Welcome Home Event Planned For Fairfield American Little League Team

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield American is heading home from Williamsport, Pennsylvania after its impressive run in the Little League World Series and they will be greeted with a Welcome Home Event on Friday afternoon. Town officials are encouraging everyone to come out to Sherman Green and welcome the team home after they proudly represented Fairfield and the state of Connecticut during the Little League World Series. The team is expected to return home between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The festivities will include a bounce house, dunk tank, and DJ Marvin Parsons. Senator Richard Blumenthal, First Selectman Mike Tetreau, and many dignitaries will also welcome home and congratulate the New England Champions after an impressive third-place finish in the U.S. bracket of the Little League World Series. (To sign up for Fairfield breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Fairfield American’s dream season came to an end with a loss to Texas on Thursday night.

Also see:

• Little League World Series: Meet The New England Champions
• Fairfield American Gears Up For Little League World Series
• Little League World Series: Fairfield Rolls Past New Jersey In Rematch
• Little League World Series: Dream Season Ends For Fairfield American
• Fairfield American Reaches Little League World Series With Historic Win

The players of the Fairfield American Little League team are:

#4 Owen Kalagher /Positions: 2B, OF

#5 Aidan Rivera / Positions: C, 2B, OF

#6 Anthony Pollack / Position: OF

#9 Sean O'Neil / Positions: 2B, 3B, SS

#12 Troy Ashkinos / Positions: P, OF

#13 Ethan Righter / Positions: P, 2B, SS

#14 Griffin Dodder / Positions: P, 2B, OF

#15 Andrew Cutler /Positions: P, OF

#17 Matthew Vivona / Positions: P, 1B, 2B

#18 Leo Randazzo /Position: 3B

#19 Christian Smith / Positions: C, OF

#22 Anthony Falletta / Position: OF

#23 Tyler Bauer /Positions: P, 1B

#24 Michael Iannazzo / Positions: P, SS

Photos courtesy of Little League World Series/ Baseball cards designed by Kristin Borden