For the Auburn Little League All-Stars, it’s the culmination of a dream that began more than a month ago.

On July 9, Auburn began its march to the World Series at the Washington State District 10 Tournament. Now, 15 wins and three tournament championships later, the dream has been realized.

Auburn will open play Friday in the 64th Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., against the New England Regional champion from Fairfield, Conn. Coverage begins at 10 a.m. on ESPN.

No Auburn team has come this far.

The Auburn boys qualified with a 13-3 win over Boise, Idaho in the Northwest Regional championship at San Bernardino, Calif., last Saturday.

It only took four innings for Auburn to put the game away.

Auburn roughed up pitcher Tyler Oldenberg for five runs on two hits in the first inning. Casey Manning, the starting pitcher for Auburn, delivered the key hit, a three-run double in the right gap.

Boise responded in the bottom of the second with Oldenberg hitting a two-run homer.

Washington added two runs in the top of the second and slammed the door on Idaho with a six-run explosion in the third inning.

Auburn relief pitcher Isaiah Hatch sealed the win, striking out the side in the fourth inning.

Manning earned the win, his third of the tourney. Hatch struck out all six batters he faced in his two innings of relief.

At the dish, Auburn had 10 hits, with Hatch going 2-for-2 with an RBI and three runs. Manning had a double with three RBIs and Ryan Lacey added two RBIs.

“It’s unbelievable. I’m kind of numb right now,” Coach Kai Nahaku said after the game. “I always know we’re going to put up a fight.

“They’ve worked hard and put themselves in to a good position physically,” he added. “It’s really just a mental battle. But they’re peaking at the right time and gelling as a team.”

Going into the World Series, Auburn boasts a lineup that has four hitters who averaged .500 or better in the regional tournament – Hatch (hitting .579), Dillon O’Grady (.563), Manning (.526) and Hudson Byorick (.529).

Auburn was dominant at regionals, winning all six of its games, four of which ended early because of the 10-run mercy rule.

Nahaku said the key to the team’s success at the regional remains the same as it was when the all-stars began the journey at district.

“Once again, we won the way we have been winning,” he said. “There is no one big bat. It’s spread around.”

A win today sends Auburn to the second round – a 5 p.m. game Sunday against the winner of the Midwest (Plymouth-New Hope, Minn.) vs. Southwest (Pearland, Texas) game.

Auburn is the third straight Washington champion to win its regional and reach the World Series.

“The kids are ready for the challenge,” Nahaku said.

This is the ninth time the state will be represented in the World Series. One Washington team has won the World Series, Kirkland in 1982.