2014 Patriot League baseball tournament


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. Bucknell won their sixth Tournament championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3]

2014 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatBest of three series
ChampionsBucknell (6th title)
Winning coachScott Heather (1st title)
MVPJoe Ogren (Bucknell)
2014 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Bucknell  ‍y 15 5 0   .750 29 17 1   .628
Army  ‍‍‍ 15 5 0   .750 33 18 0   .647
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 25 24 0   .510
Navy  ‍‍‍ 9 11 0   .450 23 28 0   .451
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 5 13 0   .278 15 26 0   .366
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 13 31 0   .295
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 12, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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. 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.[4]

Team Wins Losses Pct. GB Seed
Bucknell 15 5 .750 1
Army 15 5 .750 2
Lehigh 10 10 .500 5 3
Navy 9 11 .450 6 4
Lafayette 5 13 .278 9
Holy Cross 4 14 ..222 10


Results

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Semifinals Finals
          
1 Bucknell 15 8
4 Navy 6 4
1 Bucknell 5 7
3 Lehigh 4 2
2 Army 0 3 1
3 Lehigh 6 2 3

Semifinals

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Bucknell vs. Navy

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May 10, 2014 12:00 pm at Eugene B. Depew Field, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
4 Navy 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 6 10 0
1 Bucknell 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 5 X 15 16 0
WP: Hough (7–3)   LP: Parenti (8–3)
Notes: Game 1
Boxscore
May 10, 2014 4:00 pm at Eugene B. Depew Field, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1 Bucknell 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 8 10 0
4 Navy 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 4 16 1
WP: Weigel (6–4)   LP: Gillingham (2–6)
Attendance: 450
Notes: Game 2
Boxscore

Army vs. Lehigh

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May 10, 2014 12:00 pm at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field, West Point, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
3 Lehigh 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 9 2
2 Army 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
WP: Gozton (5–1)   LP: Dignacco (6–3)
Attendance: 237
Notes: Game 1
Boxscore
May 10, 2014 4:00 pm at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field, West Point, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
2 Army 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 5 1
3 Lehigh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 3
WP: Robinett (6–3)   LP: Long (4–4)
Home runs:
Army: None
Lehigh: Brong
Attendance: 237
Notes: Game 2
Boxscore
May 11, 2014 12:00 pm at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field, West Point, New York
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
3 Lehigh 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 3
2 Army 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
WP: Cassell (5–3)   LP: Carroll (8–4)   Sv: McNamara (3)
Attendance: 347
Notes: Game 3, if necessary
Boxscore

Final

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May 17, 2014 12:07 pm at Eugene B. Depew Field, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
3 Lehigh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0
1 Bucknell 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 5 11 1
WP: Hough (8–3)   LP: Long (4–5)   Sv: Hammond (3)
Attendance: 178
Notes: Game 1
Boxscore
May 17, 2014 3:11 pm at Eugene B. Depew Field, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
1 Bucknell 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 9 1
3 Lehigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 2
WP: Weigel (7–4)   LP: Burke (3–4)
Attendance: 375
Notes: Game 2
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]

Name School
Tyler Brong Lehigh
Nick Cassell Lehigh
Robert Currie Navy
Xavier Hammond Bucknell
Bryson Hough Bucknell
Kash Manzelli Navy
Justin Meier Bucknell
Joe Ogren Bucknell
Justin Pacchioli Lehigh
Jacob Page Army
Alex Robinett Army

Most Valuable Player

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Joe Ogren was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Ogren was an outfielder for Bucknell.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Patriot League Baseball". Patriot League. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Bucknell Wins 2014 Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Field of Four Set for Patriot League Baseball Tournament". Patriot League. April 26, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.