1997 Patriot League Baseball Tournament Teams 3 Format Best of three series Finals site Champions Army (1st title)Winning coach (1st title)MVP Bryan Price (Army )
1997 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
Army † ‡
15
–
5
–
0
.750
26
–
20
–
1
.564
Navy
12
–
6
–
0
.667
19
–
27
–
0
.413
Bucknell
10
–
10
–
0
.500
25
–
24
–
1
.510
Lehigh
9
–
11
–
0
.450
18
–
24
–
1
.430
Lafayette
7
–
12
–
0
.368
11
–
26
–
0
.297
Holy Cross
5
–
14
–
0
.263
11
–
25
–
0
.306
‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1997[1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
The 1997 Patriot League Baseball Tournament was held on May 4 and 5, 1997 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1997 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 Army won their first championship and advanced to a play-in round ahead of the 1997 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament , where they lost to Harvard in three games. Bryan Price 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
15
5
.750
—
1
Navy
12
6
.667
2
2
Bucknell
10
10
.500
5
3
Lehigh
9
11
.450
6
—
Lafayette
7
12
.368
7.5
—
Holy Cross
5
14
.263
9
—
Results [ ]
Semifinal
Final
1
Army
16
5
11
3
Bucknell
14
6
10
2
Navy
4
3
Bucknell
9
References [ ]