Fairfield exploded for five runs in the top of the fifth inning to beat Hawaii in the Little League World Series.

Honolulu Little League team loses 5-1 to Connecticut in the LLWS opener, breaking their streak of strong starts.

The Honolulu Little League team fell to Connecticut 5-1 on Friday in the 1st round of the LLBWS. Hawaii led 1-0 through 4 full innings following a solid performance on the mound by Bronson

The Venezuelan team, which needed a special exemption from the U.S. State Department after visas were initially denied, wins its opener, 5-0. Connecticut pitcher Luca Pellegrini outduels Texas’

Devlin, 72, a retired teacher and coach from Higganum, was an outfielder on the 1965 Windsor Locks team that defeated Waco, Texas 1-0, in Game 2 of the Little League World Series en route to winning the world championship, only one of four Connecticut teams to do so.

Former Little League World Series champion and New Jersey native Todd Frazier made his pizza preference clear on ESPN's broadcast Thursday.

Once Braintree American's Frankie Fasoli slid into home to send the team to the Little League World Series the team's parents had to start planning.