The California Redwoods are a professional field lacrosse team based in San Diego, California , that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium . The Redwoods began play in the league's inaugural 2019 season .
7-1023: Following the assignment of home markets for the 2024 season, the team was rebranded as the California Redwoods. On January 1, 2024, the PLL revealed the Redwoods would be based in San Diego, hosting their homecoming weekend at Torero Stadium. Source: *Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list **Indicates player is on injured reserve ^Indicates player is on holdout list (C) Indicates captain 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
14-527: The Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania . Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club defeated Redwoods Lacrosse Club to claim the league title. ‡ = joint event with the Women's Professional Lacrosse League PLAYOFFS The collegiate draft occurred on April 23 and was broadcast on NBCSN at 6:00 PM EDT. It was hosted by sportscaster Paul Burmeister with help from draft analyst Ryan Boyle . A draft lottery
21-490: The Redwoods mounted an amazing comeback when they scored 6 goals (including a 2-point shot), pulling within 2 points if the Whipsnakes (10–8) in the third quarter. The fourth quarter saw the Redwoods tie it up with 5:49 left to play. Then the Redwoods scored one more to pull ahead. But local product and league MVP Matt Rambo tied it with just 21.2 seconds remaining. The Whipsnakes won it in overtime and Rambo who scored
28-761: The Year Brendan Looney Leadership Award Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season The 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season was the inaugural season of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The season began on Saturday, June 1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and culminated with a championship game played on Saturday, September 21 at Talen Energy Stadium , now known as Subaru Park, in
35-407: 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. 2020 College Draft 2021 Entry Draft 2021 College Draft Rookie of
42-434: The second half comeback win. The Whipsnakes outlasted the Redwoods 12–11 in overtime to claim the inaugural PLL Championship. The ninth overtime game of PLL season was the most exciting. After a defensive first quarter with a 1–1 tie, the game heated up in the second quarter when the Whipsnakes went on a 5–0 run. After halftime, the Whipsnakes continued their goal streak with a 4–0 run. However, being down by 7 goals,
49-534: Was released on the league's YouTube channel on April 8 to determine the top six picks. Format: Source: The inaugural 2019 All-Star Game took place on Sunday, July 21 at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California . It was broadcast on NBCSN . The two teams captains were Matt Rambo (Whipsnakes) and Trevor Baptiste (Atlas) Team Baptiste won with a score of 17–16 over Team Rambo. The MVP award went to goalie Jack Concannon who had 13 saves in
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