1998 Little League World Series Explained

Dates:August 23–August 29
Num Teams:8
Champion Other: Toms River, New Jersey
Second Other: Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan

The 1998 Little League World Series took place from August 23–29 in 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 MLB Home Run Derby champion Todd Frazier, who went 4-for-4 with a lead-off home run, and was also the winning pitcher.

Teams

United StatesInternational
RegionTeamRegionTeam
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

Standings

United States
RegionTeamRecord
East3–0
South2–1
West1–2
Central0–3
International
RegionTeamRecord
Canada3–0
Far East2–1
Europe1–2
Latin America0–3

Results

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1–6
9–13
(11 innings)
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3–4
1–3
3–10
2–4
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10–5
3–5
8–7
4–1
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9–3
4–6

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 Round9–1
Winners' Bracket Semifinals4–1
Winners' Bracket Final HTRBA LL3–4 (9 inn.)
Losers' Bracket Final Woodbridge LL15–3
Championship HTRBA LL17–3 (4 inn.)
Championship HTRBA LL4–3
New Jersey State Tournament
Opening Round4–2 (7 inn.)
Winners' Bracket Final Randolph LL13–7
Championship Randolph LL2–3
Championship Randolph LL7–4
East Regional
Group Stage0–1
Group Stage Cranston Western LL6–2
Group Stage Goffstown LL11–4
Group Stage Cranston Western LL7–1
Group Stage Brattleboro LL2–5
Semifinals Simsbury National LL1–0
Championship Georgetown LL2–0
Little League World Series
Group Stage Georgetown National LL13–9 (11 inn.)
Group Stage Cypress LL4–2
Group Stage Tar Heel LL5–3
U.S. Championship Tar Heel LL5–2
World Championship Kashima LL12–9

References

  1. Web site: New Jersey State Tournament Results. Unpage.com. September 28, 2010.
  2. Web site: East Region Tournament. Unpage.com. September 28, 2010.

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