1998 Big League World Series

1998 Big League World Series

Tournament information
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	August 14–August 22
Final positions
Champions	Thousand Oaks, California
Runner-up	Venezuela
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The 1998 Big League World Series took place from August 14–22 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Thousand Oaks, California defeated Venezuela in the championship game. This was the final BLWS held in Fort Lauderdale.

Teams

United States	International
Broward County, Florida District 10 Host	Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Cape Breton Canada
Jeffersonville, Indiana District 5 Central	Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Aramco Europe
Rockland, New York District 18 East	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Far East
Macon, Georgia South	Venezuela Latin America
Thousand Oaks, California District 13 West

Results

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Preliminary Round

United States Pool

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals					United States Championship
	—	Florida	5
	—	California	7			1–0	California	17
						—	Georgia	2
											2–0	California	11
											1–0	New York	5
						—	Indiana	2
						—	New York	3
	0–1	Florida	4													3–0	California	10	—
	0–1	Indiana	3													2–1	Georgia	0	—
						1–1	Florida	7
						0–1	Georgia	12
											1–1	New York	3
											1–1	Georgia	5

International Pool

	First Round					Semifinals					International Championship
	—	Venezuela	12
	—	Saudi Arabia	2
						1–0	Venezuela	10
						1–0	Northern Mariana Islands	0
	—	Northern Mariana Islands	3
	—	Canada	0
											2–0	Venezuela	16	—
										2–1	Canada	1	—
	0–1	Saudi Arabia	3
	0–1	Canada	13
						1–1	Northern Mariana Islands	3
						1–1	Canada	9

Elimination round

	Semi-finals				Final
	United States Championship
	California	10
	Georgia	0
					World Championship
					California	10
					Venezuela	9
	International Championship
	Venezuela	16
	Canada	1

1998 Big League World Series Champions
District 13 Thousand Oaks, California

References

1. 1998 Big League Baseball World Series Tournament. Littleleague.org