2011 Chesapeake Bayhawks season
# 2011 Chesapeake Bayhawks season

The 2011 Chesapeake Bayhawks season was the 11th season for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. The defending Steinfeld Cup champions fell in the playoffs to the Boston Cannons in the 2011 MLL semifinals.

## Off season

### Draft

The Bayhawks acquired only 5 men from the 2011 MLL Draft.

| Round | Pick | Name | Position | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | 24 | Barney Ehrmann | Defenseman | Georgetown |
| 5 | 30 | Steve DeNapoli | Defenseman | Hofstra |
| 6 | 36 | Michael Burns | Midfielder | North Carolina |
| 7 | 42 | Dan Hostetler | Defenseman | Georgetown |
| 8 | 48 | John Austin | Midfielder | Delaware |

## Regular season

### Schedule

| Win | Loss |
| - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Attendance | Record |
| May 14 | Rochester | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 14-10 | 7,916 | 1-0 |
| May 19 | @ Hamilton | Ron Joyce Stadium | 14-10 | 1,207 | 2-0 |
| June 4 | @ Boston | Harvard Stadium | 17-13 | 10,727 | 2-1 |
| June 4 | @ Denver | Invesco Field | 16-15 (OT) | 12,548 | 3-1 |
| June 16 | @ Long Island | James M. Shuart Stadium | 14-11 | 3,612 | 3-2 |
| June 25 | Boston | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 17-10 | 8,370 | 3-3 |
| July 2 | Rochester | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 13-11 | 8,410 | 4-3 |
| July 16 | @ Hamilton | Robert Joyce Stadium | 12-11 | 1,103 | 5-3 |
| July 23 | Long Island | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 15-8 | 7,793 | 5-4 |
| July 30 | Hamilton | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 16-6 | 7,962 | 5-5 |
| August 6 | @ Rochester | Sahlen's Stadium | 13-11 | 3,875 | 6-5 |
| August 13 | Denver | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 15-9 | 8,517 | 6-6 |

## Postseason

The 2011 MLL playoffs were held at the Bayhawk's own Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on August 27 and 28. Despite having the home field advantage, 4-seeded Chesapeake fell to #1 Boston 14-13. It was a rematch of last year's semifinal game, which Chesapeake won 13-9.

### Playoff Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Steinfeld Cup Final | Steinfeld Cup Final | Steinfeld Cup Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boston | 14 | | | |
| 4 | Chesapeake | 13 | | | |
| 4 | Chesapeake | 13 | 1 | Boston | 10 |
| | | | 3 | Hamilton | 9 |
| 2 | Denver | 9 | 3 | Hamilton | 9 |
| 3 | Hamilton | 11 | | | |

### Semifinal: Boston

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chesapeake | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| Boston | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

* Date: August 27, 2011
* Game time: Noon
* Referee: Matt Palumb & Rich Tamberrino
