Machine Roster Constructed for Season

4/24/12 9:52 AM

The Ohio Machine coaches had tough decisions to make coming out of the last week of training camp in order to cut the 40-man training camp roster down to 31 on final cut day.

“The first ever Ohio Machine training camp was extremely competitive and productive for everyone involved,” said Head Coach Ted Garber. “Based on how the players performed in all of the drills and scrimmage situations, we were able to identify and select a tremendous group of highly-skilled team players for the 2012 initial roster.”

With MLL veterans and up-and-coming talent all in the mix, Garber looked for what his main focus has been since day one – a team-first mentality.

“The chemistry is great on the team. They are excited and happy to play together,” said Garber. “They were able to start putting together the dots as a group and started playing team lacrosse during training camp these past few weekends.”

With training camp, Garber was finally able to see first-hand the talent he has been stock piling over the past several months. The diversity of talent of each player allowed the coaches to build a roster that will be able to develop and grow throughout the season.

“As an organization, it is very evident that our roster will give us the flexibility and strength to utilize all of our talent within the framework of successful team play as we head into the season,” said Garber.

The roster now consists of three goalies, nine defenders, 14 midfielders and five attackmen who will begin working towards the end goal of the 2012 MLL Championship, a journey which begins on May 5 when they take on the Chesapeake Bayhawks in Annapolis. That game will be aired live on ESPN3.com and on tape-delay at 11:30 p.m. on SportsTime Ohio.

To watch these players open up the season at home on May 19th against the Rochester Rattlers, call the Machine at (614) 754-1973 or visit www.theohiomachine.com/tickets to reserve your seats today!

2012 Ohio Machine Alphabetical Roster

Number	Player	College	Position
44	Greg Bice	Ohio State	D
23	Jim Borell	Maryland	M
41	Matt Cafarelli	Ohio State	D
26	Matt Casey	Ithaca	M
14	Buggs Combs	Maryland	A
21	Jim Connolly	Massachusetts	A
11	Sean Doyle	Bellarmine	A
3	Brett Garber	Massachusetts	M
4	Audi Glass	Bishop's	D
43	Nolan Godfrey	Merrimack	FO/M
2	Dan Groot	Maryland	M
81	Kyle Hartzell	Salisbury	D
6	Brett Hughes	Virginia	D
34	Anthony Kelly	Ohio State	FO/M
22	Jordan Levine	Albany	M
88	Connor Martin	Chapman	A
12	Ray Megill	Maryland	D
19	Matt Messina	NYIT	M
10	Eric O'Brien	Ohio State	FO/M
30	Brian Phipps	Maryland	GK
7	Josh Porcell	UMBC	M
35	Kevin Ridgway	Notre Dame	D
31	Johnny Rodriguez	Salisbury	GK
8	Max Schmidt	Maryland	D
9	Stefan Schroder	Ohio State	GK
24	Mario Ventiquattro	Ohio State	A
32	Brady Williams	Brown	A
16	Matt Witko	Tufts	M
1	Chazz Woodson	Brown	A
42	Brian Yontz	Ohio State	D
91	Joel Zalesky	Seton Hill	M

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