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Wow.

That’s the only word that can adequately describe last night’s nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat New England Final between Fairfield American and Cumberland (R.I.) National which (in case you’ve been living under a rock) Fairfield won 1-0.

See my game story here, for more details.http://www.ctpost.com/baseball/article/Fairfield-American-headed-to-Williamsport-for-616182.php

So here is where it gets interesting. Fairfield will be in United States Pool B along with Pearland, Tex., Plymouth, Minn., and the team’s opening opponent, Auburn, Wash. The pool tournament is double elimination, but should the team lose twice, it will still get a consolation game. Auburn and Fairfield will play in the first game of the World Series on Friday at 1 p.m.

If Fairfield wins, it’ll play Sunday night at 8 p.m. against the winner of Pearland and Plymouth. If it loses, it’ll face elimination on Saturday night at 8 p.m. against the LOSER of Pearland and Plymouth.

From there it gets slightly more confusing, so for simplicity’s sake, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

But here is what is real. Fairfield is (likely) just four wins from the United States Championship Game and five wins from the Little League World Series Championship.

I think I’ll be headed to Williamsport, however I haven’t gotten confirmation on that yet. Sounds like we’re trying to figure out arrangements. This will be your home for updates and quick notes on the World Series as a whole. You can also follow me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/pickensfcsports) for more up to the minute facts.

Buckle your seat belts. The next two weeks should be a fun ride.

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It turns out that win or lose, the Fairfield American Little League team would’ve been the No. 2 seed  on Wednesday afternoon.

But they sure have a way of making things more interesting way of doing it.

Fairfield trailed all day, but came back and fought and won 9-8 in Bristol today.

The team will play Portsmouth, N.H. Thursday at 5 p.m. in Bristol. Fairfield beat New Hampshire 3-2 on Monday night. If Fairfield wins, it’ll play for the regional championship on Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Bristol. That game will be televised on ESPN.

Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pickensfcsports for live updates on Thursday night’s game.

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I know that the NBA certainly isn’t my forte and I don’t mean to steal thunder from Tom Halzack, but I got some NBA news that is bound to interest a fan or two.

The Celtics will open their schedule on Oct. 26 with a game at TD BankNorth Garden against the new-look Miami Heat.

WHOA.

The Knicks will open their schedule on Oct. 27 with a trip to Toronto to take on the Raptors. The Nets will open the same night hosting the Pistons.

The Knicks home opener will be Oct. 30 against Portland.

The Celtics will be on national TV 33 times, including eight games on NBA TV. The Knicks will be on national TV 18 times, the Nets twice.

This has all been leaked to me by a credible source in the NBA office. What do you NBA fans think? You’ve gotta be excited about Celts/Heat on Oct 26, no?

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So here is a interesting bit of news. Fairfield-native James Blake has been added as a wildcard for the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament.

This is the first time in three years that Blake will compete in Connecticut, when he was a wildcard and won the tournament. Blake is a two-time champion of the event.

“I love playing at the Pilot Pen and have so many good memories from 2005 and 2007 when I won the titles,” Blake said in a  press release. ” It’s my hometown event, which means that all of my family and friends come out in the J-Block and support me in person, which never ceases to be special.”

Blake’s first match will be Aug. 22. The Pilot Pen is (understandably) ecstatic to have someone of Blake’s stature and local cache back in the tournament.

“Adding James Blake, a two-time champion and hometown favorite, to our field is one of the best ways to strengthen our player field even more,” said tournament director Anne Worcester. “James has such a strong following throughout Connecticut, it will definitely bring out all his fans far and wide, and in turn, we are delighted to help him support a cause about which he is so passionate.”

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The Fairfield 9/10 girls softball team will be honored today with a celebration at Sherman Green tonight beginning at 6 p.m.

Here is the press release http://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/othersports/article/Fairfield-softball-little-league-to-be-honored-605959.php

The team lost in its regional final game to New Hyde Park, N.Y., 5-4 on Saturday night in Fleetville, Pa. The team was District 2, Section 1, Connecticut state and New England Regional Champions.

For more on the softball team read my story from last week here http://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/othersports/article/Fairfield-softballers-two-wins-from-East-Regional-605308.php