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1999 Patriot League baseball tournament

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1999 Patriot League
baseball tournament
Teams3
FormatBest of three series
Finals site
ChampionsNavy (3rd title)
Winning coachBob MacDonald (3rd title)
MVPPat Klakow (Navy)
1999 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
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


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]

Format and seeding

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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
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

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Semifinal Final
1 Bucknell 7 7 9
2 Navy 8 2 Navy 10 4 13
3 Holy Cross 4

References

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  1. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Patriot League Baseball Record Book (PDF). Patriot League. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2018.