2019 Chesapeake Bayhawks season

The 2019 Chesapeake Bayhawks season was the last season for the Bayhawks franchise of Major League Lacrosse, and tenth season using the 'Chesapeake' Bayhawks moniker. It is Dave Cottle's second season of his second tenure as head coach of the team. In 2018, Cottle led the Bayhawks to their first playoff appearance in five years.

2019 Chesapeake Bayhawks
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse
2019 record10-6
General ManagerDave Cottle
CoachDave Cottle
ArenaNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
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The Bayhawks wanted to look to get back to the postseason again, after posting a 9-5 record in 2018, a season that ended in disappointment after a 13-12 home semifinal loss to the eventual champion Denver Outlaws.[1]

Transactions

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Offseason

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  • October 2018 - The Bayhawks select 15 players in the league's first supplemental draft, including five Ohio State Buckeyes.[2]
  • March 13, 2019 - The Bayhawks resign attackman Steele Stanwick to a one-year contract extension.[3]
  • March 24 - 12 players are added to the preseason roster following the league's dispersal draft.[4] The most notable addition was Nick Mariano. Nick formerly played under his brother Tom, who was the head coach for the Florida Launch before league contraction. Tom, who led the Launch to the franchise's only postseason appearance in 2017, was announced as an assistant coach for the Bayhawks just a day before.[5]

In-season

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  • July 2 - The Bayhawks trade midfielder Adam Osika to the Dallas Rattlers in exchange for Ryan Keenan.[6]
  • July 11 - Faceoff specialist Noah Rak is acquired from the New York Lizards in exchange for defenseman Matt Borges and a fifth round draft pick in the 2020 collegiate draft.[7]
  • August 7 - Recently-acquired Noah Rak is traded to the Rattlers in exchange for a fifth round draft pick in the upcoming collegiate draft.[8]

Collegiate Draft

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The 2019 Collegiate Draft was held on March 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Inside Lacrosse gave the Bayhawks an "A+" in their team-by-team draft grades, the only team receiving such high marks.[9] One reason was for drafting likely Tewaaraton Award winner Pat Spencer from Loyola.[10]

Round Overall Pick Player School Position
1 7 Pat Spencer Loyola Attack
2 16 Greyson Torain Navy Midfielder
3 20 Curtis Corley Maryland Defense
3 25 Noah Richard Marquette LSM
5 43 Austin French Denver Attack
6 52 Warren Jeffrey Vermont Defense
7 61 John Prendergast Duke Defense

Schedule

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Date Opponent Stadium Result Attendance Record
June 2 at Dallas Rattlers Ford Center at The Star W 14-11 6,112 1-0
June 15 at New York Lizards James M. Shuart Stadium W 16-14 2,723 2-0
June 29 Atlanta Blaze Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 10-19 7,128 2-1
July 4 at Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High L 13-14 26,210 2-2
June 6 Atlanta Blaze Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 16-13 5,200 3-2
July 14 at Dallas Rattlers Ford Center at The Star W 13-11 3,102 4-2
July 20 New York Lizards Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 10-14 5,422 4-3
August 3 New York Lizards Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 11-9 4,234 5-3
August 4 at New York Lizards James M. Shuart Stadium W 24-7 5,012 6-3
August 10 Denver Outlaws Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 12-9 4,619 7-3
August 17 Boston Cannons Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 11-12 (OT) 7,624 7-4
August 24 at Atlanta Blaze Grady Stadium W 16-13 1,548 8-4
August 25 Dallas Rattlers Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 13-14 6,814 8-5
September 7 at Boston Cannons Veterans Memorial Stadium L 11-12 3,200 8-6
September 14 at Denver Outlaws Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium W 11-10 2,034 9-6
September 20 Denver Outlaws Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 13-11 16,124 10-6

Standings

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2019 Major League Lacrosse Standings
W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA 2ptGA
Chesapeake Bayhawks 10 6 .625 - 211 3 186 5
Denver Outlaws 9 7 .563 1 206 15 205 3
Boston Cannons 9 7 .563 1 217 8 211 5
Atlanta Blaze 8 8 .500 2 227 2 228 9
Dallas Rattlers 7 9 .438 3 192 7 202 7
New York Lizards 5 11 .313 5 195 2 216 11
Playoff Seed


References

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  1. ^ "Bayhawks drop playoff heartbreaker to Outlaws". Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. ^ "Bayhawks announce 2019 supplemental draft group". Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  3. ^ "Bayhawks resign offensive playmaker Stanwick". Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  4. ^ "2019 MLL relocation". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. ^ "Chesapeake Bayhawks rehire Tom Mariano as assistant coach for the 2019 season". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  6. ^ Rattlers, Bayhawks trade[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Chesapeake trades for faceoff specialist[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Rak traded to the Rattlers
  9. ^ 2019 MLL draft team-by-team draft grades
  10. ^ Bayhawks land Spencer, Torain in MLL Collegiate Draft
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