1998 Little League World Series

The 1998 Little League World Series took place from August 23–29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Toms River, New Jersey, defeated Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan in the championship game of the 52nd Little League World Series. The title game was punctuated by a standout performance by future Major League Baseball (MLB) player and Home Run Derby champion Todd Frazier, who went 4-for-4 with a lead-off home run, and was also the winning pitcher.

1998 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 23–August 29
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsUnited StatesNew Jersey Toms River, New Jersey
Runner-upJapanIbaraki Prefecture Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan
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Teams

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  United States International
Region Team Region Team
Central   Jenison, Michigan
Georgetown National Little League
Canada    Langley, British Columbia
Langley Little League
East   Toms River, New Jersey
Toms River East American Little League
Europe   Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Arabian American Little League
South   Greenville, North Carolina
Tar Heel Little League
Far East    Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan
Kashima Little League
West   Cypress, California
Cypress Little League
Latin America    Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico
Guadalupe Linda Vista Little League

Pool play

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Standings

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Results

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Elimination round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August – International Championship
 
 
  Japan3
 
29 August – World Championship
 
  Canada2
 
  Japan9
 
27 August – U.S. Championship
 
  New Jersey12
 
  New Jersey5
 
 
  North Carolina2
 
1998 Little League World Series Champions
  
Toms River East American Little League
Toms River, New Jersey

Notable players

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Champions' path

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The Toms River East American LL lost five games before reaching the LLWS, losing once each in district, section, and state tournaments and twice in the East Region tournament.[1][2]

Round Opposition Result
New Jersey District 18 Tournament
results unavailable
New Jersey Section 3 Tournament
Opening Round   North Wall LL 9–1
Winners' Bracket Semifinals   Woodbridge LL 4–1
Winners' Bracket Final   HTRBA LL 3–4 (9 inn.)
Losers' Bracket Final   Woodbridge LL 15–3
Championship   HTRBA LL 17–3 (4 inn.)
Championship   HTRBA LL 4–3
New Jersey State Tournament
Opening Round   Cherry Hill National LL 4–2 (7 inn.)
Winners' Bracket Final   Randolph LL 13–7
Championship   Randolph LL 2–3
Championship   Randolph LL 7–4
East Regional
Group Stage   South Shore American LL 0–1
Group Stage   Cranston Western LL 6–2
Group Stage   Goffstown LL 11–4
Group Stage   Cranston Western LL 7–1
Group Stage   Brattleboro LL 2–5
Semifinals   Simsbury National LL 1–0
Championship   Georgetown LL 2–0
Little League World Series
Group Stage   Georgetown National LL 13–9 (11 inn.)
Group Stage   Cypress LL 4–2
Group Stage   Tar Heel LL 5–3
U.S. Championship   Tar Heel LL 5–2
World Championship    Kashima LL 12–9

References

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  1. ^ "New Jersey State Tournament Results". Unpage.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "East Region Tournament". Unpage.com. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

Further reading

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