2013 Patriot League Baseball Tournament
The 2013 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on consecutive weekends, with the semifinals held May 11-12 and the finals May 19-20. The higher seeded teams hosted each best of three series. Third seeded Army defeated Holy Cross for the second year in a row, and Army's seventh tournament title, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2] Army and Holy Cross met in the final for the second consecutive year.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Champions | Army (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Joe Sottolano (6th title) |
| MVP | Chris Rowley, Army |
| 2013 Patriot League baseball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 28 | – | 25 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 28 | – | 23 | .549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army ‡y | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 29 | – | 21 | .580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 33 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 40 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 18 | – | 29 | .383 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 19, 2013[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 wa designated as the home team in the second game of each series. In the semifinals, Holy Cross hosted Bucknell, while Navy hosted defending champion Army.[4][5]
| Team | Wins | Losses | Pct. | GB | Seed |
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| Holy Cross | 15 | 5 | .750 | ||
| Navy | 13 | 7 | .650 | ||
| Army | 11 | 9 | .550 | ||
| Bucknell | 10 | 10 | .500 | ||
| Lafayette | 6 | 14 | .300 | ||
| Lehigh | 5 | 15 | .250 |
Results
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Holy Cross | 9 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| 4 | Bucknell | 6 | 0 | — | |||||||||
| 1 | Holy Cross | 4 | 4 | — | |||||||||
| 3 | Army | 9 | 5 | — | |||||||||
| 2 | Navy | 2 | 3 | — | |||||||||
| 3 | Army | 4 | 7 | — | |||||||||
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Holy Cross vs Bucknell Semifinal
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Army vs Navy Semifinal
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Army vs Holy Cross Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 3 Army | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 Holy Cross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||
| WP: Rowley (9–3) LP: Marra (4–5) Attendance: 913 Notes: Game 1 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 1 Holy Cross | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 Army | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Hapeman (2–1) LP: Colella (2–4) Attendance: 913 Notes: Game 2 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.[3]
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Chris Rowley | Army |
| McCants | Army |
| Grant Van Orden | Army |
| Harold Earls | Army |
| Patrick Puentes | Holy Cross |
| Donny Murray | Holy Cross |
| John Colella | Holy Cross |
| Rob Krentzman | Bucknell |
| Anthony Gingerelli | Bucknell |
| Dave Milanes | Navy |
| Anthony Parenti | Navy |
Most Valuable Player
Chris Rowley was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Rowley was a pitcher for Army, earning a complete game victory in game one of each series.[3]
References
- "Patriot League Baseball". Patriot League. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- "Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- "Army Sweeps Holy Cross to Claim 2013 Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. May 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- "Field Set for Patriot League Baseball Tournament". Patriot League. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- "Patriot League Baseball". Patriot League. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2013.