2009 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series

Last updated
2009 Ivy League
baseball tournament
Teams2
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
Champions Dartmouth  (1st title)
Winning coach Bob Whalen  (1st title)
  • 2008
  • Ivy League Baseball Tournament
  • 2010
2009 Ivy League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Lou Gehrig
Cornell  x1010 .5001723 .425
Princeton  x1010 .5001819 .486
Columbia  713 .3501132 .256
Penn  515 .2501724 .415
Red Rolfe
Dartmouth  xy164 .8002718 .600
Brown  155 .7502419 .558
Harvard  1010 .5001328 .317
Yale  713 .3501324 .351
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series took place at Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park in Hanover, New Hampshire on May 2 and 3, 2009. [2] The series matched the regular season champions of each of the league's two divisions. Dartmouth, the winner of the series, claimed the Ivy League's automatic berth in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. It was Dartmouth's first Championship Series victory, coming in their fifth appearance. [3]

Cornell defeated Princeton in a one-game playoff to advance to the Championship Series and represent the Lou Gehrig Division. The playoff was held on April 29 at Hoy Field in Ithaca, New York. [2]

Results

Finals
    
Cornell 6 140
Dartmouth 812 10

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