The 2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks season was the seventeenth season of the Chesapeake Bayhawks in Major League Lacrosse, and eighth season using the Chesapeake moniker. This season the team added some key young players including Lyle Thompson, Josh Byrne, Isaiah Davis-Allen, Jake Froccaro, and Ben Williams. The Bayhawks, in a three-year playoff drought, entered the season trying to improve upon their 8–6 record in 2016. Despite being one of the seven teams tied atop the 2016 standings with an 8–6 record, the Bayhawks did not make the postseason due to tiebreaker procedures.
The defending champion Denver Outlaws beat the visiting Bayhawks 12–11 in overtime in the next-to-last game of the season. This third overtime defeat of the season knocked Chesapeake out of the playoffs. However, they managed to finish 7–7 by bouncing back in the final game to defeat the Outlaws at home 23–19. Josh Byrne scored seven goals and set a league record for goals in a season by a rookie with 39. Byrne's 39 goals – in only 9 games – also led the entire league in 2017.
Schedule
Regular season
Date Opponent Stadium Result Attendance Record April 22 New York Lizards Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 14–15 4,215 0–1 May 6 at Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium W 19–18 4,598 1–1 May 13 at Charlotte Hounds American Legion Memorial Stadium W 17–16 1,693 2–1 May 19 Atlanta Blaze Homewood Field (Baltimore, MD) W 13–11 3,600 3–1 June 2 Ohio Machine Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 11–18 4,048 3–2 June 10 at Rochester Rattlers Rochester Rhinos Stadium L 16–17 2,029 3–3 June 16 Charlotte Hounds Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 14–15 4,615 3–4 June 24 at Ohio Machine Fortress Obetz L 13–15 1,986 3–5 July 2 Rochester Rattlers Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 19–9 10,002 4–5 July 15 at Florida Launch FAU Stadium L 19–20 1,200 4–6 July 20 Florida Launch Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 18–10 4,420 5–6 July 22 at Atlanta Blaze Fifth Third Bank Stadium W 13–12 2,014 6–6 July 27 at Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High L 11–12 9,824 6–7 August 3 Denver Outlaws Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 23–19 2,687 7–7
Standings
Roster + 2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks # Player's Name Nationality Position Height Weight College0John MaloneyM6 ft 2 in185 lbAlbany 3 Matt Abbott M 6 ft 2 in 185 lb Syracuse 4 Lyle Thompson A 6 ft 0 in 180 lb Albany5Colin Heacock A6 ft 3 in210 lbMaryland6Nathan LewnesA5 ft 9 in180 lbUMBC7Nick ManisM6 ft 0 in190 lbMaryland 9 C.J. Costabile D 6 ft 1 in 197 lb Duke12Ryan TuckerM6 ft 2 in200 lbVirginia 13 Niko Amato G 5 ft 8 in 185 lb Maryland15 Myles Jones M 6 ft 5 in 235 lb Duke16Mark GliciniM6 ft 1 in195 lbYale18Domenic SebastianiM6 ft 0 in190 lbDelaware24Stephen KellyM/FO5 ft 10 in180 lbNorth Carolina26Isaiah Davis-AllenM6 ft 2 in180 lbMaryland27Brian FarrellD 6 ft 5 in240 lbMaryland28Will KoshanskyD6 ft 2 in195 lbPenn 30 Brian Phipps G 5 ft 9 in 190 lb Maryland32Pat FrazierD6 ft 1 in190 lbLoyola 33 Michael Evans D 6 ft 0 in 220 lb Johns Hopkins 36 Jesse Bernhardt D 6 ft 0 in 200 lb Maryland37Ben Williams M/FO5 ft 11 in192 lbSyracuse 40 Matt Danowski A 6 ft 0 in 200 lb Duke42Josh ByrneA6 ft 3 in200 lbHofstra54Jake FroccaroM6 ft 1 in195 lbNova66Nick AponteA6 ft 1 in195 lbPenn State 77 Charlie Raffa M 6 ft 1 in 195 lb Maryland
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