1997 Patriot League baseball tournament


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 the Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

1997 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsArmy (1st title)
Winning coachDanny Roberts (1st title)
MVPBryan Price (Army)
1997 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Army  ‍ 15 5 0   .750 26 20 1   .564
Navy  ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 19 27 0   .413
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 25 24 1   .510
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 9 11 0   .450 18 24 1   .430
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 7 12 0   .368 11 26 0   .297
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 5 14 0   .263 11 25 0   .306
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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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 bye 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.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Army 15 5 .750 1
Navy 12 6 .667 2 2
Bucknell 10 10 .500 5 3
Lehigh 9 11 .450 6
Lafayette 7 12 .368 7.5
Holy Cross 5 14 .263 9

Results

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Semifinal Final
1 Army 16 5 11
2 Navy 4 3 Bucknell 14 6 10
3 Bucknell 9

References

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  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.