1998 Little League World Series

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1998 Little League World Series
Start date August 23
End date August 29
Teams participating 8
Champion Flag of the United StatesFlag of New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey
Runner-up Flag of Japan Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan

The 1998 Little League World Series took place from August 23 to August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Toms River, New Jersey defeated Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan in the championship game of the 52nd Little League World Series.

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[edit] Qualification

United States International
Flag of Michigan Jenison, MI
Central
Flag of CanadaFlag of British Columbia Langley, British Columbia / Langley, BC
Canada
Flag of New Jersey Toms River, NJ
East
Flag of Saudi Arabia Dharan
Europe
Flag of North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina
South
Flag of Japan Kashima, Ibaraki
Far East
Flag of California Cypress, CA
West
Flag of Mexico Guadalupe, Nuevo León
Latin America

[edit] 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 4-1 South

August 26

Canada 9-3 Europe
West 4-6 South

[edit] Elimination round

  Semi-finals Final
             
27 August
 Flag of Japan Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan 3  
 Flag of Canada Langley, British Columbia 2  
 
29 August
     Flag of the United StatesFlag of New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey 12
   Flag of Japan Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan 9


27 August
 Flag of New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey 5
 Flag of North Carolina Greenville, NC 2  
1998 Little League World Series Champions
United States
Toms River East Little League
Toms River, New Jersey

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