Washington Bayhawks

MLL Team
team_name=Washington Bayhawks
bg_color=#00004d
text_color =silver
conference = Eastern
logo_

founded=2001
stadium=George Mason Stadium
city=Fairfax, Virginia
team_colors=Navy Blue, Silver, White
color box|#00004d color box|silver color box|white
head_coach=Jarred Testa
general_manager=Scott Hiller
media_affiliates=Washington Post
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
steinfeld_cups = 2002, 2005
division_titles = 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
website= [http://www.washingtonbayhawks.com WashingtonBayhawks.com] The Washington Bayhawks are a lacrosse team based in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They are currently in the Eastern Conference. Prior to 2006, they were in the National Division. The team was based in the Baltimore, Maryland metro area as the Baltimore Bayhawks from 2001–2006.

Franchise history

The Bayhawks have played two seasons at Homewood Field on the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University (2001 and 2003) and played its home games during the 2002 season at Ravens Stadium now called M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore, currently the home of the Baltimore Ravens. They played their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the campus of Towson University from 2004 to 2006. The Bayhawks have won National Division championships in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005. They made the 2004 playoffs as a wild card.

The Bayhawks were the only Major League Lacrosse charter team to have a winning season in each of the first five years of the league.

The Long Island Lizards are the Bayhawks biggest rival. Thay have competed with them for the championship four times, and are the closest to them in stats.

Move to Washington, D.C.

There had been months of rumors about the Bayhawks moving from Baltimore, and a lot of the speculation centered around the team's moving to Washington, D.C.. On November 3, 2006, Inside Lacrosse received an email entitled “Major League Lacrosse is coming to Washington D.C.” announcing a pre-season press conference at Nathan’s of Georgetown on November 14. In addition, the domain name "washingtonbayhawks.com" is registered with a contact name of Kerry Pucillo, Director of Corporate Operations for Major League Lacrosse. The e-mail contact for the domain was her e-mail address and the street address given for the domain registry is that of Major League Lacrosse’s headquarters. The domain was registered September 2006.

The MLL approved the move to Washington. [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/lacrosse/bal-sp.bayhawks07nov07,0,1375435.story?coll=bal-prolacrosse-headlines Topic Galleries - baltimoresun.com ] ] The Bayhawks played their first home game of the 2007 season on May 12th at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia with the subsequent five home games at Georgetown University's Multi-Sport Field. For 2008, George Mason Stadium will serve as the primary field for five home games with one home game to be played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Mikey Powell/Connor Gill trade

On March 20, 2007, the Bayhawks completed a trade with the Boston Cannons. In the trade, the Cannons gave up Connor Gill and Ryan Curtis and in return they got Mikey Powell, Ben DeFelice, and a 2008 conditional draft choice. [ [http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=482 majorleaguelacrosse.com: Press Releases ] ] Both players have local ties to the Washington metro area.

eason-by-Season

*one game cancelled in 2003

Current Roster

*updated 05/18/2007

Coaches and others

* Brian Voelker 2001
* Gary Gait 2002-05
* Scott Hiller 2006-07
* Jarred Testa 2008

Hall of Famers

* Steve States
* Brad Sisson
* Josh Myers
* Mitchell Heaps

References

External links

* [http://www.washingtonbayhawks.com Washington Bayhawks Official Website]