014, 2017
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Men's Soccer (3): 1948, 1981, 2000
Quinnipiaco
Only time will say if Fairfield will join the list of Connecticut champions at the end of the LLBWS 2025. Fans can see the latest updates on the page of the center of the World of the ESPN World Leagues.
