1998 Little League World Series

1998 Little League World Series
Dates August 23–
August 29
Teams participating Y
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, USA. 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 214-0 South

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 won 5 matches and lost 1 match to reach the LLWS.[1][2] In total, their record was 11-3, their only losses coming against Randolph LL (from New Jersey), Staten Island South Shore American LL (from New York), and Brattleboro LL (from Vermont).

RoundOppositionResult
New Jersey State Tournament
Opening RoundNew Jersey Cherry Hill National LL 4-2 (7 inn.)
Winner's Bracket FinalsNew Jersey Randolph LL13-7
ChampionshipNew Jersey Randolph LL2-3
ChampionshipNew Jersey Randolph LL7-4
East Regional
Group StageNew York 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
East Region ChampionshipDelaware Georgetown LL2-0

References

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

See also

External links

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