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1998 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
Champions Navy (2nd title)
Winning coach Bob MacDonald (2nd title)
MVPLuke Braham ( Navy)
1998 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
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


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]

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

Results

Semifinal Final
1 Navy 11 8
2 Bucknell 9 2 Bucknell 3 6
3 Army 1

References

  1. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 5, 2018.