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Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 23–August 29 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runner-up |
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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.
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International | ||
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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 |
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
27 August – International Championship | ||||||
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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 |
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 |
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9–1 |
Winners' Bracket Semifinals |
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4–1 |
Winners' Bracket Final |
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3–4 (9 inn.) |
Losers' Bracket Final |
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15–3 |
Championship |
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17–3 (4 inn.) |
Championship |
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4–3 |
New Jersey State Tournament | ||
Opening Round |
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4–2 (7 inn.) |
Winners' Bracket Final |
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13–7 |
Championship |
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2–3 |
Championship |
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7–4 |
East Regional | ||
Group Stage |
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0–1 |
Group Stage |
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6–2 |
Group Stage |
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11–4 |
Group Stage |
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7–1 |
Group Stage |
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2–5 |
Semifinals |
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1–0 |
Championship |
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2–0 |
Little League World Series | ||
Group Stage |
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13–9 (11 inn.) |
Group Stage |
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4–2 |
Group Stage |
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5–3 |
U.S. Championship |
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5–2 |
World Championship |
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12–9 |
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | August 23–August 29 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runner-up |
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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.
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International | ||
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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|
|
|
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 |
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 |
---|---|---|
New Jersey District 18 Tournament | ||
results unavailable | ||
New Jersey Section 3 Tournament | ||
Opening Round |
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9–1 |
Winners' Bracket Semifinals |
![]() |
4–1 |
Winners' Bracket Final |
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3–4 (9 inn.) |
Losers' Bracket Final |
![]() |
15–3 |
Championship |
![]() |
17–3 (4 inn.) |
Championship |
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4–3 |
New Jersey State Tournament | ||
Opening Round |
![]() |
4–2 (7 inn.) |
Winners' Bracket Final |
![]() |
13–7 |
Championship |
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2–3 |
Championship |
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7–4 |
East Regional | ||
Group Stage |
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0–1 |
Group Stage |
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6–2 |
Group Stage |
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11–4 |
Group Stage |
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7–1 |
Group Stage |
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2–5 |
Semifinals |
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1–0 |
Championship |
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2–0 |
Little League World Series | ||
Group Stage |
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13–9 (11 inn.) |
Group Stage |
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4–2 |
Group Stage |
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5–3 |
U.S. Championship |
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5–2 |
World Championship |
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12–9 |