1998 Patriot League Baseball Tournament
The 1998 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 2 and 3, 1998 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Regular season champion Navy won their second championship and advanced to a play-in round ahead of the 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they lost to Monmouth in three games. Luke Braham of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]
| Teams | 3 |
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| Format | Best of three series |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Navy (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Bob MacDonald (2nd title) |
| MVP | Luke Braham, Navy |
| 1998 Patriot League baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy †‡ | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 26 | – | 17 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 31 | – | 17 | .646 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 10 | – | 26 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 13 | – | 26 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 7 | – | 29 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1998[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 15 | 5 | .750 | — | 1 |
| Bucknell | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2 | 2 |
| Army | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3 | 3 |
| Lafayette | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7 | — |
| Lehigh | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8 | — |
| Holy Cross | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10 | — |
References
- 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 5, 2018.