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2001 Patriot League baseball tournament

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2001 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsBucknell (2nd title)
Winning coachGene Depew (2nd title)
MVPBrad Gething (Bucknell)
2001 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Navy  ‍‍‍ 14 6 0   .700 21 25 1   .457
Bucknell  ‍y 14 6 0   .700 31 19 0   .620
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 19 23 0   .452
Army  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 17 27 1   .389
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 6 14 0   .300 14 28 0   .333
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 5 15 0   .250 10 32 0   .238
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2001[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2001 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on May 12 and 13, 2001 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Second seeded Bucknell won their second championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Brad Gething of Bucknell was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

Format and seeding

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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 14 6 .700 1
Bucknell 14 6 .700 2
Holy Cross 11 9 .550 3 3
Army 10 10 .500 4
Lehigh 6 14 .300 8
Lafayette 5 15 .250 9

Results

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Semifinal Final
1 Navy 4 2
2 Bucknell 10 2 Bucknell 6 6
3 Holy Cross 4

References

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  1. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 5. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 5. Retrieved May 6, 2018.