2005 Patriot League Baseball Tournament

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.[2]

2005 Patriot League
Baseball Tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsArmy (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Sottolano (3rd title)
MVPWalker Gorham, Army
2005 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Army  y 1730 .850  39140 .736
Lehigh   1280 .600  26211 .552
Bucknell   10100 .500  16260 .381
Lafayette   6100 .375  18260 .409
Holy Cross   5110 .313  13230 .361
Navy   6140 .300  12331 .272
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2005[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
Army173.8501
Lehigh128.60052
Bucknell1010.50073
Lafayette610.3759
Holy Cross511.31310
Navy614.30011

Results

  Semifinal     Final
                     
    1 Army 610
  2 Lehigh 5     2 Lehigh 21
  3 Bucknell 2  

References

  1. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
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