2009 Patriot League baseball tournament

The 2009 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on consecutive weekends with the semifinals held May 9–10 and the finals May 16–17, 2009 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top four finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Second seeded Army won their fifth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Ben Koenigsfeld of Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

2009 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsArmy (5th title)
Winning coachJoe Sottolano (4th title)
MVPBen Koenigsfeld (Army)
2009 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bucknell   1370 .65022250 .468
Army  y 1370 .65034190 .642
Holy Cross   1170 .61122270 .449
Lafayette   9110 .45024290 .453
Navy   8120 .40020261 .436
Lehigh   4140 .22211361 .240
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top four finishers from the regular season were seeded one through four, with the top seed hosting the fourth seed and second seed hosting the third. The visiting team was designated as the home team in the second game of each series. Bucknell hosted Lafayette while Holy Cross visited Army.

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Bucknell137.6501
Army137.6502
Holy Cross117.61113
Lafayette911.45044
Navy812.4005
Lehigh414.2228

Results

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Bucknell 6 9 2
4 Lafayette 4 20 10
4 Lafayette 2 1
2 Army 6 8
2 Army 5 3 11
3 Holy Cross 1 5 0

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Jeff ButlerLafayette
Andy ErnestoArmy
Matt FouchArmy
Rob FroioLafayette
Jake GormanHoly Cross
Ryan HannaLafayette
Joey HenshawArmy
Bobby HolmesHoly Cross
Ben KoenigsfeldArmy

References

  1. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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