2008 Patriot League baseball tournament explained

Year:2008
Conference:Patriot League
Teams:4
Format:Best of three series
Ballpark:Max Bishop Stadium
City:Annapolis, Maryland
Titlecount:4th
Coach:Gene Depew
Coachcount:4th
Mvp:Jason Buursma
Mvpteam:Bucknell

The 2008 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on consecutive weekends with the semifinals held May 10–11 and the finals May 16–17, 2008 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top four finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Fourth seeded won their fourth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Jason Buursma of Bucknell was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[1]

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. Army hosted Bucknell while Holy Cross visited Navy.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
13 7 .650 1
11 9 .550 2 2
11 9 .550 2 3
10 10 .500 3 4
8 12 .400 5
7 13 .350 6

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Ben Allen Bucknell
Kendall Bolt Navy
Jason Buursma Bucknell
Oliver DrakeNavy
Gil Gomez Holy Cross
Thomas Hamilton Navy
Shawn Hirsch Bucknell
Bobby Holmes Holy Cross
Ed Rubbo Bucknell
Chris Simmons Army
Cole White Army

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book. Patriot League. 9. May 8, 2018.