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