Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club

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Maryland Whipsnakes
Full nameMaryland Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Based inBaltimore, Maryland
StadiumHomewood Field
ColorsBlack, Teal, Red, and White
       
PresidentNone
Head coach
Jim Stagnitta
Championships2 (2019, 2020)
WebsiteMaryland Whipsnakes
Current sports event [[2026|Current season]]

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, TJ Malone, and Rob Pannell.

Roster

2025 Maryland Whipsnakes
# Name Nationality Position Shot Height Weight College Grad year High school Hometown Ref.
3 Rob Pannell United States Attack R/L 5 ft 10 in 195 lbs Cornell 2013 Smithtown West Smithtown, New York [1]
4 James Shipley United States SSDM R/L 5 ft 10 in 190 lbs Penn 2024 Weddington Weddington, North Carolina [2]
5 Petey LaSalla United States Faceoff Right 5 ft 7 in 185 lbs Virginia 2023 Rocky Point Miller Place, New York [3]
6 Truitt Sunderland United States Attack Right 5 ft 10 in 165 lbs Virginia 2026 Calvert Hall Baltimore, Maryland [4]
7 TJ Malone United States Attack Left 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Penn State 2024 Haverford West Chester, Pennsylvania [5]
8 Eric Kolar United States SSDM Right 5 ft 11 in 200 lbs Maryland 2026 The Hill School Mount Airy, Maryland [6]
10 Colin Heacock United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs Maryland 2017 Boys' Latin Catonsville, Maryland [7]
11 Jack McDonald United States LSM Right 6 ft 5 in 210 lbs Maryland 2025 South Side Rockville Centre, New York [8]
12 Aidan Carroll United States Attack R/L 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Georgetown 2025 Boston College High School Milton, Massachusetts [9]
14 Tim Muller United States Defense Right 6 ft 2 in 215 lbs Maryland 2017 Chaminade Garden City, New York [10]
15 Joe Juengerkes United States SSDM Right 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Rutgers 2026 Islip Islip, New York [11]
17 Colin Mulshine United States Defense Right 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs Princeton 2025 Brunswick Riverside, Connecticut [12]
18 Jack Pilling United States SSDM Right 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Richmond 2026 La Salle Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania [13]
19 Emmet Carroll United States Goalie Right 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Penn 2025 Rye Rye, New York [14]
22 Joey Spallina United States Attack Right 5 ft 11 in 192 lbs Syracuse 2026 Mount Sinai Mount Sinai, New York [15]
24 Kyle Aldridge United States SSDM Right 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Penn State 2025 Salisbury Middletown, New Jersey [16]
25 Matthew Paolatto United States Faceoff Right 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Rutgers 2025 Dover-Sherborn Sherborn, Massachusetts [17]
27 Brad Smith United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Duke 2019 Mountain Lakes Mountain Lakes, New Jersey [18]
30 Brian Phipps United States Goalie Right 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Maryland 2010 Severn Annapolis, Maryland [19]
33 Matthew Dunn United States Defense Right 6 ft 3 in 224 lbs Maryland 2016 Loyola Blakefield Baltimore, Maryland [20]
34 Payton Rezanka United States SSDM Left 5 ft 11 in 205 lbs Loyola 2023 Cathedral Catholic San Diego, California [21]
35 Billy Dwan III United States Defense Left 6 ft 4 in 225 lbs Syracuse 2026 Loyola Blakefield Lutherville, Maryland [22]
36 Ajax Zappitello United States Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 190 lbs Maryland 2024 Sunset Portland, Oregon [23]
39 Colin Squires United States LSM Right 6 ft 2 in 190 lbs Denver 2021 West Linn West Linn, Oregon [24]
40 Garrett Degnon United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs Johns Hopkins 2024 DeMatha Harwood, Maryland [25]
41 Matt Brandau United States Midfield R/L 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Yale 2024 Boys' Latin Timonium, Maryland [26]
43 Jack Posey United States Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 210 lbs Penn State 2024 Freedom South Riding, Virginia [27]
51 Adam Poitras Canada Midfield Left 6 ft 2 in 180 lbs Loyola 2024 The Hill Academy Whitby, Ontario [28]
83 Jake Bernhardt (C) United States SSDM Right 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Maryland 2013 Lake Brantley Longwood, Florida [29]
91 Joe Nardella United States Faceoff Right 5 ft 10 in 200 lbs Rutgers 2015 Cazenovia Cazenovia, New York [30]
Blake Eiland SSDM Right 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Ohio State 2026 Western Reserve Academy Delaware, Ohio [31]
Shun Ito* Japan Goalie Right [32]

(C) indicates captain Source:[33][34]

*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list

**Indicates player is on PUP list

Coaching staff

  • Head coach – Jim Stagnitta
  • Assistant coach – Mike Murphy
  • Assistant coach – Brian Grady

All-time draft selections

2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
14Alex WoodallFaceoffTowsonColonial Athletic AssociationSecond-Team All-American, First-Team CAA: *Note* (Woodall chose to play in the MLL for the Atlanta Blaze who drafted him with the 1st pick in the 2019 draft)
29Brad SmithMidfieldDukeAtlantic Coast ConferenceSecond-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
316Isaac PaparoDefenseUMassColonial Athletic AssociationSecond-Team All-American, First-Team CAA
421John DaniggelisMidfieldYaleIvy LeagueHonorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League


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

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 7 Sean New Defense Holy Cross
2 14 Matt Hubler Midfield Johns Hopkins

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

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 7 Roman Puglise SSDM Maryland
2 15 Wheaton Jackoboice Midfield Notre Dame
3 20 Keegan Khan Attack Maryland
4 26 Jackson Reid Attack Ohio State
4 31 Colin Hinton Defense Jacksonville

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

Round Pick Player Position College
1 3 Ajax Zappitello Defense Maryland
3 17 TJ Malone Attack Penn State
3 22 Stephen Zupicich LSM Villanova
4 27 Adam Poitras Attack Loyola

2025 College Draft

Round Pick Player Position College
1 7 Aidan Carroll Attack Georgetown
3 17 Scott Smith Defense Johns Hopkins
3 20 Emmet Carroll Goalie Penn
3 24 Christian Mazur Defensive Midfield Army

2026 College Draft

Round Pick Player Position College
1 3 Joey Spallina Attack Syracuse
2 11 Billy Dwan III Defense Syracuse
3 19 Blake Eiland SSDM Ohio State
4 27 Eric Kolar SSDM Maryland
4 32 Braden Erksa Attack Maryland

Season results

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 15–14
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 Archers 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 9–8
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 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 22 Atlas L 16–29
2 Springfield, VA February 23 Archers L 23–26
3 Springfield, VA February 24 Chrome L 14–18
4 (Semifinals) Springfield, VA February 25 Atlas L 21–30
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 12–5
8 Denver, Colorado August 11 Chaos W 12–10
9 Tacoma, Washington August 18 Archers L 11–16
10 Herriman, Utah August 26 Cannons L 11–15
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
2025 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 11 Atlas L 13–25
2 Springfield, VA February 13 Cannons L 21–34
3 Springfield, VA February 15 Archers L 25–29

PLL Award winners

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

Head coaches

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1Jim Stagnitta2019–533419.6421284.667

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers45.444Lost 4
Atlas82.800Won 2
Cannons32.600Won 1
Chaos94.692Lost 1
Outlaws44.500Won 3
Redwoods92.818Won 5
Waterdogs45.444Won 2
Totals 41 24 .631

References

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  2. "James Shipley". Premier Lacrosse League. May 3, 2026.
  3. "Petey LaSalla". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  4. "Truitt Sunderland". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  5. "TJ Malone". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  6. "Eric Kolar". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  7. "Colin Heacock". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  8. "Jack McDonald". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  9. "Aidan Carroll". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  10. "Tim Muller". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  11. "Joe Juengerkes". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  12. "Colin Mulshine". Premier Lacrosse League. May 3, 2026.
  13. "Jack Pilling". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  14. "Emmet Carroll". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  15. "Joey Spallina". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  16. "Kyle Aldridge". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  17. "Matthew Paolatto". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  18. "Brad Smith". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  19. "Brian Phipps". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  20. "Matthew Dunn". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  21. "Payton Rezanka". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  22. "Billy Dwan III". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  23. "Ajax Zappitello". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  24. "Colin Squires". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  25. "Garrett Degnon". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  26. "Matt Brandau". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  27. "Jack Posey". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
  28. "Adam Poitras". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  29. "Jake Bernhardt". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  30. "Joe Nardella". Premier Lacrosse League. May 31, 2025.
  31. "Blake Eiland". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  32. "Shun Ito". Premier Lacrosse League. May 3, 2026.
  33. "Whipsnakes Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  34. "Our 30-Man Training Camp Roster". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2023.

See also