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2005 Patriot League baseball tournament

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2005 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsArmy (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Sottolano (3rd title)
MVPWalker Gorham (Army)
2005 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Army  ‍y 17 3 0   .850 39 14 0   .736
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 12 8 0   .600 26 21 1   .552
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 10 10 0   .500 16 26 0   .381
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 18 26 0   .409
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 13 23 0   .361
Navy  ‍‍‍ 6 14 0   .300 12 33 1   .272
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2005 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on May 14 and 15, 2005 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Top seeded Army won their fourth championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Walker Gorham of Army 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
Army 17 3 .850 1
Lehigh 12 8 .600 5 2
Bucknell 10 10 .500 7 3
Lafayette 6 10 .375 9
Holy Cross 5 11 .313 10
Navy 6 14 .300 11

Results

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Semifinal Final
1 Army 6 10
2 Lehigh 5 2 Lehigh 2 1
3 Bucknell 2

References

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  1. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2018.