The 1999 Patriot League baseball tournament was held on May 17 and 18, 1999 to determine the champion of the Patriot League for baseball for the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball season. The event matched the top three finishers of the six team league in a double-elimination tournament. Second seeded Navy won their third championship and claimed the Patriot's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Pat Klakow of Navy was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.[2]
| Teams | 3 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Navy (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Bob MacDonald (3rd title) |
| MVP | Pat Klakow (Navy) |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell † | 15 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .750 | 25 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy †‡y | 15 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .750 | 27 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 14 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 9 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .450 | 15 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .349 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 8 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .400 | 14 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .200 | 8 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1999[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 | 15 | 5 | .750 | — | 1 |
| Navy | 15 | 5 | .750 | — | 2 |
| Holy Cross | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 | 3 |
| Army | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6 | — |
| Lehigh | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7 | — |
| Lafayette | 4 | 16 | .200 | 11 | — |
Results
edit| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bucknell | 7 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Navy | 8 | 2 | Navy | 10 | 4 | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Holy Cross | 4 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2018.