2012 Patriot League baseball tournament
The 2012 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on consecutive weekends, with the semifinals held May 12–13 and the finals May 19-20. The higher seeded teams hosted each best of three series. Top seeded Army won their sixth championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Champions | Army (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Sottolano (5th title) |
| MVP | Zach Price (Army) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army †‡y | 18 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .900 | 41 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 13 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .650 | 33 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 23 | – | 29 | – | 0 | .442 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 14 | – | 37 | – | 1 | .279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 21 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 6 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .300 | 18 | – | 31 | – | 1 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Army hosted Lafayette, while Holy Cross hosted Navy in the semifinals. Holy Cross traveled to Army for the final.[4]
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 18 | 2 | .900 | – | 1 |
| Holy Cross | 13 | 7 | .650 | 5 | 2 |
| Navy | 9 | 11 | .650 | 9 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 7 | 13 | .350 | 11 | 4 |
| Bucknell | 7 | 13 | .350 | 11 | – |
| Lehigh | 6 | 14 | .300 | 12 | – |
Results
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Lafayette | 7 | 3 | – | |||||||||
| 1 | Army | 8 | 6 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | Holy Cross | 0 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 | Army | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
| 3 | Navy | 0 | 2 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | Holy Cross | 1 | 4 | – | |||||||||
Lafayette vs. Army
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Lafayette | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Rowley LP: Boyce Sv: Carroll Home runs: Lafayette: None Army: McCants, Watkins Notes: Game 1 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Army | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Lee LP: Schwartz Sv: Carroll Home runs: Army: None Lafayette: Dunleavy Attendance: 419 Notes: Game 2 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy vs. Holy Cross
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Koneski LP: Gainey Sv: Colella Attendance: 524 Notes: Game 1 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Colella LP: Rinehart Home runs: Holy Cross: None Navy: Simonsen Attendance: 522 Notes: Game 2 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Lee LP: Koneski Notes: Game 1 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Army | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 7 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Colella LP: Fernandez Home runs: Army: None Holy Cross: Enos, Cipolla Attendance: 617 Notes: Game 2 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Army | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Carroll LP: Murray Home runs: Holy Cross: Puentes Army: Watkins Attendance: 519 Notes: Game suspended after 6 innings, tied at 4. Resumed Tuesday, May 22. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| POS | Name | School | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Logan Lee | Army | Sr. |
| 1B | Kevin McKague | Army | Sr. |
| 2B | Zach Price | Army | Sr. |
| C | J.T. Watkins | Army | Sr. |
| 3B | Mike Ahmed | Holy Cross | So. |
| CF | Brandon Cipolla | Holy Cross | So. |
| 1B | Jordan Enos | Holy Cross | Jr. |
| C | Parker Hills | Lafayette | Fr. |
| CF | Andrew Santomauro | Lafayette | So. |
| SP | Preston Gainey | Navy | So. |
| SP | Ben Nelson | Navy | Jr. |
Most Valuable Player
Zach Price was named tournament Most Valuable Player. Price was a senior second baseman for Army.[3]
References
- 2013 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 12. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- "Patriot League Championships". patriotleague.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- "Army claims Patriot League Championship with 8–4 win in game 3". Patriot League. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- "ACC, SEC and Pac-12 dominate bracketology projections". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
- "Patriot League Baseball Standings". patriotleague.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
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