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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bucknell  y 1550 .750  29171 .628
Army   1550 .750  33180 .647
Lehigh   10100 .500  25240 .510
Navy   9110 .450  23280 .451
Lafayette   5130 .278  15260 .366
Holy Cross   4140 .222  13310 .295
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 12, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Seeding

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]

TeamWinsLossesPct.GBSeed
Bucknell155.750
1
Army155.750
2
Lehigh1010.500
5
3
Navy911.450
6
4
Lafayette513.278
9
Holy Cross414..222
10


Results

Semifinals Final
          
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

Bucknell vs. Lehigh Final

May 17, 2014 12:07 pm at Eugene B. Depew Field, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
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3 Lehigh200000002450
1 Bucknell02000003X5111
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
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1 Bucknell000501100791
3 Lehigh000000200262
WP: Weigel (7–4)   LP: Burke (3–4)
Attendance: 375
Notes: Game 2
Boxscore

All-Tournament Team

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

NameSchool
Tyler BrongLehigh
Nick CassellLehigh
Robert CurrieNavy
Xavier HammondBucknell
Bryson HoughBucknell
Kash ManzelliNavy
Justin MeierBucknell
Joe OgrenBucknell
Justin PacchioliLehigh
Jacob PageArmy
Alex RobinettArmy

Most Valuable Player

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

References

  1. "Patriot League Baseball". Patriot League. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. "Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. "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.
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