2011 Patriot League baseball tournament

The 2011 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on consecutive weekends with the semifinals held May 14–15 and the finals May 23–24, 2011 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top four finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Navy won their fifth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Ben Nelson of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

2011 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatBest of three series
ChampionsNavy (5th title)
Winning coachPaul Kostacopoulos (1st title)
MVPBen Nelson (Navy)
2011 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Navy  y 1280 .60033251 .568
Army   1190 .55022260 .458
Lafayette   10100 .50018300 .375
Bucknell   10100 .50025280 .472
Holy Cross   9110 .45024231 .510
Lehigh   8120 .40024210 .533
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2011[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
Navy128.6001
Army119.55012
Lafayette1010.50023
Bucknell1010.50024
Holy Cross911.4503
Lehigh812.4504

Results

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Navy 0 6 6
4 Bucknell 116 1 0
1 Navy 4 3 5
2 Army 3 6 3
2 Army 4 7
3 Lafayette 2 3

All-Tournament Team

NameSchool
Alex AzorNavy
Alex CilloBucknell
Nick DriscollNavy
Ryan EbnerBucknell
Bobby FargnoliLafayette
Zach FritzLafayette
Preston GaineyNavy
Joey HenshawArmy
Ben KoenigsfeldArmy
Clint MooreArmy
Ben NelsonNavy

References

  1. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 10. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 10. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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