2011 Patriot League baseball tournament explained

Year:2011
Conference:Patriot League
Teams:4
Format:Best of three series
Finalballpark:Max Bishop Stadium
Finalcity:Annapolis, Maryland
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Paul Kostacopoulos
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Ben Nelson
Mvpteam:Navy

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 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.[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. Bucknell hosted Lafayette while Holy Cross visited Army.

Team W L Pct GB Seed
12 8 .600 1
11 9 .550 1 2
10 10 .500 2 3
10 10 .500 2 4
9 11 .450 3
8 12 .450 4

All-Tournament Team

Name School
Alex Azor Navy
Alex Cillo Bucknell
Nick Driscoll Navy
Ryan Ebner Bucknell
Bobby Fargnoli Lafayette
Zach Fritz Lafayette
Preston Gainey Navy
Joey Henshaw Army
Ben Koenigsfeld Army
Clint Moore Army
Ben Nelson Navy

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book. Patriot League. 10. May 8, 2018.