2014 Patriot League baseball tournament explained

Year:2014
Conference:Patriot League
Teams:4
Format:Best of three series
Finalballpark:Eugene B. Depew Field
Finalcity:Lewisburg, PA
Titlecount:6th
Coach:Scott Heather
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Joe Ogren
Mvpteam:Bucknell

The 2014 Patriot League baseball tournament took place on consecutive weekends, with the semifinals held May 10–11 and the finals May 17–18. The higher seeded teams each hosted best of three series. won their sixth Tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] [2]

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. Top seeded Bucknell hosted fourth seeded Navy, while second seeded Army hosted third seeded Lehigh in the opening round. Bucknell claimed the top seed by tiebreaker over Army.[3]

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
15 5 .750 1
15 5 .750 2
10 10 .500 5 3
9 11 .450 6 4
5 13 .278 9
4 14 ..222 10

Results

Semifinals

Army vs. Lehigh

Final

All-Tournament Team

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

Name School
Lehigh
Lehigh
Navy
Bucknell
Bucknell
Navy
Bucknell
Bucknell
Lehigh
Army
Army

Most Valuable Player

Joe Ogren was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ogren was an outfielder for Bucknell.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patriot League Baseball Championship. Patriot League. April 27, 2014. August 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140811140416/http://www.patriotleague.org/ot/championships/m-basebl-14-champs.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Bucknell Wins 2014 Patriot League Baseball Championship . Patriot League . May 16, 2014 . dead . August 11, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518190420/http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051614aaa.html . May 18, 2014 . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Field of Four Set for Patriot League Baseball Tournament. Patriot League. April 26, 2014. April 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140428001124/http://www.patriotleague.org/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/042614aaa.html. April 28, 2014. dead. mdy-all.