The 1996 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on May 4 and 5, 1996 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1996 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 Bucknell won their first championship and then won a play-in round to advance to the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Pete Cann of Bucknell was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]
| Teams | 3 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Bucknell (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Gene Depew (1st title) |
| MVP | Pete Cann (Bucknell) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell †‡y | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .700 | 24 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .511 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 12 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .600 | 18 | – | 20 | – | 1 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .550 | 24 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 20 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 12 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .250 | 7 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 14 | 6 | .700 | — | 1 |
| Lehigh | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2 | 2 |
| Navy | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3 | 3 |
| Army | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5 | — |
| Lafayette | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5 | — |
| Holy Cross | 5 | 15 | .250 | 9 | — |
Results
edit| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bucknell | 10 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
| 2 | Lehigh | 0 | 3 | Navy | 6 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Navy | 10 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 3. Retrieved April 30, 2018.