2000 Patriot League baseball tournament


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.[2]

2000 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsArmy (2nd title)
Winning coachDanny Roberts (2nd title)
MVPJosh Minney (Army)
2000 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Navy  ‍‍‍ 14 6 0   .700 24 20 1   .544
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 12 8 0   .600 22 25 0   .468
Army  ‍‍y 10 8 0   .556 24 20 1   .544
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 8 12 0   .400 21 22 0   .488
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 8 12 0   .400 13 27 1   .329
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 6 12 0   .333 12 27 0   .308
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[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 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.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Navy 14 6 .700 1
Bucknell 12 8 .600 2 2
Army 10 8 .556 3 3
Lehigh 8 12 .400 6
Holy Cross 8 12 .400 6
Lafayette 6 16 .333 9

Results

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Semifinal Final
1 Navy 4 710
2 Bucknell 4 3 Army 13 8
3 Army 5

References

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  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.