Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
The Ivy League Baseball Championship Series is the conference baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Ivy League. The top two finishers from the round-robin regular season participate in a best of three series held at campus sites, with the winner earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. In 2022, Columbia defeated Penn in three games. The event was canceled for 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]
| Ivy League Baseball Championship Series | |
|---|---|
| Conference Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Format | Best of Three Series |
| Current stadium | Campus Sites |
| Last contest | 2022 |
| Current champion | Columbia (6) |
| Most championships | Princeton (8) |
| Host stadiums | |
| Meiklejohn Stadium (2022) Joseph J. O'Donnell Field (1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2019) Yale Field (1995, 1998, 2017, 2018) Bill Clarke Field (1996, 2000, 2002–2003, 2011, 2016) Robertson Field at Satow Stadium (2010,2013–2015) Hoy Field (2012) Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park (2001, 2004, 2008–2009) Murray Stadium (2007) Palmer Field (1993–1994) | |
| Host locations | |
| Philadelphia, PA (2022) Boston, MA (1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2019) New Haven, CT (1995, 1998, 2017, 2018) Princeton, NJ (1996, 2000, 2002–2003, 2011, 2016) New York, NY (2010,2013–2015) Ithaca, NY (2012) Hanover, NH (2001, 2004, 2008–2009) Providence, RI (2007) Middletown, CT (1993–1994) | |
History
In 1930, six of the eight Ivy League teams formed the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League. Harvard joined in 1934, while Brown, Army and Navy joined in 1948. When Army and Navy joined the Patriot League for the 1993 season, the Ivy League began sponsoring baseball.
The teams are split into two divisions; the Mid-Atlantic members are in the Lou Gehrig Division, and the New England members are in the Red Rolfe Division. Beginning in 2018, the divisions were dissolved, with the top two teams from the regular season meeting in the championship series. The team with the best regular season record is named the Ivy League champion. However, the winner of the championship series gains the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Champions
For a list of EIBL champions, see List of Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League Champions
By year
The following is a list of conference champions and sites by year.[2]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Games | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Yale | Columbia | 2 | Palmer Field • Middletown, CT |
| 1994 | Yale | Penn | 3 | Palmer Field • Middletown, CT |
| 1995 | Penn | Yale | 2 | Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
| 1996 | Princeton | Harvard | 2 | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ |
| 1997 | Harvard | Princeton | 3 | Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Boston, MA |
| 1998 | Harvard | Princeton | 2 | Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
| 1999 | Harvard | Princeton | 3 | Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Boston, MA |
| 2000 | Princeton | Dartmouth | 2 | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ |
| 2001 | Princeton | Dartmouth | 3 | Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park • Hanover, NH |
| 2002 | Harvard | Princeton | 2 | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ |
| 2003 | Princeton | Harvard | 3 | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ |
| 2004 | Princeton | Dartmouth | 2 | Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park • Hanover, NH |
| 2005 | Harvard | Cornell | 2 | Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Boston, MA |
| 2006 | Princeton | Harvard | 2 | Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Boston, MA |
| 2007 | Brown | Penn | 2 | Murray Stadium • Providence, RI |
| 2008 | Columbia | Dartmouth | 3 | Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park • Hanover, NH |
| 2009 | Dartmouth | Cornell | 3 | Red Rolfe Field at Biondi Park • Hanover, NH |
| 2010 | Dartmouth | Columbia | 3 | Robertson Field at Satow Stadium • New York, NY |
| 2011 | Princeton | Dartmouth | 3 | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ |
| 2012 | Cornell | Dartmouth | 3 | Hoy Field • Ithaca, NY |
| 2013 | Columbia | Dartmouth | 2 | Robertson Field at Satow Stadium • New York, NY |
| 2014 | Columbia | Dartmouth | 2 | Robertson Field at Satow Stadium • New York, NY |
| 2015 | Columbia | Dartmouth | 3 | Robertson Field at Satow Stadium • New York, NY |
| 2016 | Princeton | Yale | 3 | Bill Clarke Field • Princeton, NJ |
| 2017 | Yale | Penn | 2 | Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
| 2018 | Columbia | Yale | 2 | Yale Field • New Haven, CT |
| 2019 | Harvard | Columbia | 2 | Joseph J. O'Donnell Field • Boston, MA |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic [1] | |||
| 2022 | Columbia | Penn | 3 | Meiklejohn Stadium • Philadelphia, PA |
By school
The following is a list of conference champions listed by school.
| Program | No. of appearances | No. of titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 12 | 8 | 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2016 |
| Harvard | 9 | 6 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2019 |
| Columbia | 9 | 6 | 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022 |
| Yale | 6 | 3 | 1993, 1994, 2017 |
| Dartmouth | 11 | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Brown | 1 | 1 | 2007 |
| Cornell | 3 | 1 | 2012 |
| Penn | 5 | 1 | 1995 |
References
- "Ivy League Updates Intercollegiate Athletics Plan for Spring Competition and Training". Ivy League. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- The Ivy League Baseball Records Book 2011-12 (PDF). Ivy League. p. 17. Retrieved June 6, 2012.