Patriot League baseball tournament explained

Patriot League baseball tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference baseball championship
Sport:Baseball
Conference:Patriot League
Number Of Teams:4
Format:Best-of-three series
Years:1993–present
Most Recent:2024
Current Champion:Army (13)
Most Championships:Army (13)
Website:website

The Patriot League baseball tournament is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Patriot League. The top four finishers in the regular season of the conference's six teams advance to the best of three championship series, with each series hosted by the higher seeded team. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

Format

For the first two seasons, the tournament matched the winners of the Patriot League's two divisions in a best-of-three series. After the end of divisional play (which coincided with Colgate's departure) for the 1995 season, no event was held. The new incarnation in 1996 featured the top three teams meeting at the home of the regular season champion. The second and third seeds played a single game to determine who would face the top seed in a best of three series. In 2008, the format expanded to four teams and returned to the best of three series format for both the semifinal and final rounds.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions listed by year.[1]

Year Program MVP
Joe Schultz, Fordham
Steve Mauro, Navy
1995 No tournament held
Pete Cann, Bucknell
Bryan Price, Army
Luke Braham, Navy
Pat Klokow, Navy
Josh Minney, Army
Brad Gething, Bucknell
Matt Foster, Navy
Brian Day, Bucknell
Justin Long, Army
Walker Gorham, Army
Kyle Collina, Lehigh
Joe Matteo, Lehigh
Mike Raible, Lafayette
Jason Buursma, Bucknell
Ben Koenigsfield, Army
Doug Shribman, Bucknell
Ben Nelson, Navy
Zach Price, Army
Chris Rowley, Army
Joe Ogren, Bucknell
Mike Garzillo, Lehigh
Leland Saile, Navy
Brendan King, Holy Cross
Anthony Giachin, Army
Jacob Hurtubise, Army
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
ArmyRoss Friedrick, Army
ArmySam Ruta, Army
2023ArmyKevin Dubrule, Army
2024ArmyMatthew Ronnebaum, Army

By school

The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.

Program No. of titles Title years
13 1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
6 1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014
6 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016
2 2006, 2015
Fordham 1 1993
1 2017
1 2007

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patriot League Baseball Past Champions. PatriotLeague.org. March 3, 2012.