2004 Patriot League baseball tournament

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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Army  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 3 – 0   .850 37 – 15 – 0   .712
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 23 – 26 – 0   .469
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 25 – 21 – 0   .543
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 14 – 22 – 1   .392
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 20 – 24 – 0   .455
Navy  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 14 – 36 – 0   .280
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


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]

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
Army 17 3 .850 — 1
Lafayette 11 9 .550 6 2
Lehigh 9 11 .450 8 3
Holy Cross 9 11 .450 8 —
Bucknell 8 13 .350 9 —
Navy 7 13 .350 9 —

Results

Semifinal Final
1 Army 3 16 —
2 Lafayette 7 2 Lafayette 1 2 —
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.