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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| Dates | August 23–August 29 |
| Teams | 8 |
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| Champions |   Toms River, New Jersey |
| Runner-up |   Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan |
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| Region | Team | Region | Team |
| Central |  Jenison, MichiganGeorgetown National Little League |
Canada |   Langley, British ColumbiaLangley Little League |
| East | Toms River, New Jersey Toms River East American Little League |
Europe |  Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaArabian American Little League |
| South |  Greenville, North CarolinaTar Heel Little League |
Far East | Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan Kashima Little League |
| West |  Cypress, CaliforniaCypress Little League |
Latin America |   Guadalupe, Nuevo León, MexicoGuadalupe Linda Vista Little League |
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 27 August – International Championship | |||||
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| Japan | 3 | ||||
| 29 August – World Championship | |||||
| Canada | 2 | ||||
| Japan | 9 | ||||
| 27 August – U.S. Championship | |||||
| New Jersey | 12 | ||||
| New Jersey | 5 | ||||
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| North Carolina | 2 | ||||
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| 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 | ||
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| New Jersey Section 3 Tournament | ||
| Opening Round | North Wall LL |
9–1 |
| Winners' Bracket Semifinals | Woodbridge LL |
4–1 |
| Winners' Bracket Final | HTRBA LL |
3–4 (9 inn.) |
| Losers' Bracket Final | Woodbridge LL |
15–3 |
| Championship | HTRBA LL |
17–3 (4 inn.) |
| Championship | HTRBA LL |
4–3 |
| New Jersey State Tournament | ||
| Opening Round | Cherry Hill National LL |
4–2 (7 inn.) |
| Winners' Bracket Final | RandolphLL |
13–7 |
| Championship | Randolph LL |
2–3 |
| Championship | Randolph LL |
7–4 |
| East Regional | ||
| Group Stage |  South Shore American LL |
0–1 |
| Group Stage |  Cranston Western LL |
6–2 |
| Group Stage |  Goffstown LL |
11–4 |
| Group Stage | Cranston Western LL |
7–1 |
| Group Stage |  Brattleboro LL |
2–5 |
| Semifinals |  Simsbury National LL |
1–0 |
| Championship |  Georgetown LL |
2–0 |
| Little League World Series | ||
| Group Stage | Georgetown National LL |
13–9 (11 inn.) |
| Group Stage | Cypress LL |
4–2 |
| Group Stage | Tar Heel LL |
5–3 |
| U.S. Championship | Tar Heel LL |
5–2 |
| World Championship | Kashima LL |
12–9 |