1998 Patriot League Baseball Tournament Teams 3 Format Best of three series Finals site Champions Navy (2nd title)Winning coach (2nd title)MVP Luke Braham (Navy )
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
3
6
—
2
Bucknell
9
3
Army
1
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