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Ohio Machine Cuts Final Roster Down for 2013

Published on April 22, 2013 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Ohio Machine News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio (April 22, 2013) - The Ohio Machine (Machine), Ohio's professional lacrosse team in Major League Lacrosse (MLL), announced today its 2013 regular season roster with only 10 days left until the 2013 Home Opener on Saturday, May 4.

The 2013 roster consists of four goalies, nine defenders, 10 midfielders, six attackmen and two face-off specialists. The 2013 roster also includes five former The Ohio State University lacrosse players with defensemen Greg Bice and Matt Cafarelli, attackman Mario Ventiquattro, face-off specialist Eric O'Brien and goalkeeper Stefan Schroder.

The Machine welcomes back 21 players from the 2012 roster including 2012 Ohio Machine MVP and 2012 All-MLL defenseman Kyle Hartzell and 2012 Ohio Machine Offensive Player of the Year Chazz Woodson. Hartzell is currently playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and is able to join the team, along with Kiel Matisz and Chad Wiedmaier, at the end of the 2013 NLL season in May.

Steele Stanwick is also coming back as one the top attackmen for the team following up his rookie season after tallying 11 goals and 17 assists for a total of 28 points in only nine games. The 2011 Tewaaraton recipient Stanwick led the Machine, as well as MLL rookies, in assists and was fourth on the team for points.

The Machine added nine new players to its roster, including Colgate midfielder and the Machine's first pick in the 2013 MLL Supplemental Draft Jeff Ledwick. Ledwick helped lead Colgate University to the 2012 NCAA Quarterfinals as team captain. In 2012, Ledwick started in all 18 games of his senior season as a midfielder and finished the season third on his team with 47 points from 32 goals and 15 assists. Ledwick also led the team and the Patriot League with nine man-up goals, while collecting 14 groundballs and forcing two turnovers. In addition, he earned several honors including 2012 USILA All-America Honorable Mention and 2012 All-Patriot League First Team, as well as being selected to play in the USILA/Lax World Division I-II North-South Senior All Star Game.

The Machine opens up its season at home on Saturday, May 4, against the Denver Outlaws. The "OSU Sports Medicine Night" Home Opener will include exclusive giveaways and post-game fireworks. Tickets start at $12 for General Admission and $18 for Sideline Reserved. The Machine is also offering "College Night" discounts with $10 tickets and $1 specials throughout the game to college students with a proper college ID.

2013 Ohio Machine Roster :

Player # Position College Status

Greg Bice 44 D Ohio State Active Roster

Anthony Biscardi 89 M Massachusetts Active Roster

Marshall Burkhart 28 M Johns Hopkins Active Roster

Jim Connolly 21 A Massachusetts Active Roster

Joe Cummings 19 M Maryland Active Roster

Bobby Eilers 7 M Syracuse Active Roster

Billy Eisenreich 36 A Bucknell Active Roster

Brett Garber 3 M Massachusetts Active Roster

Diogo Godoi 18 D Massachusetts Active Roster

Will Harrington 71 M Towson Active Roster

Jeff Ledwick 11 M Colgate Active Roster

Connor Martin 88 M Chapman Active Roster

Tim McCormack 43 G Massachusetts Active Roster

Ray Megill 12 D Maryland Active Roster

JJ Miller 91 FO/M Messiah Active Roster

Eric O'Brien 10 FO/M Ohio State Active Roster

Scott Perri 23 A Drexel Active Roster

Brian Phipps 30 G Maryland Active Roster

Scott Rodgers 42 G Notre Dame Active Roster

Max Schmidt 8 D Maryland Active Roster

Stefan Schroder 9 G Ohio State Active Roster

Joe Smith 16 D Towson Active Roster

Steele Stanwick 6 A Virginia Active Roster

Mario Ventiquattro 24 A Ohio State Active Roster

Chazz Woodson 1 A Brown Active Roster

Art Kell 29 M Massachusetts Injury Inactive

Kyle Hartzell 81 D Salisbury NLL Inactive

Kiel Matisz 46 M Robert Morris NLL Inactive

Chad Wiedmaier 55 D Princeton NLL Inactive

Matt Cafarelli 41 D Ohio State Practice Roster

Matt Silvia 77 D Bellarmine Practice Roster

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