2015 Patriot League Baseball Tournament

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2015 Patriot League
Baseball Tournament
Teams 4
Format Best of three series
Champions Lehigh  (2nd title)
Winning coach Sean Leary  (2nd title)
MVP Mike Garzillo Lehigh
2015 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Navy †13–7–0 .650  36–18–0 .667
Lehigh 12–8–0 .600  23–26–0 .469
Holy Cross 12–8–0 .600  24–26–0 .480
Lafayette 9–11–0 .450  14–27–1 .345
Bucknell 8–12–0 .400  24–22–0 .522
Army 6–14–0 .300  21–26–0 .447
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 10, 2015 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Patriot League Baseball Tournament took place on consecutive weekends, with the semifinals held May 9–10 and the finals May 16–17. The higher seeded teams hosted each best of three series. Lehigh won their second tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

The Patriot League Baseball Tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Patriot League. The top four finishers in the regular season of the conference's six teams advance to the best of three championship series, with each series hosted by the higher seeded team. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

The 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, May 29, 2015, as part of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2015 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 13 and ended on June 24 with the Virginia Cavaliers upsetting the defending champion Vanderbilt Commodores 4–2 in the decisive Game 3.

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Seeding

The top four finishers from the regular season are seeded one through four, with the top seed hosting the fourth seed and second seed hosting the third. The visiting team will be designated as the home team in the second game of each series.

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Navy 137.650
–
1
Lehigh 128.600
1
2
Holy Cross 128.600
1
3
Lafayette 911.450
4
4
Bucknell 812.400
5
–
Army 614.300
7
–

Results

Semifinals Final
          
1 Navy 8 128
4 Lafayette 100 0
1 Navy 3 93
2 Lehigh78 4
2 Lehigh 64 7
3 Holy Cross 2 71

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The 2000 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 13 and 14, 2000 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2000 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Third seeded Army won their second championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Josh Minney of Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.

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The 2003 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 10 and 11, 2003 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Bucknell won their third championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Brian Day of Bucknell was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.

The 2005 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 14 and 15, 2005 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Army won their fourth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Walker Gorham of Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.

The 2006 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 13 and 14, 2006 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Lehigh won their first championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Kyle Collina of Lehigh was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.

The 2007 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 13 and 14, 2007 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Lafayette won their first championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Mike Raible of Lafayette was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.

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The 2010 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on consecutive weekends with the semifinals held May 15–16 and the finals May 21–22, 2010 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top four finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Fourth seeded Bucknell won their fifth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Doug Shribman of Bucknell was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.

The 2011 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on consecutive weekends with the semifinals held May 14–15 and the finals May 23–24, 2011 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top four finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Navy won their fifth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Ben Nelson of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.

The 2018 Patriot League Baseball Tournament will take place on consecutive weekends, with the semifinals held May 11–12 and the finals May 17–19. The higher seeded teams will host each best of three series. The winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Standings & Leaders". Patriot League. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
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