1998 Big League World Series

1998 Big League World Series
Tournament information
Location Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates August 14–August 22
Final positions
Champions California Thousand Oaks, California
Runners-up Venezuela Venezuela
 1997 1999 

The 1998 Big League World Series took place from August 14–22 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Thousand Oaks, California defeated Venezuela in the championship game. This was the final BLWS held in Fort Lauderdale.

Teams

United States International
Florida Broward County, Florida
District 10
Host
CanadaNova Scotia Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Breton
Canada
Indiana Jeffersonville, Indiana
District 5
Central
Saudi Arabia Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Aramco
Europe
New York Rockland, New York
District 18
East
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Saipan
Far East
Georgia (U.S. state) Macon, Georgia

South
Venezuela Venezuela

Latin America
California Thousand Oaks, California
District 13
West

Results

[1]

Preliminary Round

United States Pool

  First Round Second Round Semifinals United States Championship
                                       
   Florida Florida 5  
   California California 7     1–0  California California 17  
     Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 2    
      2–0  California California 11  
      1–0  New York New York 5    
   Indiana Indiana 2          
   New York New York 3        
  0–1  Florida Florida 4         3–0  California California 10
  0–1  Indiana Indiana 3           2–1  Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 0
      1–1  Florida Florida 7        
      0–1  Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 12          
              1–1  New York New York 3    
            1–1  Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 5  
       
     

International Pool

  First Round Semifinals International Championship
                             
 Venezuela Venezuela 12  
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2  
  1–0  Venezuela Venezuela 10  
  1–0  Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 0  
 Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 3
 Canada Canada 0  
  2–0  Venezuela Venezuela 16
  2–1  Canada Canada 1
0–1  Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 3  
0–1  Canada Canada 13  
  1–1  Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 3
  1–1  Canada Canada 9  

Elimination round

Semi-finals Final
United States Championship
 California California 10  
 Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 0  
 
World Championship
     California California 10
   Venezuela Venezuela 9
International Championship
 Venezuela Venezuela 16
 Canada Canada 1  
1998 Big League World Series Champions

District 13
Thousand Oaks, California

References

  1. 1998 Big League Baseball World Series Tournament. Littleleague.org
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