1998 Little League World Series
Children's baseball tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 23–August 29 |
Teams | 8 |
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Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() ![]() |
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
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Region | Team | Region | Team |
Central | ![]() Georgetown National Little League | Canada | ![]() ![]() Langley Little League |
East | ![]() Toms River East American Little League | Europe | ![]() Arabian American Little League |
South | ![]() Tar Heel Little League | Far East | ![]() ![]() Kashima Little League |
West | ![]() Cypress Little League | Latin America | ![]() ![]() Guadalupe Linda Vista Little League |
Pool play
Standings
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Results
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Elimination round
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
27 August – International Championship | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
29 August – World Championship | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 9 | |||||
27 August – U.S. Championship | ||||||
![]() | 12 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
1998 Little League World Series Champions |
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![]() ![]() Toms River East American Little League Toms River, New Jersey |
Notable players
- Todd Frazier (Toms River, New Jersey) was drafted 34th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2007 MLB Draft and played in 11 MLB seasons as an infielder for the Reds, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Pittsburgh Pirates. 2015 Home Run Derby champion, 2-time All-Star (2014 and 2015) and 2020 Olympic silver medalist.
- Jordan Lennerton (Langley, British Columbia) played first base in the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves organizations. Won the CWS title with Oregon State in 2007.
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]
Round | Opposition | Result |
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New Jersey District 18 Tournament | ||
results unavailable | ||
New Jersey Section 3 Tournament | ||
Opening Round | ![]() | 9–1 |
Winners' Bracket Semifinals | ![]() | 4–1 |
Winners' Bracket Final | ![]() | 3–4 (9 inn.) |
Losers' Bracket Final | ![]() | 15–3 |
Championship | ![]() | 17–3 (4 inn.) |
Championship | ![]() | 4–3 |
New Jersey State Tournament | ||
Opening Round | ![]() | 4–2 (7 inn.) |
Winners' Bracket Final | ![]() | 13–7 |
Championship | ![]() | 2–3 |
Championship | ![]() | 7–4 |
East Regional | ||
Group Stage | ![]() | 0–1 |
Group Stage | ![]() | 6–2 |
Group Stage | ![]() | 11–4 |
Group Stage | ![]() | 7–1 |
Group Stage | ![]() | 2–5 |
Semifinals | ![]() | 1–0 |
Championship | ![]() | 2–0 |
Little League World Series | ||
Group Stage | ![]() | 13–9 (11 inn.) |
Group Stage | ![]() | 4–2 |
Group Stage | ![]() | 5–3 |
U.S. Championship | ![]() | 5–2 |
World Championship | ![]() ![]() | 12–9 |
References
Further reading
- "Toms River Little League: 20 Years Later". littleleague.org. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
External links
- 1998 official results via Wayback Machine
- 1998 teams and rosters
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