The Baltimore Bombers were an American indoor lacrosse team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They were a member of the North American Lacrosse League. The Bombers played their home games at Clarence H. "Du" Burns Arena in the Baltimore City neighborhood of Canton.[1]
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| Based in | Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Arena | Clarence H. "Du" Burns Arena |
| Colors | Red, Black, Gold, White |
| Head coach | Hunter Francis |
| General manager | Hunter Francis |
History edit
The franchise was announced as an expansion member of the North American Lacrosse League on August 26, 2012.[2] This made the thunder the first professional indoor lacrosse team to call Baltimore home since the Baltimore Thunder left in 1999 to become the Pittsburgh CrosseFire,[3] and the first professional lacrosse team of any kind to call the Baltimore region home since the Baltimore Bayhawks moved to Washington, DC in 2006.[4]
Originally scheduled to start their first season against the expansion Rhode Island Kingfish on January 5, 2013, the first game for the Bombers was January 12, 2013 against the Boston Rockhoppers.[5] The Bombers won this game in 17–16 in overtime.
On March 8, 2013, it was officially reported the Baltimore Bombers had folded. General manager and head coach, Hunter Francis noted that "...the economics didn’t work." This news initially broke on Laxdirt.com and later on their Facebook page. Just two days before, the Bombers posted about a giveaway at the game scheduled for March 10.[6][7]
Roster edit
| 2013 Baltimore Bombers[8] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player's Name | Position | College | Height | Weight | |
| 1 | Damien Davis | D | Princeton | |||
| 2 | Dan Cocchi | T | Towson | |||
| 3 | Matt Alrich | F | Delaware | 6 ft 3 in | ||
| 6 | Ben Rubeor | A | Virginia | 5 ft 11 in | ||
| 8 | Josh Rachman | D | Florida State | |||
| 12 | Andrew Wasik | F | Pace | |||
| 14 | Peter Cannon | T | Georgetown | |||
| 15 | Jack Ringo | D | VA Wesleyan | |||
| 19 | Devan Spilker | F | Limestone | |||
| 20 | David Tamberino | F | Maryland | |||
| 21 | Jordan Kenny | F | VA Wesleyan | |||
| 23 | Dan Deckelbaum | T | Delaware | |||
| 27 | Dan Marohl | F | UMBC | 6 ft 1 in | ||
| 29 | Ginny Capicchioni | G | Sacred Heart | 5 ft 8 in | 190 lb | |
| 33 | David Shortt | D | Loyola | |||
| 34 | Shaun Nadelen | D | Johns Hopkins | |||
| 41 | Andrew Combs | F | Maryland | 5 ft 10 in | ||
| 44 | Colton Vosburgh | T | Penn. State | |||
| 49 | Matt Hickman | F | Sailsbury | |||
| 56 | John Orsen | D | Hofstra | 6 ft 3 in | 203 lb | |
| 66 | Mike Simons | D | Stevenson | |||
| 99 | Adam Miller | G | SCAD | |||
2013 season edit
| 2013 Baltimore Bombers Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date & Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Game Notes | |
| January 12 @ 7:00 PM | Baltimore | 17 | Boston Rockhoppers | 16 | Overtime | |
| January 20 @ 3:00 PM | Rhode Island Kingfish | 8 | Baltimore | 12 | ||
| January 27 @ 3:00 PM | Boston Rockhoppers | 20 | Baltimore | 9 | ||
| February 1 @ 7:00 PM | Baltimore | 17 | Kentucky Stickhorses | 14 | ||
| February 3 @ 1:00 PM | Baltimore | 10 | Kentucky Stickhorses | 11 | Overtime | |
| February 9 @ 8:00 PM | Rhode Island Kingfish | N/A | Baltimore | N/A | CANCELED | |
| February 17 @ 3:00 PM | Boston Rockhoppers | 18 | Baltimore | 9 | ||
| February 24 @ 3:00 PM | Kentucky Stickhorses | 10 | Baltimore | 12 | ||
| March 10 @ 3:00 PM | Kentucky Stickhorses | N/A | Baltimore | N/A | CANCELED | |
| March 16 @ 7:00 PM | Baltimore | N/A | Boston Rockhoppers | N/A | CANCELED | |
Season-by-Season edit
| Year | Reg. Season | Playoffs | Attendance Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4-3✝ | N/A | Not Reported |
✝ Folded mid-season
References edit
- ^ "Notebook: Nadelen, Marohl, Davis to lead Bombers in debut season". The Baltimore Sun. January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "North American Lacrosse League Continues to grow". northamericanlacrosseleague.com. North American Lacrosse League. August 29, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ Jamison Hensley (July 16, 1999). "Thunder eyes Pittsburgh move". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ Roch Kubatko (November 7, 2006). "Bayhawks picking up sticks and moving to D.C." The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "The Baltimore Bombers set to make their North American Lacrosse League debut against The Boston Rockhoppers". laxdirt.com.com. Lax Dirt. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Hunter Francis responds to the Baltimore Bombers bowing out of the NALL season". Laxdirt.com. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "A statement from Bombers owner and coach, Hunter Francis". Facebook.com/BaltimoreBombersLax. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Team Roster". baltimorebomberslax.com/. Baltimore Bombers. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
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