Far East Region Tournament
Little League Baseball Division (Ages 10-12)

Toward the past

1998

Toward the present

Far East Region Tournament
Host – Saipan (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
At San Vicente Ball Park

Participating Teams		Location	League
	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	Saipan LL
	Guam
	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong LL
	Japan	Kashima City	Kashima LL
	Philippines
	South Korea

Tournament Results:

Format: Round robin tournament, with the first place team at the conclusion of round robin play winning the tournament championship. Tiebreaking games are held in the event of a tie for first place.

Day 1 (Monday, July 27):
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 7, Guam 0
South Korea 14, Hong Kong 5

Day 2 (Tuesday, July 28):
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 12, Hong Kong 5
Japan 25, Guam 2

Day 3 (Wednesday, July 29):
Japan 4, Hong Kong 0
South Korea 15, Guam 2

Day 4 (Thursday, July 30):
Japan 5, South Korea 4
Philippines 3, Guam 2
Philippines 15, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 11

Day 5 (Friday, July 31):
Kashima Japan 17, Philippines 1
South Korea 12, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 6
Hong Kong 19, Guam 1

Day 6 (Saturday, August 1):
Hong Kong 14, Philippines 1
Philippines 3, South Korea 1
Japan 13, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 2

Tournament Standings:

		W	L
	Japan	5	0
	South Korea	3	2
	Philippines	3	2
	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	2	3
	Hong Kong	2	3
	Guam	0	5

The first place team at the conclusion of the round robin schedule wins the tournament. Tiebreaking games are held in the event of a tie for first place.

Japan's Kashima Little League wins the 1998 Far East Region tournament and advances to the Little League World Series.

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