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 Jake Bernhardt, TJ Malone, and Rob Pannell.
Roster 2025 Maryland Whipsnakes#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightWeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.3Rob PannellAttackR/L5 ft 10 in195 lbsCornell2013Smithtown WestSmithtown, New York4James ShipleySSDMR/L5 ft 10 in190 lbsPenn2024WeddingtonWeddington, North Carolina5Petey LaSallaFaceoffRight5 ft 7 in185 lbsVirginia2023Rocky PointMiller Place, New York6Truitt SunderlandMidfieldRight5 ft 10 in165 lbsVirginia2026Calvert HallBaltimore, Maryland7TJ MaloneAttackLeft5 ft 11 in185 lbsPenn State2024HaverfordWest Chester, Pennsylvania8Eric KolarSSDMRight5 ft 11 in200 lbsMaryland2026The Hill SchoolMount Airy, Maryland10Colin HeacockMidfieldR/L6 ft 3 in220 lbsMaryland2017Boys' LatinCatonsville, Maryland11Jack McDonaldLSMRight6 ft 5 in210 lbsMaryland2025South SideRockville Centre, New York12Aidan CarrollMidfieldR/L6 ft 0 in190 lbsGeorgetown2025Boston College High SchoolMilton, Massachusetts13Nathan KappFaceoffRight5 ft 11 in205 lbsJacksonville2024MiddletonMiddleton, Wisconsin 14Tim MullerDefense Right6 ft 2 in215 lbsMaryland2017ChaminadeGarden City, New York15Joe JuengerkesSSDMRight6 ft 0 in190 lbsRutgers2026IslipIslip, New York19Emmet CarrollGoalieRight6 ft 3 in205 lbsPenn2025RyeRye, New York21Matt KnoteGoalieRight5 ft 10 in220 lbsUMass2024Eastport-South ManorSpeonk, New York22Joey SpallinaAttackRight5 ft 11 in192 lbsSyracuse2026Mount SinaiMount Sinai, New York23Richie ConnellAttackLeft6 ft 5 in220 lbsDenver2024The Hill AcademyEvergreen, Colorado25Matthew PaolattoFaceoffRight5 ft 11 in185 lbsRutgers2025Dover-SherbornSherborn, Massachusetts27Brad SmithMidfieldR/L6 ft 3 in205 lbsDuke2019Mountain LakesMountain Lakes, New Jersey 33Matthew DunnDefense Right6 ft 3 in224 lbsMaryland2016Loyola BlakefieldBaltimore, Maryland34Payton RezankaSSDMLeft5 ft 11 in205 lbsLoyola2023Cathedral CatholicSan Diego, California35Billy Dwan IIIDefenseLeft6 ft 4 in225 lbsSyracuse2026Loyola BlakefieldLutherville, Maryland36Ajax ZappitelloDefenseRight6 ft 1 in190 lbsMaryland2024SunsetPortland, Oregon39Colin SquiresLSMRight6 ft 2 in190 lbsDenver2021West LinnWest Linn, Oregon41Matt BrandauMidfieldR/L5 ft 11 in190 lbsYale2024Boys' LatinTimonium, Maryland43Jack PoseyDefenseRight6 ft 1 in210 lbsPenn State2024FreedomSouth Riding, Virginia51Adam PoitrasMidfieldLeft6 ft 2 in180 lbsLoyola2024The Hill AcademyWhitby, Ontario85Christian MazurSSDMRight6 ft 1 in205 lbsArmy2025WestfieldWestfield, New Jersey 91Joe NardellaFaceoff Right5 ft 10 in200 lbsRutgers2015CazenoviaCazenovia, New YorkMichael BoehmAttackRight5 ft 10 in170 lbsMichigan2024St. IgnatiusRocky River, OhioBlake EilandSSDMRight6 ft 0 in200 lbsOhio State2026Western Reserve AcademyDelaware, OhioShun Ito*GoalieRight
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*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list
**Indicates player is on PUP list
Coaching staff Head coach – Jim Stagnitta Assistant coach – Drew Snider Assistant coach – Brian Voelker
All-time draft selections 2019 Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades 1 4 Alex Woodall Faceoff Towson Colonial Athletic Association Second-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) 2 9 Brad Smith Midfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference Second-Team All-American, First-Team ACC 3 16 Isaac Paparo Defense UMass Colonial Athletic Association Second-Team All-American, First-Team CAA 4 21 John Daniggelis Midfield Yale Ivy League Honorable 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 resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College15Zed WilliamsMidfieldVirginia212TJ ComizioMidfieldVillanova 2020 College Draft Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College17Sean NewDefenseHoly Cross214Matt HublerMidfieldJohns Hopkins 2021 Entry Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College17Chris AslanianAttack/MidfieldHobart215Charlie HayesSSDMDetroit323Bryan ColeMidfieldMaryland 2021 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College17Connor KirstMidfieldRutgers216Ryan TierneyAttackHofstra323Colin SquiresDefenseDenver431Nick GrillDefenseMaryland
2022 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College17Roman PugliseSSDMMaryland215Wheaton JackoboiceMidfieldNotre Dame320Keegan KhanAttackMaryland426Jackson ReidAttackOhio State431Colin HintonDefenseJacksonville
2023 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege16Tucker DordevicAttackGeorgetown214Petey LaSallaFaceoffVirginia322Garrett LeadmonMidfieldDuke430Elijah GashDefenseAlbany
2024 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege13Ajax ZappitelloDefenseMaryland317TJ MaloneAttackPenn State322Stephen ZupicichLSMVillanova427Adam PoitrasAttackLoyola
2025 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege17Aidan CarrollAttackGeorgetown317Scott SmithDefenseJohns Hopkins320Emmet CarrollGoaliePenn324Christian MazurDefensive MidfieldArmy
2026 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege13Joey SpallinaAttackSyracuse211Billy Dwan IIIDefenseSyracuse319Blake EilandSSDMOhio State427Eric KolarSSDMMaryland432Braden ErksaAttackMaryland
Season results +2019WeekLocationDateOpponentResult1 Boston, MassachusettsJune 1, 2019ChaosW 15–14 (OT)2New York CityJune 8, 2019ChromeW 12–11 (OT)3Chicago, IllinoisJune 15, 2019ArchersW 11–10 (OT)4Baltimore, MarylandJune 22, 2019AtlasW 15–105Atlanta, GeorgiaJune 29, 2019RedwoodsL 11–146Washington, DCJuly 6, 2019AtlasW 11–9All-Star BreakLos Angeles, CaliforniaJuly 21, 2019ByeBye7Denver, ColoradoJuly 27, 2019ChaosL 12–138San Jose, CaliforniaAugust 10, 2019ChromeL 16–209Hamilton, OntarioAugust 18, 2019RedwoodsW 17–410Albany, New YorkAugust 25, 2019ArchersL 11–8Playoffs Round 1Columbus, OhioSeptember 7, 2019ChaosW 15–7FinalsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaSeptember 21, 2019RedwoodsW 12–11
+2020GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Herriman, UtahJuly 25, 2020RedwoodsW 13–92Herriman, UtahJuly 30, 2020AtlasW 15–63Herriman, UtahJuly 31, 2020ChaosW 12–74Herriman, UtahAugust 2, 2020ArchersW 17–115 (Semifinal)Herriman, UtahAugust 6, 2020RedwoodsW 13–126 (PLL Championship)Herriman, UtahAugust 9, 2020ChaosW 12–6
+2021GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Foxborough, MassachusettsJune 5, 2021ChaosW 13–72Kennesaw, GeorgiaJune 12, 2021CannonsW 15–143Baltimore, MarylandJune 25, 2021AtlasW 12–114Baltimore, MarylandJune 27, 2021ChromeL 6–165Hempstead, New YorkJuly 4, 2021ArchersW 15–146Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 10, 2021RedwoodsL 7–137Colorado Springs, ColoradoJuly 31, 2021WaterdogsL 6–118Albany, New YorkAugust 13, 2021RedwoodsW 14–129Albany, New YorkAugust 15, 2021ArchersL 14–1510 (Quarterfinal)Sandy, UtahAugust 21, 2021RedwoodsW 14–1311 (Semifinal)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 5, 2021WaterdogsW 14–1011 (Championship)Washington D.C.September 19, 2021ChaosL 9–14
+2022GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 4ChaosW 9–82Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 11WaterdogsW 12–113Hempstead, New YorkJune 17AtlasW 12–94Baltimore, MarylandJune 24RedwoodsW 12–115Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 2WaterdogsL 10–116Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 23ChaosW 14–127Frisco, TexasJuly 30ChromeW 9–88Denver, ColoradoAugust 6ArchersW 13–119Herriman, UtahAugust 12AtlasW 16–810Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 21CannonsW 11–911 (Semifinal)Washington D.C.September 11WaterdogsL 10–11
+2023 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 22AtlasL 16–292Springfield, VAFebruary 23ArchersL 23–263Springfield, VAFebruary 24ChromeL 14–184 (Semifinals)Springfield, VAFebruary 25AtlasL 21–30
+2023GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 4ChromeL 11–122Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 10AtlasL 11–123Columbus, OhioJune 17RedwoodsW 18–114Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 9ArchersL 12–155Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 14WaterdogsL 13–166Frisco, TexasJuly 30ChaosW 17–167Baltimore, MarylandAugust 5ChromeW 12–58Denver, ColoradoAugust 11ChaosW 12–109Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 18ArchersL 11–1610Herriman, UtahAugust 26CannonsL 11–1511 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 4WaterdogsL 12–15
+2024GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 2AtlasL 13–172Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 8CannonsL 9–133Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 16WaterdogsW 15–14 (OT)4Eagan, MinnesotaJune 28AtlasW 16–125Cambridge, MassachusettsJuly 6ArchersL 11–166Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 19ChaosL 9–107San Diego, CaliforniaJuly 28RedwoodsW 18–138Baltimore, MarylandAugust 3WaterdogsW 12–69Baltimore, MarylandAugust 4CannonsW 16–1410Denver, ColoradoAugust 9OutlawsW 16–911 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 2OutlawsW 11–1012 (Semifinal)Uniondale, New YorkSeptember 7AtlasW 12–11 (OT)13 (Championship)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 15ArchersL 8–12
+2025 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 11AtlasL 13–252Springfield, VAFebruary 13CannonsL 21–343Springfield, VAFebruary 15ArchersL 25–29
PLL Award winners Jim Brown Most Valuable Player Matt Rambo: 2019 Zed Williams: 2020 Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year Matt Rambo: 2019 Zed Williams: 2020 Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year Matt Dunn: 2020, 2024 Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year
Kyle Bernlohr, 2022
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year Michael Ehrhardt: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year Joe Nardella: 2020 George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year Ty Warner: 2020 Rookie of the Year Tucker Dordevic: 2023 TJ Malone: 2024 Joey Spallina: 2026 Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award Zed Williams: 2023 Joe Nardella: 2025
Head coaches # Name Term Regular season PlayoffsGPWLPctGPWLPct 1 Jim Stagnitta 2019– 53 34 19 12 8 4
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs Archers45Lost 4Atlas82Won 2Cannons32Won 1Chaos94Lost 1Outlaws44Won 3Redwoods92Won 5Waterdogs45Won 2Totals4124
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