1998 Big League World Series

1998 Big League World Series

Tournament details
Country	United States
City	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Dates	14–22 August 1998 (1998-08-14 – 1998-08-22)
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Thousand Oaks, California
Runner-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