California Redwoods (lacrosse)

The California Redwoods are a professional field lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League. The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Redwoods began play in the league's inaugural 2019 season.

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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

Source:
*Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list
**Indicates player is on injured reserve
^Indicates player is on holdout list
Indicates captain
indicates rookie

Coaching staff

Head coach – Anthony KellyAssistant coach – Chris CollinsAssistant 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 : 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.

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

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

2021 College Draft

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

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	Herriman, Utah	August 4, 2020	Waterdogs	W 11–8
6	Herriman, Utah	August 6, 2020	Whipsnakes	L 12–13

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	Foxborough, Massachusetts	September 3	Archers	L 8–13

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
9	Tacoma, Washington	August 19	Chrome	W 11–10
10	Herriman, Utah	August 25	Atlas	W 12–7
11	Foxborough, Massachusetts	September 4	Chaos	W 15–9
12	Uniondale, New York	September 10	Archers	L 6–14

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	Springfield, VA	February 18	Cannons	L 15–23

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

Tim Troutner: 2019
Chris Kavanagh: 2025

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

Garrett Epple: 2023

Paul Cantabene Face-Off Athlete of the Year

TD Ierlan: 2025

Comeback Player of the Year

Dylan Molloy: 2025

Brendan Looney Leadership Award

Kyle Harrison: 2019, 2021

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Jack Kelly: 2021
Cole Kirst: 2023
Brian Tevlin: 2025

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

Romar Dennis: 2024, 2025