2009 Patriot League baseball tournament


The 2009 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on consecutive weekends with the semifinals held May 9–10 and the finals May 16–17, 2009 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top four finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Second seeded Army won their fifth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Ben Koenigsfeld of Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

2009 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsArmy (5th title)
Winning coachJoe Sottolano (4th title)
MVPBen Koenigsfeld (Army)
2009 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 13 7 0   .650 22 25 0   .468
Army  ‍y 13 7 0   .650 34 19 0   .642
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 22 27 0   .449
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 9 11 0   .450 24 29 0   .453
Navy  ‍‍‍ 8 12 0   .400 20 26 1   .436
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 11 36 1   .240
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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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
Bucknell 13 7 .650 1
Army 13 7 .650 2
Holy Cross 11 7 .611 1 3
Lafayette 9 11 .450 4 4
Navy 8 12 .400 5
Lehigh 4 14 .222 8

Results

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Semifinals Finals
          
1 Bucknell 6 9 2
4 Lafayette 4 20 10
4 Lafayette 2 1
2 Army 6 8
2 Army 5 3 11
3 Holy Cross 1 5 0

All-Tournament Team

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Name School
Jeff Butler Lafayette
Andy Ernesto Army
Matt Fouch Army
Rob Froio Lafayette
Jake Gorman Holy Cross
Ryan Hanna Lafayette
Joey Henshaw Army
Bobby Holmes Holy Cross
Ben Koenigsfeld Army

References

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  1. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 9. Retrieved May 8, 2018.