2013 Patriot League baseball tournament

The 2013 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on consecutive weekends, with the semifinals held May 11–12 and the finals May 19-20. The higher seeded teams hosted each best of three series. Third seeded Army defeated Holy Cross for the second year in a row, and Army's seventh tournament title, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2] Army and Holy Cross met in the final for the second consecutive year.[3]

2013 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatBest of three series
ChampionsArmy (7th title)
Winning coachJoe Sottolano (6th title)
MVPChris Rowley (Army)
2013 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Holy Cross   155 .7502825 .528
Navy   137 .6502823 .549
Army  y 119 .5502921 .580
Bucknell   1010 .5001633 .327
Lafayette   614 .3001040 .200
Lehigh   515 .2501829 .383
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2013[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 wa designated as the home team in the second game of each series. In the semifinals, Holy Cross hosted Bucknell, while Navy hosted defending champion Army.[4][5]

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Holy Cross155.7501
Navy137.65022
Army119.55043
Bucknell1010.50054
Lafayette614.3009
Lehigh515.25010

Results

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Holy Cross 9 3
4 Bucknell 6 0
1 Holy Cross 4 4
3 Army 9 5
2 Navy 2 3
3 Army 4 7

Holy Cross vs. Bucknell

May 11, 2013 12:00 pm at Fitton Field, Worcester, MA
Team123456789RHE
4 Bucknell010203000691
1 Holy Cross00260001X991
WP: Marra (4–4)   LP: Hough (3–6)   Sv: Colella (7)
Home runs:
Bucknell: Ogren
Holy Cross: None
Attendance: 447
Notes: Game 1
Boxscore
May 11, 2013 4:00 pm at Fitton Field, Worcester, MA
Team123456789RHE
1 Holy Cross111000000362
4 Bucknell000000000032
WP: Murray (7–3)   LP: Weigel (2–8)   Sv: Colella (8)
Attendance: 437
Notes: Game 2
Boxscore

Army vs. Navy

May 11, 2013 12:00 pm at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Team123456789RHE
3 Army000301000480
2 Navy100100000250
WP: Rowley (8–3)   LP: Moore (4–3)
Notes: Game 1
Boxscore
May 11, 2013 4:00 pm at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium, Annapolis, MD
Team123456789RHE
2 Navy1001001003111
3 Army00300004X780
WP: Larimer (2–2)   LP: Parenti (3–4)
Attendance: 1,250
Notes: Game 2
Boxscore

Final

May 19, 2013 1:00 at Fitton Field, Worcester, MA
Team123456789RHE
3 Army3000005019110
1 Holy Cross2000000114115
WP: Rowley (9–3)   LP: Marra (4–5)
Attendance: 913
Notes: Game 1
Boxscore
May 19, 2013 4:40 pm at Fitton Field, Worcester, MA
Team123456789RHE
1 Holy Cross001012000473
3 Army101020001581
WP: Hapeman (2–1)   LP: Colella (2–4)
Attendance: 913
Notes: Game 2
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

NameSchool
Chris RowleyArmy
McCantsArmy
Grant Van OrdenArmy
Harold EarlsArmy
Patrick PuentesHoly Cross
Donny MurrayHoly Cross
John ColellaHoly Cross
Rob KrentzmanBucknell
Anthony GingerelliBucknell
Dave MilanesNavy
Anthony ParentiNavy

Most Valuable Player

Chris Rowley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rowley was a pitcher for Army, earning a complete game victory in game one of each series.[3]

References

  1. "Patriot League Baseball". Patriot League. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. "Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. "Army Sweeps Holy Cross to Claim 2013 Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. May 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. "Field Set for Patriot League Baseball Tournament". Patriot League. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  5. "Patriot League Baseball". Patriot League. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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