1998 Little League World Series

1998 Little League World Series
Dates August 23–
August 29
Teams participating 8
Champion United StatesNew Jersey Toms River, New Jersey
Runner-up Japan Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan

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

Qualification

United States International
Michigan Jenison, MI
Central
CanadaBritish Columbia Langley, BC
Canada
New Jersey Toms River, NJ
East American
Saudi Arabia Dhahran
Europe
North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina
South
Japan Kashima, Ibaraki
Far East
California Cypress, CA
West
Mexico Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Latin America

Pool play

United States
Region Record
East 3-0
South 2-1
West 1-2
Central 0-3
International
Region Record
Canada 3-0
Far East 2-1
Europe 1-2
Latin America 0-3

August 23

Latin America 1-6 Far East
Central 9-13
(11 innings)
East

August 24

Latin America 3-4 Canada
Central 1-3 South
Europe 3-10 Far East
West 2-4 East

August 25

Canada 10-5 Far East
South 3-5 East
Europe 8-7 Latin America
West 4-1 Central

August 26

Canada 9-3 Europe
West 4-6 South

Elimination round

Semi-finals Final
27 August
 Japan Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan 3  
 Canada Langley, British Columbia 2  
 
29 August
     United StatesNew Jersey Toms River, New Jersey 12
   Japan Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan 9
27 August
 New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey 5
 North Carolina Greenville, NC 2  
1998 Little League World Series Champions

Toms River East American Little League
Toms River, New Jersey

Notable players

Champions Path

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].

RoundOppositionResult
New Jersey District 18 Tournament
results unavailable
New Jersey Section 3 Tournament
Opening RoundNew Jersey North Wall LL 9-1
Winners' Bracket SemifinalsNew Jersey Woodbridge LL 4-1
Winners' Bracket FinalNew Jersey HTRBA LL3-4 (9 inn.)
Losers' Bracket FinalNew Jersey Woodbridge LL15-3
ChampionshipNew Jersey HTRBA LL17-3 (4 inn.)
ChampionshipNew Jersey HTRBA LL4-3
New Jersey State Tournament
Opening RoundNew Jersey Cherry Hill National LL 4-2 (7 inn.)
Winners' Bracket FinalNew Jersey Randolph LL13-7
ChampionshipNew Jersey Randolph LL2-3
ChampionshipNew Jersey Randolph LL7-4
East Regional
Group StageNew York (state) South Shore American LL 0-1
Group StageRhode Island Cranston Western LL6-2
Group StageNew Hampshire Goffstown LL11-4
Group StageRhode Island Cranston Western LL7-1
Group StageVermont Brattleboro LL2-5
SemifinalsConnecticut Simsbury National LL1-0
ChampionshipDelaware Georgetown LL2-0

See also

References

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