1998 Big League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Dates | 14–22 August 1998 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Thousand Oaks, California |
| Runners-up | Venezuela |
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
United States Pool
| First Round | Second Round | Semifinals | United States Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | California | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Florida | 5 | — | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| — | California | 7 | 2–0 | California | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | New York | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3–0 | California | 10 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Georgia | 0 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Florida | 7 | 1–1 | Georgia | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Florida | 4 | 0–1 | Georgia | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1–1 | Canada | 9 | |||||||||
| 0–1 | Canada | 13 | ||||||||||||
Elimination Round
| Semifinals | World Championship | ||||||||
| 3–0 | California | 10 | |||||||
| 2–1 | Georgia | 0 | |||||||
| 4–0 | California | 10 | |||||||
| 3–0 | Venezuela | 9 | |||||||
| 2–0 | Venezuela | 16 | |||||||
| 2–1 | Canada | 1 | |||||||
| 1998 Big League World Series Champions |
|---|
District 13 Thousand Oaks, California |