California Redwoods (lacrosse)
Lacrosse team in California, US

California Redwoods
Full nameCalifornia Redwoods Lacrosse Club
SportField lacrosse
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Team historyRedwoods Lacrosse Club (2019-23)
California Redwoods (2024-present)
Based inSan Diego, California
StadiumTorero Stadium
Colors       
Head coachAnthony 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

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

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]
5 Romar Dennis United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 5 in 225 lbs Loyola 2017 St. Mary's Ryken Huntingtown, Maryland [4]
6 TD Ierlan (C) United States Faceoff Right 5 ft 9 in 190 lbs Denver 2021 Victor Victor, New York [5]
10 Sam English Canada Midfield Right 5 ft 11 in 169 lbs Syracuse 2025 Culver Academy Burlington, Ontario [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]
14 Wes Berg Out Canada Attack Right 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Denver 2015 Dr. Charles Best Coquitlam, British Columbia [8]
17 Ryland Rees Canada LSM Right 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Stony Brook 2019 Terry Fox Port Coquitlam, British Columbia [9]
19 Brendan Nichtern United States Attack Right 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Army 2022 Massapequa Massapequa, New York [10]
20 Chris Conlin United States Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Chatham Chatham, New Jersey [11]
21 Carter Parlette United States SSDM Left 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra, Florida [12]
22 Chayse Ierlan United States Goalie Right 6 ft 1 in 210 lbs Johns Hopkins 2024 Victor Victor, New York [13]
23 Chris Merle (C) United States SSDM Right 6 ft 1 in 200 lbs Virginia 2021 Westhampton Beach Westhampton Beach, New York [14]
24 Marquez White Out United States SSDM Right 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Princeton 2024 Poway Poway, California [15]
26 Sam Handley United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 5 in 235 lbs Penn 2023 Jesuit Portland, Oregon [16]
28 Jared Conners United States LSM Right 6 ft 5 in 215 lbs Virginia 2021 Pittsford Pittsford, New York [17]
31 Chris Fake United States Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 220 lbs Yale 2023 Hun School Allentown, New Jersey [18]
34 Josh Balcarcel Puerto Rico Midfield Left 5 ft 7 in 175 lbs Marist 2025 Delaware Valley Milford, Pennsylvania [19]
39 Cole Kastner United States Defense Right 6 ft 7 in 215 lbs Virginia 2024 Menlo School Palo Alto, California [20]
40 Arden Cohen United States Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs Notre Dame 2022 Darien New York, New York [21]
41 Charlie Bertrand United States Midfield Left 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Virginia 2021 Baldwinsville Baldwinsville, New York [22]
43 Matt Knote United States Goalie Right 5 ft 10 in 220 lbs UMass 2024 Eastport-South Manor Speonk, New York [23]
47 Cole Kirst United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Syracuse 2023 Seton Hall Prep Bernardsville, New Jersey [24]
50 Ryder Garnsey (C) United States Attack Left 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Notre Dame 2019 Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, New Hampshire [25]
70 BJ Farrare United States SSDM Left 5 ft 8 in 175 lbs Penn 2023 McDonogh Owings Mills, Maryland [26]
81 Connor Cmiel United States Midfield Right 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Ohio State 2025 St. Ignatius Rocky River, Ohio
88 Aidan Danenza United States Midfield Right 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs Duke 2024 St. Anthony's Muttontown, New York [27]
94 Jack Kelly Out United States Goalie Right 6 ft 1 in 225 lbs Brown 2016 West Islip West Islip, New York [28]
96 Chris Kavanagh United States Attack Right 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs Notre Dame 2025 Taft Rockville Centre, New York [29]
Zach Vigue United States Goalie Right 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Richmond 2025 Apex Apex, North Carolina

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

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

All-time draft selections

2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
1 5 Clarke Petterson Attack Cornell Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Ivy League
2 8 Tyler Dunn Midfield Penn Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League
3 17 Brendan Gleason Attack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC
4 20 Tim Troutner Goalie High Point Southern Conference Second-Team All-American, First-Team SoCon
Undrafted FA Ryder Garnsey Attack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference 2018 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

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

PLL award winners

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

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Nat St. Laurent 2019-2024 53 25 28 .472 9 4 5 .444
2 Anthony Kelly 2025 - Current 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-time record vs. PLL clubs

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 2 8 .200 Lost 7
Atlas 5 4 .556 Lost 1
Cannons 4 1 .800 Won 2
Chaos 7 6 .538 Won 1
Outlaws 4 5 .444 Lost 2
Waterdogs 5 0 1.000 Won 5
Whipsnakes 2 9 .182 Lost 5
Totals 29 33 .468

References

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  2. ^ "Carter Rice". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "Dylan Molloy". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "Romar Dennis". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "TD Ierlan". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Sam English". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "Brian Tevlin". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  8. ^ "Wes Berg". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  9. ^ "Ryland Rees". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "Brendan Nichtern". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "Chris Conlin". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  12. ^ "Carter Parlette". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  13. ^ "Chayse Ierlan". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  14. ^ "Chris Merle". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  15. ^ "Marquez White". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  16. ^ "Sam Handley". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  17. ^ "Jared Conners". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  18. ^ "Chris Fake". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  19. ^ "Josh Balcarcel". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  20. ^ "Cole Kastner". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  21. ^ "Arden Cohen". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  22. ^ "Charlie Bertrand". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
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  25. ^ "Ryder Garnsey". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  26. ^ "BJ Farrare". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  27. ^ "Aidan Danenza". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  28. ^ "Jack Kelly". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
  29. ^ "Chris Kavanagh". Premier Lacrosse League. May 30, 2025.
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  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.
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