2004 Patriot League Baseball Tournament

The 2004 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was a collegiate baseball tournament held on May 8 and 9, 2004 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 2004 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 third championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Justin Long of Army was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]

2004 Patriot League
Baseball Tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsArmy (3rd title)
Winning coachJoe Sottolano (2nd title)
MVPJustin Long, Army
2004 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Army  y 1730 .850  37150 .712
Lafayette   1190 .550  23260 .469
Lehigh   9110 .450  25210 .543
Holy Cross   9110 .450  14221 .392
Bucknell   7130 .350  20240 .455
Navy   7130 .350  14360 .280
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2004[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.
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Army173.8501
Lafayette119.55062
Lehigh911.45083
Holy Cross911.4508
Bucknell813.3509
Navy713.3509

Results

  Semifinal     Final
                     
    1 Army 316
  2 Lafayette 7     2 Lafayette 12
  3 Lehigh 6  

References

  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.
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