Baltimore Bombers (lacrosse)

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]

Baltimore Bombers
Based inBaltimore, Maryland
ArenaClarence H. "Du" Burns Arena
ColorsRed, Black, Gold, White
                   
Head coachHunter Francis
General managerHunter Francis

History

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
2013 Baltimore Bombers[8]
Number Player's Name Position College Height Weight
1Damien DavisDPrinceton
2Dan CocchiTTowson
3Matt AlrichFDelaware6 ft 3 in
6Ben RubeorAVirginia5 ft 11 in
8Josh RachmanDFlorida State
12Andrew WasikFPace
14Peter CannonTGeorgetown
15Jack RingoDVA Wesleyan
19Devan SpilkerFLimestone
20David TamberinoFMaryland
21Jordan KennyFVA Wesleyan
23Dan DeckelbaumTDelaware
27Dan MarohlFUMBC6 ft 1 in
29Ginny CapicchioniGSacred Heart5 ft 8 in190 lb
33David ShorttDLoyola
34Shaun NadelenDJohns Hopkins
41Andrew CombsFMaryland5 ft 10 in
44Colton VosburghTPenn. State
49Matt HickmanFSailsbury
56John OrsenDHofstra6 ft 3 in203 lb
66Mike SimonsDStevenson
99Adam MillerGSCAD

2013 Season
2013 Baltimore Bombers Season
Date & Time Away Team Score Home Team Score Game Notes
January 12 @ 7:00 PMBaltimore17Boston Rockhoppers16Overtime
January 20 @ 3:00 PMRhode Island Kingfish8Baltimore12
January 27 @ 3:00 PMBoston Rockhoppers20Baltimore9
February 1 @ 7:00 PMBaltimore17Kentucky Stickhorses14
February 3 @ 1:00 PMBaltimore10Kentucky Stickhorses11Overtime
February 9 @ 8:00 PMRhode Island KingfishN/ABaltimoreN/ACANCELED
February 17 @ 3:00 PMBoston Rockhoppers18Baltimore9
February 24 @ 3:00 PMKentucky Stickhorses10Baltimore12
March 10 @ 3:00 PMKentucky StickhorsesN/ABaltimoreN/ACANCELED
March 16 @ 7:00 PMBaltimoreN/ABoston RockhoppersN/ACANCELED

Season-by-Season
Year Reg. Season Playoffs Attendance Average
2013 4-3✝ N/A Not Reported

✝ Folded mid-season

References
  1. "Notebook: Nadelen, Marohl, Davis to lead Bombers in debut season". baltimoresun.com. Baltimore Sun. January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. "North American Lacrosse League Continues to grow". northamericanlacrosseleague.com. North American Lacrosse League. August 29, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  3. Jamison Hensley (July 16, 1999). "Thunder eyes Pittsburgh move". baltimoresun.com. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  4. Roch Kubatko (November 7, 2006). "Bayhawks picking up sticks and moving to D.C." baltimoresun.com. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "A statement from Bombers owner and coach, Hunter Francis". Facebook.com/BaltimoreBombersLax. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  8. "Team Roster". baltimorebomberslax.com/. Baltimore Bombers. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.


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