BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Army West Point and Bucknell earned a share of the Patriot League regular-season crown while the Black Knights captured the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Patriot League Baseball Championship.
Army West Point (28-18, 17-9 PL) earned the top seed in the four-team championship field over co-regular-season champion Bucknell (24-22, 17-9 PL) by taking three of four games against the Bison during the regular season. Bucknell will be the No. 2 seed. Navy (30-17, 16-10 PL) and Holy Cross (21-27, 13-13 PL) claimed the third and fourth seeds, respectively.
The top-seeded Black Knights will host defending champion No. 4 Holy Cross in the best two-of-three semifinal series at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field, with Game 1 set for Saturday, May 9. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, with Game 3, if necessary, scheduled for Monday, May 11. Live coverage of each game of the semifinal-round series will begin at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
Bucknell returns to the field of four and will host the third-seeded Midshipmen in a best two-of-three-game series at Depew Field at Marren Park. The series starts on Saturday, May 9, with Game 2 and Game 3 following on Sunday and Monday, if necessary. Live coverage of each game on ESPN+ is set for 1 p.m.
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 bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals.
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No. 4 Holy Cross at No. 1 Army West Point (Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field/West Point, N.Y.)
| Date |
Game |
Time |
Coverage |
| Saturday, May 9 |
Semifinals Game 1 – Holy Cross at Army West Point |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, May 10 |
Semifinals Game 2– Holy Cross at Army West Point |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Monday, May 11 |
Semifinals Game 3 – Holy Cross at Army West Point (if necessary) |
2 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
No. 3 Navy at No. 2 Bucknell (Depew Field at Marren Park/Lewisburg, Pa.
| Date |
Game |
Time |
Coverage |
| Saturday, May 9 |
Semifinals Game 1 – Navy at Bucknell |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Sunday, May 10 |
Semifinals Game 2– Navy at Bucknell |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Monday, May 11 |
Semifinals Game 3 – Navy at Bucknell (if necessary) |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
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