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]
| Teams | 3 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Army (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Danny Roberts (2nd title) |
| MVP | Josh Minney (Army) |
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| 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
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 | — |
References
- 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 5. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 5. Retrieved May 6, 2018.