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California Redwoods
BERJAYA
Full nameCalifornia Redwoods Lacrosse Club
Sport
Field lacrosse
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Team historyRedwoods Lacrosse Club (2019-23)
California Redwoods (2024-present)
Based inSan Diego, California
StadiumTorero Stadium
Colors       
Head coach
Anthony Kelly
General managerJoe Spallina
ChampionshipsNone
WebsiteCalifornia Redwoods

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.

History

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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.

Roster

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2025 California Redwoods
# Name Nationality Position Shot Height Weight College Grad year High school Hometown Ref.
2 Andrew McAdorey United States Midfield R/L 5 ft 8 in 190 lbs Duke 2025 St. Anthony's Manorville, New York [1]
3 Carter Rice United States SSDM Left 5 ft 11 in 191 lbs Syracuse 2025 Boston College High School Milton, Massachusetts [2]
4 Dylan Molloy United States Attack Right 6 ft 0 in 215 lbs Brown 2017 St. Anthony's Setauket, New York [3]
6 TD Ierlan (C) United States Faceoff Right 5 ft 9 in 190 lbs Denver 2021 Victor Victor, New York [4]
7 Michael Leo United States Midfield Left 5 ft 10 in 190 lbs Syracuse 2026 St. Anthony's Seaford, New York [5]
8 Connor Cmiel United States SSDM Right 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Ohio State 2025 St. Ignatius Rocky River, Ohio
9 Cullen Brown United States Defense Right 6 ft 4 in 190 lbs Ohio State 2026 Landon Silver Spring, Maryland [6]
12 Brian Tevlin (C) United States SSDM Right 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Notre Dame 2023 Seton Hall Prep Livingston, New Jersey [7]
13 Marcus Wertheim Australia Midfield Right 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Brown 2026 Smithtown East St. James, New York [8]
14 Wes Berg Canada Attack Right 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Denver 2015 Dr. Charles Best Coquitlam, British Columbia [9]
15 Sam English Canada Midfield Right 5 ft 11 in 169 lbs Syracuse 2025 Culver Academy Burlington, Ontario [10]
20 Chris Conlin United States Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Chatham Chatham, New Jersey [11]
23 Chris Merle (C) United States SSDM Right 6 ft 1 in 200 lbs Virginia 2021 Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach, New York [12]
26 Ryan Croddick United States Goalie Right 6 ft 3 in 185 lbs Princeton 2026 Hun School Rumson, New Jersey [13]
28 Jared Conners United States LSM Right 6 ft 5 in 215 lbs Virginia 2021 Pittsford Pittsford, New York [14]
31 Chris Fake United States Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 220 lbs Yale 2023 Hun School Allentown, New Jersey [15]
34 Josh Balcarcel Puerto Rico Midfield Left 5 ft 7 in 175 lbs Marist 2025 Delaware Valley Milford, Pennsylvania [16]
37 Dillon Ward Canada Goalie Right 6 ft 5 in 220 lbs Bellarmine 2013 The Hill Academy Orangeville, Ontario [17]
39 Cole Kastner United States Defense Right 6 ft 7 in 215 lbs Virginia 2024 Menlo School Palo Alto, California [18]
40 Arden Cohen United States LSM Left 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs Notre Dame 2022 Darien New York, New York [19]
50 Ryder Garnsey (C) United States Attack Left 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Notre Dame 2019 Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, New Hampshire [20]
51 Matt Wright Canada LSM Right 6 ft 0 in 213 lbs Syracuse 2024 The Hill Academy Oakville, Ontario [21]
55 Brayden Mayea Canada Attack Left 5 ft 9 in 185 lbs High Point 2024 St. Joseph's Windsor, Ontario [22]
70 BJ Farrare United States SSDM/LSM Left 5 ft 8 in 175 lbs Penn 2023 McDonogh Owings Mills, Maryland [23]
81 Kyle Hartzell United States LSM Right 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Salisbury 2008 Archbishop Curley Dundalk, Maryland [24]
88 Aidan Danenza United States Midfield Right 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs Duke 2024 St. Anthony's Muttontown, New York [25]
91 Michael Boehm United States Attack Right 5 ft 10 in 170 lbs Michigan 2024 St. Ignatius Rocky River, Ohio [26]
96 Chris Kavanagh United States Attack Right 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs Notre Dame 2025 Taft Rockville Centre, New York [27]
Dante Bowen Jamaica SSDM Right 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Syracuse 2026 David Suzuki Brampton, Ontario [28]
Finn Thomson Canada Attack Right 6 ft 2 in 170 lbs Syracuse 2026 St. Michael's Toronto, Ontario [29]

Source:[30][31]

*Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list[32][33]

**Indicates player is on injured reserve

^Indicates player is on holdout list

(C) Indicates captain

(R) indicates rookie[34]

Coaching staff

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  • Head coach – Anthony Kelly
  • Assistant coach – Chris Collins
  • Assistant coach – Chris Bocklet

All-time draft selections

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2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
15Clarke PettersonAttackCornellIvy LeagueHonorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Ivy League
28Tyler DunnMidfieldPennIvy LeagueHonorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League
317Brendan GleasonAttackNotre DameAtlantic Coast ConferenceHonorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC
420Tim TroutnerGoalieHigh PointSouthern ConferenceSecond-Team All-American, First-Team SoCon
UndraftedFARyder GarnseyAttackNotre DameAtlantic Coast Conference2018 Accolades (Suspended most of 2019): Honorable Mention All-American

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 results
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 6 Finn Sullivan Defense Hofstra
2 13 Greg Puskuldjian Faceoff Adelphi

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 6 Peyton Smith Faceoff Marist
2 13 Chris Price Defense High Point

2021 Entry Draft

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
2 11 Ryan Lee Attack RIT
3 19 Isiah Davis-Allen SSDM Maryland

2021 College Draft

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 4 TD Ierlan Faceoff Denver
3 24 Charlie Bertrand Midfield Virginia
4 29 Jamie Trimboli Midfield Syracuse
4 32 Charlie Leonard Faceoff Notre Dame

2022 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 3 Arden Cohen Defense Notre Dame
3 19 Nakeie Montgomery Midfield Duke
4 27 Mitch Bartolo Attack Rutgers

2023 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 2 Owen Grant Defense Delaware
2 10 Brian Tevlin Midfield Notre Dame
3 18 Cole Kirst Midfield Syracuse
4 26 Zach Cole Faceoff Saint Joseph's

2024 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
3 18 Garrett Degnon Attack Johns Hopkins
3 21 Levi Anderson Attack St Joseph's
4 29 Chayse Ierlan Goalie Johns Hopkins
4 32 Cole Kastner Defense Virginia

2025 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 2 Andrew McAdorey Midfield Duke
1 3 Sam English Midfield Syracuse
2 10 Chris Kavanagh Attack Notre Dame
4 29 Carter Rice Defensive Midfield Syracuse
4 31 Griffin Schutz Midfield Virginia

Season results

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2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Atlas W 11–9
2 New York, New York June 8, 2019 Archers L 9–10
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Chaos L 11–12 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 22, 2019 Chrome W 13–11
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Whipsnakes W 14–11
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Archers W 9-8 (OT)
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 Bye Bye
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Atlas L 15–18
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Chaos L 10–13
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 18, 2019 Whipsnakes L 4–17
10 Albany, New York August 24, 2019 Chrome W 18-7
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6, 2019 Archers W 16–12
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Chaos W 12-7
Finals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Whipsnakes L 11-12 (OT)
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Whipsnakes L 9–13
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Chrome L 11–12
3 Herriman, Utah July 29, 2020 Chaos W 8–7
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Atlas W 11–10
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Waterdogs W 11–8
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Whipsnakes L 12–13
2021
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 4, 2021 Cannons W 12–11
2 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 6, 2021 Chrome W 14–11
3 Kennesaw, Georgia June 12, 2021 Atlas L 9–12
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Chaos L 9–11
5 Hempstead, New York July 3, 2021 Waterdogs W 19–16
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 10, 2021 Whipsnakes W 13–7
7 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 31, 2021 Archers L 12–15
8 Albany, New York August 13, 2021 Whipsnakes L 12–14
9 Albany, New York August 15, 2021 Chaos W 10–9
10 (Quarterfinal) Sandy, Utah August 21, 2021 Whipsnakes L 13–14
2022
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 4 Atlas L 11–17
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 10 Chrome L 3–12
3 Hempstead, New York June 18 Chaos W 11–7
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 24 Whipsnakes L 11–12
5 Eagan, Minnesota July 1 Archers L 9–10
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 23 Atlas W 16–15
7 Frisco, Texas July 31 Chaos L 12–14
8 Denver, Colorado August 5 Cannons W 15–12
9 Herriman, Utah August 12 Waterdogs W 14–12
10 Tacoma, Washington August 20 Chrome L 12–13
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 3 Archers L 8–13
2023
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 3 Atlas W 13–12
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 9 Waterdogs W 10–9
3 Columbus, Ohio June 17 Whipsnakes L 11–18
4 Eagan, Minnesota July 9 Chaos W 13–8
5 Fairfield, Connecticut July 14 Archers L 3–10
6 Frisco, Texas July 29 Cannons L 10–16
7 Baltimore, Maryland August 6 Chaos L 12–14
8 Denver, Colorado August 12 Cannons W 16–15 (OT)
9 Tacoma, Washington August 19 Chrome W 11–10 (OT)
10 Herriman, Utah August 25 Atlas W 12–7
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 4 Chaos W 15–9
12 (Semifinal) Uniondale, New York September 10 Archers L 6–14
2024 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 15 Cannons W 26–25
2 Springfield, VA February 16 Waterdogs L 14–20
3 Springfield, VA February 17 Archers W 18–16
4 (Semifinals) Springfield, VA February 18 Cannons L 15–23
2024
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Charlotte, North Carolina June 7 Chaos L 11–12
2 Villanova, Pennsylvania June 16 Atlas L 15–20
3 Eagan, Minnesota June 29 Outlaws L 8–13
4 Cambridge, Massachusetts July 5 Cannons W 9–7
5 Fairfield, Connecticut July 20 Archers L 8–15
6 San Diego, California July 27 Chaos W 10–8
7 San Diego, California July 28 Whipsnakes L 13–18
8 Baltimore, Maryland August 3 Outlaws L 5–18
9 Denver, Colorado August 9 Waterdogs W 13–12
10 Herriman, Utah August 16 Archers L 12–13
2025
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York May 30 Outlaws W 15–12
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 7 Chaos W 16–10
3 Villanova, Pennsylvania June 13 Archers L 11–12
4 San Diego, California June 27 Outlaws L 12–18
5 San Diego, California June 28 Waterdogs L 9–12
6 Evanston, Illinois July 12 Chaos L 10–12
7 Fairfield, Connecticut July 18 Atlas L 12–16
8 Herriman, Utah July 25 Archers W 9–8
9 Denver, Colorado August 2 Whipsnakes W 14–13
10 Cambridge, Massachusetts August 8 Cannons W 18–17
11 (Quarterfinal) Eagan, Minnesota August 23 Chaos W 14–12
12 (Semifinal) Chester, Pennsylvania September 1 Outlaws L 7–12
2026 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 28 Outlaws W 26–14
2 Springfield, VA March 1 Chaos W 23–21
3 Springfield, VA March 6 Atlas W 23–22
4 (Finals) Springfield, VA March 8 Chaos L 16–24

PLL award winners

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Rookie of the Year

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

Paul Cantabene Face-Off Athlete of the Year

Comeback Player of the Year

Brendan Looney Leadership Award

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

Head coaches

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# Name Term Regular season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1Nat St. Laurent2019-2024532528.472945.444
2Anthony Kelly2025 - Current1055.500211.500

All-time record vs. PLL clubs

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Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers39.250Won 1
Atlas64.600Won 1
Cannons51.833Won 3
Chaos97.563Won 1
Outlaws57.417Lost 2
Waterdogs51.833Lost 1
Whipsnakes39.250Won 1
Totals 36 38 .486

References

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  1. ↑ "Andrew McAdorey". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Carter Rice". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dylan Molloy". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "TD Ierlan". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Michael Leo". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cullen Brown". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Brian Tevlin". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Marcus Wertheim". Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Wes Berg". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sam English". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Chris Conlin". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Chris Merle". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Ryan Croddick". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Jared Conners". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Chris Fake". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Josh Balcarcel". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Dillon Ward". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Cole Kastner". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Arden Cohen". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Ryder Garnsey". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Matt Wright". Premier Lacrosse League. May 4, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Brayden Mayea". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  23. ↑ "BJ Farrare". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Kyle Hartzell". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Aidan Danenza". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Michael Boehm". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Chris Kavanagh". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Dante Bowen". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Finn Thomson". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Redwoods Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  31. ↑ Taylor, Jerome (June 1, 2023). "Inside the Redwoods' Training Camp Part 2: 25-Man Roster Set". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Defenseman Owen Grant has been moved to the Unavailable to Travel List". Twitter. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  33. ↑ Taylor, Jerome (May 24, 2023). "Redwoods LC Add BJ Farrare and Matt Killkeary to Training Camp Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  34. ↑ "2025 Draft". May 6, 2025.
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