1998 Little League World Series

Children's baseball tournament August 2023 Little_League_World_Series_official_logo_1998.gif August 23–August 29 8 USANew Jersey Toms River, New Jersey JPNIbaraki Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan 1997 1999 The 1998 Little League World Series took place from August 23–29 in South 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 Major League Baseball (MLB) player and 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 States United States International Region Team Region Team Central Michigan Jenison, MichiganGeorgetown National Little League Canada CANBritish Columbia Langley, British ColumbiaLangley Little League East New Jersey Toms River, New JerseyToms River East American Little League Europe KSA Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaArabian American Little League South North Carolina Greenville, North CarolinaTar Heel Little League Far East JPNIbaraki Kashima, Ibaraki, JapanKashima Little League West California Cypress, CaliforniaCypress Little League Latin America MEXNuevo León Guadalupe, Nuevo León, MexicoGuadalupe Linda Vista Little League Pool play Standings +United States Region Team Record EastNew Jersey 3–0 SouthNorth Carolina 2–1 WestCalifornia 1–2 CentralMichigan 0–3 +International Region Team Record Canada Canada 3–0 Far East Japan 2–1 Europe Saudi Arabia 1–2 Latin America Mexico 0–3 Results + August 23Mexico1–6JapanMichigan9–13(11 innings)New Jersey + August 24Mexico3–4CanadaMichigan1–3North CarolinaSaudi Arabia3–10JapanCalifornia2–4New Jersey + August 25Canada10–5JapanNorth Carolina3–5New JerseySaudi Arabia8–7MexicoCalifornia4–1Michigan + August 26Canada9–3Saudi ArabiaCalifornia4–6North Carolina Elimination round 27 August – International Championship Japan 3 Canada 2 27 August – U.S. Championship New Jersey 5 North Carolina 2 29 August – World Championship Japan 9 New Jersey 12 1998 Little League World Series Champions100px|United States100pxToms River East American Little LeagueToms 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.http://www.unpage.org/newjersey/nj-1998.htm New Jersey State Tournament Results Unpage.com September 28, 2010http://www.unpage.org/east/er-1998.htm East Region Tournament Unpage.com September 28, 2010 RoundOppositionResultNew Jersey District 18 Tournamentresults unavailableNew Jersey Section 3 TournamentOpening RoundNew Jersey North Wall LL 9–1Winners' Bracket SemifinalsNew Jersey Woodbridge LL 4–1Winners' Bracket FinalNew Jersey HTRBA LL3–4 (9 inn.)Losers' Bracket FinalNew Jersey Woodbridge LL15–3ChampionshipNew Jersey HTRBA LL17–3 (4 inn.)ChampionshipNew Jersey HTRBA LL4–3New Jersey State TournamentOpening RoundNew Jersey Cherry Hill National LL 4–2 (7 inn.)Winners' Bracket FinalNew Jersey Randolph LL13–7ChampionshipNew Jersey Randolph LL2–3ChampionshipNew Jersey Randolph LL7–4East RegionalGroup StageNew York South Shore American LL 0–1Group StageRhode Island Cranston Western LL6–2Group StageNew Hampshire Goffstown LL11–4Group StageRhode Island Cranston Western LL7–1Group StageVermont Brattleboro LL2–5SemifinalsConnecticut Simsbury National LL1–0ChampionshipDelaware Georgetown LL2–0Little League World SeriesGroup StageMichigan Georgetown National LL13–9 (11 inn.)Group StageCalifornia Cypress LL4–2Group StageNorth Carolina Tar Heel LL5–3U.S. ChampionshipNorth Carolina Tar Heel LL5–2World ChampionshipJPNIbaraki Kashima LL12–9 References Further reading https://www.littleleague.org/world-series/2018/llbws/news/toms-river-little-league-20-years-later/ Toms River Little League: 20 Years Later littleleague.org August 7, 2018 August 26, 2018 External links 1998 official results via Wayback Machine 1998 teams and rosters Category:Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series Little League World Series