Field lacrosse team in the PLL
The Maryland Whipsnakes are a professional field lacrosse team based in Baltimore , Maryland, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Whipsnakes are one of the six founding members of the PLL and the winner of its first two championships; the 2019 season and the 2020 Championship Tournament. Notable players include Matt Rambo , Jake Bernhardt, Michael Ehrhardt, and Zed Williams.
2023 Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Height
Weight
College
Grad Year
High School
Hometown
Ref.
0
Brendan Krebs
Goalie
6 ft 5 in
200 lbs
Manhattan
2022
Chaminade
East Williston, New York
[ 1]
1
Mike Chanenchuk
Midfield
5 ft 11 in
190 lbs
Maryland
2014
St. Anthony's
East Setauket, New York
[ 2]
2
Tucker Dordevic
Midfield
6 ft 0 in
197 lbs
Georgetown
2023
Edison
Portland, Oregon
[ 3]
3
Jackson Morrill
Attack
6 ft 1 in
190 lbs
Yale
2021
McDonogh
Baltimore, Maryland
[ 4]
5
Ajax Zappitello
Defense
6 ft 1 in
190 lbs
Maryland
2024
Sunset
Portland, Oregon
[ 5]
7
TJ Malone
Attack
5 ft 11 in
180 lbs
Penn State
2024
Haverford
West Chester, Pennsylvania
[ 6]
8
Roman Puglise
SSDM
5 ft 11 in
195
Maryland
2022
Paul VI
Lorton, Virginia
[ 7]
9
Matt Rambo
Attack
5 ft 10 in
195 lbs
Maryland
2017
LaSalle
Glenside, Pennsylvania
[ 8]
10
Colin Heacock
Midfield
6 ft 3 in
210 lbs
Maryland
2017
Boys' Latin
Catonsville, Maryland
[ 9]
11
Brett Kennedy
LSM
6 ft 0 in
206 lbs
Syracuse
2022
Ridgewood
Ridgewood, New Jersey
[ 10]
14
Tim Muller
Defense
6 ft 2 in
215 lbs
Maryland
2017
Chaminade
Garden City, New York
[ 11]
22
Petey LaSalla
Faceoff
5 ft 7 in
185 lbs
Virginia
2023
Rocky Point
Miller Place, New York
[ 12]
27
Brad Smith
Attack
6 ft 3 in
210 lbs
Duke
2019
Mountain Lakes
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
[ 13]
32
Grayson Sallade
SSDM
5 ft 11 in
190 lbs
Virginia
2023
Manheim Township
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
[ 14]
33
Matt Dunn
Defense
6 ft 3 in
225 lbs
Maryland
2016
Loyola Blakefield
Baltimore, Maryland
[ 15]
35
Kyle Bernlohr
Goalie
5 ft 10 in
175 lbs
Maryland
2016
Western Reserve Academy
Akron, Ohio
[ 16]
36
Zed Williams
Attack
6 ft 2 in
185 lbs
Virginia
2017
Silver Creek
Irving, New York
[ 17]
39
Colin Squires
LSM
6 ft 2 in
185 lbs
Denver
2021
West Linn
West Linn, Oregon
[ 18]
40
Garrett Leadmon
Midfield
6 ft 4 in
225 lbs
Duke
2023
DeMatha
Annapolis, Maryland
[ 19]
44
Matt Rees
LSM
6 ft 4 in
220 lbs
Navy
2017
Boys' Latin
Sykesville, Maryland
[ 20]
48
Kevin Winkoff
Midfield
6 ft 1 in
190 lbs
Penn State
2023
Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
55
Wheaton Jackoboice
Midfield
6 ft 2 in
205 lbs
Notre Dame
2022
Culver
Kansas City, Missouri
[ 21]
76
Keegan Khan
Midfield
6 ft 1 in
175 lbs
Maryland
2022
Delbarton
Chatham, New Jersey
[ 22]
77
Steven Zupicich
LSM
6 ft 2 in
195 lbs
Villanova
2024
Fordham Prep
Yonkers, New York
[ 23]
81
Elijah Gash
Defense
6 ft 4 in
218 lbs
Albany
2023
Bay Port
South Lyon, Michigan
[ 24]
83
Jake Bernhardt (C)
SSDM
6 ft 0 in
190 lbs
Maryland
2013
Lake Brantley
Longwood, Florida
[ 25]
88
Will Mark
Goalie
6 ft 4 in
200 lbs
Syracuse
2024
Proctor Academy
Danville, California
[ 26]
91
Joe Nardella
Faceoff
5 ft 10 in
210 lbs
Rutgers
2015
Cazenovia
Cazenovia, New York
[ 27]
(C) indicates captain
Source:[ 28] [ 29]
*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list
**Indicates player is on PUP list
Head coach – Jim Stagnitta
Assistant coach – Mike Murphy
Assistant coach – Brian Grady
All-time draft selections [ edit ]
2019
2020 Entry Draft
The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.
Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.
Draft results
Rnd.
Pick #
Player
Pos.
College
1
5
Zed Williams
Midfield
Virginia
2
12
TJ Comizio
Midfield
Villanova
2020 College Draft
2021 Entry Draft
Rnd.
Pick #
Player
Pos.
College
1
7
Chris Aslanian
Attack/Midfield
Hobart
2
15
Charlie Hayes
SSDM
Detroit
3
23
Bryan Cole
Midfield
Maryland
2021 College Draft
Rnd.
Pick #
Player
Pos.
College
1
7
Connor Kirst
Midfield
Rutgers
2
16
Ryan Tierney
Attack
Hofstra
3
23
Colin Squires
Defense
Denver
4
31
Nick Grill
Defense
Maryland
2022 College Draft
2023 College Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
1
6
Tucker Dordevic
Attack
Georgetown
2
14
Petey LaSalla
Faceoff
Virginia
3
22
Garrett Leadmon
Midfield
Duke
4
30
Elijah Gash
Defense
Albany
2024 College Draft
2019
Week
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Boston , Massachusetts
June 1, 2019
Chaos
W 15–14 (OT)
2
New York City
June 8, 2019
Chrome
W 12–11 (OT)
3
Chicago, Illinois
June 15, 2019
Archers
W 11–10 (OT)
4
Baltimore , Maryland
June 22, 2019
Atlas
W 15–10
5
Atlanta , Georgia
June 29, 2019
Redwoods
L 11–14
6
Washington, DC
July 6, 2019
Atlas
W 11–9
All-Star Break
Los Angeles, California
July 21, 2019
Bye
Bye
7
Denver , Colorado
July 27, 2019
Chaos
L 12–13
8
San Jose, California
August 10, 2019
Chrome
L 16–20
9
Hamilton, Ontario
August 18, 2019
Redwoods
W 17–4
10
Albany, New York
August 25, 2019
Archers
L 11–8
Playoffs Round 1
Columbus, Ohio
September 7, 2019
Chaos
W 15–7
Finals
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
September 21, 2019
Redwoods
W 12–11
2020
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Herriman , Utah
July 25, 2020
Redwoods
W 13–9
2
Herriman , Utah
July 30, 2020
Atlas
W 15–6
3
Herriman , Utah
July 31, 2020
Chaos
W 12–7
4
Herriman , Utah
August 2, 2020
Archers
W 17–11
5 (Semifinal)
Herriman , Utah
August 6, 2020
Redwoods
W 13–12
6 (PLL Championship)
Herriman , Utah
August 9, 2020
Chaos
W 12–6
2021
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Foxborough , Massachusetts
June 5, 2021
Chaos
W 13–7
2
Kennesaw , Georgia
June 12, 2021
Cannons
W 15–14
3
Baltimore , Maryland
June 25, 2021
Atlas
W 12–11
4
Baltimore , Maryland
June 27, 2021
Chrome
L 6–16
5
Hempstead , New York
July 4, 2021
Archers
W 15–114
6
Eagan , Minnesota
July 10, 2021
Redwoods
L 7–13
7
Colorado Springs , Colorado
July 31, 2021
Waterdogs
L 6–11
8
Albany , New York
August 13, 2021
Redwoods
W 14–12
9
Albany , New York
August 15, 2021
Chaos
L 14–15
10 (Quarterfinal)
Sandy , Utah
August 21, 2021
Redwoods
W 14–13
11 (Semifinal)
Chester , Pennsylvania
September 5, 2021
Waterdogs
W 14–10
11 (Championship)
Washington D.C.
September 19, 2021
Chaos
L 9–14
2022
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Albany , New York
June 4
Chaos
W 9–8
2
Charlotte , North Carolina
June 11
Waterdogs
W 12–11
3
Hempstead , New York
June 17
Atlas
W 12–9
4
Baltimore , Maryland
June 24
Redwoods
W 12–11
5
Eagan , Minnesota
July 2
Waterdogs
L 10–11
6
Fairfield , Connecticut
July 23
Chaos
W 14–12
7
Frisco , Texas
July 30
Chrome
W 12–14
8
Denver , Colorado
August 6
Archers
W 13–11
9
Herriman , Utah
August 12
Atlas
W 16–8
10
Tacoma , Washington
August 21
Cannons
W 11–9
11 (Semifinal)
Washington D.C.
September 11
Waterdogs
L 10–11
2023
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Albany , New York
June 4
Chrome
L 11–12
2
Charlotte , North Carolina
June 10
Atlas
L 11–12
3
Columbus , Ohio
June 17
Redwoods
W 18–11
4
Eagan , Minnesota
July 9
Archers
L 12–15
5
Fairfield , Connecticut
July 14
Waterdogs
L 13–16
6
Frisco , Texas
July 30
Chaos
W 17–16
7
Baltimore , Maryland
August 5
Chrome
W 12–14
8
Denver , Colorado
August 11
Chaos
W 12–10
9
Tacoma , Washington
August 18
Archers
L 11–16
10
Herriman , Utah
August 26
Cannons
W 12–7
11 (Quarterfinal)
Foxborough , Massachusetts
September 4
Waterdogs
L 12–15
2024
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Albany , New York
June 2
Atlas
L 13–17
2
Charlotte , North Carolina
June 8
Cannons
L 9–13
3
Villanova , Pennsylvania
June 16
Waterdogs
W 15–14 (OT)
4
Eagan , Minnesota
June 28
Atlas
W 16–12
5
Cambridge , Massachusetts
July 6
Archers
L 11–16
6
Fairfield , Connecticut
July 19
Chaos
L 9–10
7
San Diego , California
July 28
Redwoods
W 18–13
8
Baltimore , Maryland
August 3
Waterdogs
W 12–6
9
Baltimore , Maryland
August 4
Cannons
W 16–14
10
Denver , Colorado
August 9
Outlaws
W 16–9
11 (Quarterfinal)
Foxborough , Massachusetts
September 2
Outlaws
W 11–10
12 (Semifinal)
Uniondale , New York
September 7
Atlas
W 12–11 (OT)
13 (Championship)
Chester , Pennsylvania
September 15
Archers
L 8–12
Jim Brown Most Valuable Player
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year
Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year
Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year
Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year
George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award
#
Name
Term
Regular Season
Playoffs
GP
W
L
Pct
GP
W
L
Pct
1
Jim Stagnitta
2019 –
53
34
19
.642
12
8
4
.667
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs [ edit ]
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^ "Ajax Zappitello" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved May 29, 2024 .
^ "TJ Malone" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved May 29, 2024 .
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^ "Colin Squires" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved June 5, 2021 .
^ "Garrett Leadmon" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved August 3, 2023 .
^ "Matt Rees" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved May 29, 2024 .
^ "Wheaton Jackoboice" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved June 1, 2023 .
^ "Keegan Khan" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved June 8, 2023 .
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^ "Elijah Gash" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved August 3, 2023 .
^ "Player Detail" . PremierLacrosseLeague .
^ "Will Mark" . Premier Lacrosse League . Retrieved May 29, 2024 .
^ "Player Detail" . PremierLacrosseLeague .
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