Navy coach Paul Kostacopoulos (Navy Athletics)

King In The North: Naval Gazing

There’s really no more striking or clever way to put this than just stating the facts, so here goes: Navy is 29-10-1, with a team batting line of .300/.395/.418, a team ERA of 2.67 and a plus-123 run differential.

That’s a pretty impressive résumé for any team from the Northeast, let alone a Patriot League team, let alone a service academy, one of only a handful of college baseball teams made up of players for whom going pro isn’t just unlikely, it’s not even a consideration.

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