Baltimore Bayhawks Draft 15 Players, Some Familiar Faces
January 17, 2005 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chesapeake Bayhawks News Release
The Baltimore Bayhawks drafted fifteen players in the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft held January 14th in Philadelphia. Baltimore selected Dave Daniecki, Sean Radebaugh, Gavin Prout, Jamison Mullen, Kevin Kaiser, Casey Connor, Matt Alrich, Bob Benson, Ben Defelice, Mike Hammer, CJ Kemp, Bill Daye, Drew Pfarr, Tom Melanson and Greg Wojtech.
Some names may sound familiar, as many of the players are native to the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Eleven of the fifteen players drafted are local alums, coming from high schools including Loyola, Calvert Hall College, McDonogh, Towson High, St. Mary's, and Georgetown Prep. Nine of this year's draftees come from Maryland collegiate programs: Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, Loyola College, Towson, UMBC, and Salisbury University.
Of the fifteen draft picks, five players: Daniecki, Radebaugh, Kaiser, Connor and Benson played with the team last season. During the 2004 season, they contributed twelve goals and four assists to the team's stat book. Benson managed to put nine goals on the board along with one assist over four games. Radebaugh scored three with two assists in his three games with the 2004 Bayhawks, and Casey Connor contributed one assist over his five games. Daniecki and Kaiser both saw time with the defense; Daniecki against Rochester and Boston, and Kaiser against Rochester. The team also picked Mullen and Alrich who participated last season on the practice squad.
CJ Kemp, a Georgetown Prep alum, and Mike Hammer, a Georgetown University alum, also played in the MLL last season; Kemp with the Rochester Rattlers, and Hammer with the Long Island Lizards. Kemp stopped nine of fourteen shots in his debut appearance in the goal in 2004. Hammer tallied two goals in his five games in Long Island.
About the Baltimore Bayhawks
The Baltimore Bayhawks were founded 1999 by Dave Pivec, owner of Pivec Advertising; Chris Hutchins, owner of Bacharach Raisin; Ray Schulmeyer, owner of Schulmeyer Animal Hospital in Baltimore, MD; and Gordon Boone of Ryan Commercial Real Estate. The Bayhawks were the MLL Champions in 2002 and have made the MLL playoffs in every season of the League's operation. The Bayhawks play their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University in Towson, MD. The Bayhawks 2005 season begins in Seattle, Washington on May 28th against the New Jersey Pride; the 2005 home schedule will consist of 6 games beginning on June 5th against the New Jersey Pride. For more information about the Bayhawks, visit www.baltimorebayhawks.com
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a six-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; and Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001 and has teams in Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The 2004 MLL season concluded with the Philadelphia Barrage winning the New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship Game on Sunday, August 22 at Nickerson Field in Boston, Mass. The 2005 season is slated to begin the weekend of May 20-22, 2005. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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