1997 Patriot League Baseball Tournament

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1997 Patriot League
Baseball Tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
Champions Army  (1st title)
Winning coach Danny Roberts  (1st title)
MVPBryan Price (Army)
1997 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Army  1550 .750  26201 .564
Navy  1260 .667  19270 .413
Bucknell  10100 .500  25241 .510
Lehigh  9110 .450  18241 .430
Lafayette  7120 .368  11260 .297
Holy Cross  5140 .263  11250 .306
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1997 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1997 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 4 and 5, 1997 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Regular season champion Army won their first championship and advanced to a play-in round ahead of the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they lost to Harvard in three games. Bryan Price of Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

The top three finishers by conference winning percentage from the league's regular season advanced to the tournament. The top seed earned a first round by and the right to host the event. The second and third seeds played an elimination game, with the winner meeting the top seed in a best-of-three series.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Army 155.7501
Navy 126.66722
Bucknell 1010.50053
Lehigh 911.4506
Lafayette 712.3687.5
Holy Cross 514.2639

Results

Semifinal Final
        
1 Army 165 11
3 Bucknell 14 610
2 Navy 4
3 Bucknell 9

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References

  1. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 3. Retrieved May 5, 2018.