2003 Patriot League baseball tournament
| Teams | 3 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Bucknell (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Gene Depew (3rd title) |
| MVP | Brian Day (Bucknell) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell †‡y | 15 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .750 | 27 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .628 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 12 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .600 | 21 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 21 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 17 | – | 25 | – | 1 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | 13 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 7 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .350 | 16 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2003[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2003 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on May 10 and 11, 2003 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Bucknell won their third championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Brian Day of Bucknell was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]
Format and seeding
[edit]The top three finishers by conference winning percentage from the league's regular season advanced to the tournament. The top seed earned a first round by and the right to host the event. The second and third seeds played an elimination game, with the winner meeting the top seed in a best-of-three series.
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 15 | 5 | .750 | — | 1 |
| Navy | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3 | 2 |
| Lehigh | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 | 3 |
| Army | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 | — |
| Holy Cross | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7 | — |
| Lafayette | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8 | — |
Results
[edit]| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bucknell | 3 | 10 | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | Navy | 6 | 2 | Navy | 16 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| 3 | Lehigh | 3 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2018.