2001 Patriot League Baseball Tournament

The 2001 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 12 and 13, 2001 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Second seeded Bucknell won their second championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Brad Gething of Bucknell was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

2001 Patriot League
Baseball Tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsBucknell (2nd title)
Winning coachGene Depew (2nd title)
MVPBrad Gething, Bucknell
2001 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Navy   1460 .700  21251 .457
Bucknell  y 1460 .700  31190 .620
Holy Cross   1190 .550  19230 .452
Army   10100 .500  17271 .389
Lehigh   6140 .300  14280 .333
Lafayette   5150 .250  10320 .238
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
Navy146.7001
Bucknell146.7002
Holy Cross119.55033
Army1010.5004
Lehigh614.3008
Lafayette515.2509

Results

  Semifinal     Final
                     
    1 Navy 42
  2 Bucknell 10     2 Bucknell 66
  3 Holy Cross 4  

References

  1. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 5. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 5. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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