Patriot League Baseball Tournament
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.
| Patriot League Baseball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Best of 3 series |
| Played | 1993-present |
| Last contest | 2019 |
| Current champion | Army (9) |
| Most championships | Army (9) |
| Official website | website |
Format
For the first two seasons, the Tournament matched the winners of the Patriot League's two divisions in a best of three series. After the end of divisional play (which coincided with Colgate's departure) for the 1995 season, no event was held. The new incarnation in 1996 featured the top three teams meeting at the home of the regular season champion. The second and third seeds played a single game to determine who would face the top seed in a best of three series. In 2008, the format expanded to four teams and returned to the best of three series format for both the semifinal and final rounds.
Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference champions listed by year.[1]
| Year | Program | MVP |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Fordham | Joe Schultz, Fordham |
| 1994 | Navy | Steve Mauro, Navy |
| 1995 | No tournament held | |
| 1996 | Bucknell | Pete Cann, Bucknell |
| 1997 | Army | Bryan Price, Army |
| 1998 | Navy | Luke Braham, Navy |
| 1999 | Navy | Pat Klokow, Navy |
| 2000 | Army | Josh Minney, Army |
| 2001 | Bucknell | Brad Gething, Bucknell |
| 2002 | Navy | Matt Foster, Navy |
| 2003 | Bucknell | Brian Day, Bucknell |
| 2004 | Army | Justin Long, Army |
| 2005 | Army | Walker Gorham, Army |
| 2006 | Lehigh | Kyle Collina, Lehigh Joe Matteo, Lehigh |
| 2007 | Lafayette | Mike Raible, Lafayette |
| 2008 | Bucknell | Jason Buursma, Bucknell |
| 2009 | Army | Ben Koenigsfield, Army |
| 2010 | Bucknell | Doug Shribman, Bucknell |
| 2011 | Navy | Ben Nelson, Navy |
| 2012 | Army | Zach Price, Army |
| 2013 | Army | Chris Rowley, Army |
| 2014 | Bucknell | Joe Ogren, Bucknell |
| 2015 | Lehigh | Mike Garzillo, Lehigh |
| 2016 | Navy | Leland Saile, Navy |
| 2017 | Holy Cross | Brendan King, Holy Cross |
| 2018 | Army | Anthony Giachin, Army |
| 2019 | Army | Jacob Hurtubise, Army |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |
By school
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
| Program | No. of titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|
| Army | 9 | 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| Bucknell | 6 | 1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014 |
| Navy | 6 | 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016 |
| Lehigh | 2 | 2006, 2015 |
| Fordham | 1 | 1993 |
| Holy Cross | 1 | 2017 |
| Lafayette | 1 | 2007 |
- Italics indicate that the program no longer fields a baseball team in the Patriot League.
References
- "Patriot League Baseball Past Champions". PatriotLeague.org. Retrieved March 3, 2012.