BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Holy Cross won the Patriot League baseball regular-season title and will be the No. 1 seed in the four-team 2025 Patriot League Baseball Championship when the semifinal round starts on Saturday, May 10. Navy claimed the No. 2 seed for the second straight season, with No. 3 Army West Point and No. 4 Lehigh rounding out the field.
The top-seeded Crusaders (27-22, 17-8 PL) earned the League’s regular-season crown for the first time since 2013 and will host No. 4 Lehigh (23-24, 11-14 PL) in the best two-of-three semifinal-round series at Fitton Field. Holy Cross welcomes the Mountain Hawks for the second straight weekend, with the teams concluding the regular season with a three-game series. The first pitch for game one is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 10. Game two will be played on Sunday at 1 p.m., with the third game directly following, if necessary. Each game of the semifinal-round series will be available live on ESPN+.
No. 2 Navy (25-23, 14-11 PL) welcomes six-time defending Patriot League Champion No. 3 Army West Point (23-22, 14-11 PL) in a rematch of the 2024 League championship series. The Mids and Black Knights open their best-of-three-game semifinal series at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium on Saturday, May 10, with a 1 p.m. first pitch. The series’ second game is scheduled for Sunday, May 11 at 1 p.m. If necessary, game three will follow. Each game of the semifinal-round series will be available live on ESPN+.
The semifinal-round winners advance to the best two-of-three Patriot League Baseball Championship Series at the home site of the highest-remaining seed. The Patriot League Championship Series winner will receive the League’s automatic berth to the NCAA Baseball Regionals.
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CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL.
No. 4 Lehigh at No. 1 Holy Cross (Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass.)
| Date |
Game |
Time |
Coverage |
| Saturday, May 10 |
Semifinals Game 1 – Lehigh at Holy Cross |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, May 11 |
Semifinals Game 2– Lehigh at Holy Cross |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, May 11 |
Semifinals Game 3 – Lehigh at Holy Cross (if necessary) |
TBA |
ESPN+ |
No. 3 Army West Point at No. 2 Navy (Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium/Annapolis, Md.)
| Date |
Game |
Time |
Coverage |
| Saturday, May 10 |
Semifinals Game 1 – Army West Point at Navy |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, May 11 |
Semifinals Game 2– Army West Point at Navy |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, May 11 |
Semifinals Game 3 – Army West Point at Navy (if necessary) |
TBA |
ESPN+ |
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.