2023 Patriot League baseball tournament
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Best of three series |
| Champions | Army (12th title) |
| Winning coach | Chris Tracz (1st title) |
| MVP | Kevin Dubrule (Army) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army †‡y | 21 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .840 | 37 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 14 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .560 | 23 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 14 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .560 | 23 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .511 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 10 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .400 | 15 | – | 37 | – | 0 | .288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 10 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .400 | 24 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 6 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .240 | 16 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 21, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Patriot League baseball tournament took place on consecutive weekends, with the semifinals held on May 13–14 and the finals on May 21–22. The higher seeded teams hosted each best of three series. The winner, Army, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]
Seeding
The top four finishers from the regular season are seeded one through four, with the top seed hosting the fourth seed and second seed hosting the third. The higher seeded team was designated as the home team for each game of the series.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Seed | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 21 | 4 | .840 | — | 1 | — |
| Bucknell | 14 | 11 | .560 | 7 | 2 | 3–2 vs. Navy |
| Navy | 14 | 11 | .560 | 7 | 3 | 2–3 vs. Bucknell |
| Lafayette | 10 | 15 | .400 | 11 | 4 | 3–2 vs. Lehigh |
| Lehigh | 10 | 15 | .400 | 11 | — | 2–3 vs. Lafayette |
| Holy Cross | 6 | 19 | .240 | 15 | — | — |
Bracket
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Army | 5 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Lafayette | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | Army | 20 | 21 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | Bucknell | 5 | 6 | – | |||||||||
| 2 | Bucknell | 2 | 7 | – | |||||||||
| 3 | Navy | 0 | 6 | – | |||||||||
Results
Semifinal Series
#4 Lafayette at #1 Army
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lafayette | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Alex Walsh (6–2) LP: Matthew Ronnebaum (6–4) Sv: Luke Craytor (1) Home runs: Lafayette: Michael Zarrillo, Seif Ingram, Ben Petrone Army: Coleson Titus 2, Ethan Ellis Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | X | 15 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Mike Ruggieri (8–1) LP: Adam Bogosian (2–6) Sv: Trevor Finan (1) Home runs: Lafayette: Pete Ciuffreda, Justin Grech, Ethan Swidler Army: Derek Berg, Sam Ruta, Braden Golinski, Coleson Titus Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lafayette | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Robbie Buecker (5–3) LP: Joe Skapinetz (2–4) Home runs: Lafayette: Ethan Swidler Army: None Notes: Army wins series 2–1 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Navy at #2 Bucknell
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Chris DiFiore (6–5) LP: Nate Mitchell (6–5) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Nick Mulvey (3–0) LP: Landon Kruer (0–1) Home runs: Navy: Kyle Rausch Bucknell: None Notes: Winning run scored with 2 outs; Bucknell wins series 2–0 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship Series
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | X | 20 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Matthew Ronnebaum (7–4) LP: Chris DiFiore (6–6) Home runs: Bucknell: Jacob Corson, Sean Keys Army: Sam Ruta, Ross Friedrick, Braden Golinski Notes: Postponed from May 20 due to inclement weather[3] Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 21 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Mike Ruggieri (9–1) LP: Tyler O'Neill (3–5) Home runs: Bucknell: None Army: Derek Berg, Kevin Dubrule 2, Braden Golinski Notes: Army wins Patriot League tournament Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Patriot League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Patriot League Baseball Championship". Patriot League. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Game One of PL Baseball Championship Postponed to Sunday Due to Weather". Bucknell Bison. May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2025.