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{{Infobox sports team
| name              = Ohio Machine
| logo              = Ohio_Machine_logo.png
| founded           = [[2012 MLL season|2012]]
| last_season       = [[2018 Major League Lacrosse season|2018]]
| league            = [[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]]
| stadium           = [[Fortress Obetz]]
| city              = [[Obetz, Ohio]]
| colors            = Carolina Blue, Red, White<br>{{color box|#6DACDE}} {{color box|#A6192E}} {{color box|white}}
| president         = Ryan Chenault
| coach_label       = Head coach
| coach             = [[Bear Davis]]
| championships     = '''1''' ([[2017 Major League Lacrosse season|2017]])
| blank_label       = [[Professional Lacrosse Players' Association|PLPA]] representative
| blank_label1      = Formerly
| blank_label2      = Later
}}

The '''Ohio Machine''' was a [[Major League Lacrosse]] (MLL) professional men's [[field lacrosse]] team based in [[Obetz, Ohio]]. They first played in the [[2012 MLL season]] and continued through the [[2018 Major League Lacrosse season|2018 season]].<ref name="expanding">{{cite web |last=Babo |first=Zach |publisher=Inside Lacrosse |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/mll-expanding-to-charlotte-columbus-for-2012-season/9186 |title=MLL Expanding to Charlotte, Columbus for 2012 Season |date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=February 7, 2011}}</ref>

On August 19, 2017, the Machine won their first championship in franchise history by defeating the [[Denver Outlaws]], 17–12.<ref name="theohiomachine.com">[https://www.theohiomachine.com/articles/the-ohio-machine-are-the-2017-mll-champions The Ohio Machine are the 2017 MLL Champions]</ref> The Machine made the playoffs four times (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), appeared in the league championship game twice (2016, 2017), and won one title (2017).

==Franchise history==
===2012-2013: Early struggles===
In January 2011, MLL voted to grant expansion franchises to Columbus and [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] for the [[2012 MLL season]].<ref name="expanding"/><ref>{{cite web|last=McLean|first=Derek|publisher=[[Major League Lacrosse]]|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/1968/mll-adds-two-new-teams/|title=Major League Lacrosse To Add Two New Franchises in 2012|date=January 21, 2011|access-date=February 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210165049/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/1968/mll-adds-two-new-teams/|archive-date=February 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both teams were owned by [[New Balance]] founder and MLL investor [[Jim Davis (businessman)|Jim Davis]].<ref name=disband>{{cite news |last1=Wagner |first1=Bill |title=Major League Lacrosse disbands three franchises |url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/ac-cs-mll-announcement-0403-story.html |access-date=July 2, 2019 |work=Capital Gazette |date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> The league announced on April 12, 2011, the team name would be the Ohio Machine, borrowing the moniker and colors of the team previously located in [[Chicago Machine (MLL)|Chicago]]. On May 19, 2012, the Ohio Machine got their first win in their franchise history in a home game against the [[Rochester Rattlers]].

On June 24, 2013, two days after a 19–5 loss to the [[Denver Outlaws]], Ted Garber was fired as head coach and replaced by [[Bear Davis]]. Garber had led the expansion franchise to a 3–19 record through its first 22 games including a 1–7 start in [[2013 MLL season|2013]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/7818/ohio-machine-makes-coaching-change/ |title=Ohio Machine Makes Coaching Change |access-date=2013-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023230007/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/7818/ohio-machine-makes-coaching-change/ |archive-date=2013-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2014-2017: Rise to contention and first championship===
After putting up only four victories combined in their first two seasons and getting off to a 3–6 start in 2014, the Machine rattled off five straight victories to end the regular season and clinched their first playoff berth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shawn |first1=Mitchell |title=Pro lacrosse: Machine clinches playoff spot for first time |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2014/08/10/machine-clinches-playoff-spot-for-first-time.html |access-date=July 3, 2019 |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=August 10, 2014 |language=en}}</ref> Their streak included wins over the top-seeded Rochester Rattlers and the eventual champion Denver Outlaws. On the road in their first playoff game, the Machine took an early 4–0 lead over Rochester, however the Machine would run out of magic, as the Rattlers came back to end Ohio's [[Cinderella (sports)|Cinderella]] run, 15–11.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rochester Advances to MLL Title Game with 15-11 Win Over Ohio |url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/rochester-advances-to-mll-title-game-with-15-11-win-over-ohio/29464 |access-date=July 3, 2019 |work=Inside Lacrosse |date=August 16, 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, the Machine improved upon their previous record with a 9–5 campaign, earning them the second seed. However, they would lose to the Rattlers again in the playoffs, falling 12–8.

Ohio got off to their best eight-game start in 2016 at 6–2. The Machine would stumble and go 1–3 over their next four games but clinch their third straight playoff berth with a dominant 22–13 win over the defending champion [[New York Lizards]]. In that game, [[John Grant Jr.]] scored ten goals, a single-game MLL record. The Machine had also defeated the Lizards 22–10 earlier in the season at home. The [[2016 Major League Lacrosse season|2016 MLL season]] saw seven teams finish at 8–6, but due to tiebreaker procedures, the Machine were rewarded with the #1 seed in the postseason.

The Machine defeated the [[Charlotte Hounds]] 16–10 on August 13 for the franchise's first playoff victory ever. The next week, they faced Grant Jr.'s former team in the Denver Outlaws, who including the semifinals entered the game on a seven-game winning streak. The Machine took a 9–3 lead before a 97-minute weather delay and a 14–7 lead into halftime but could not hold on, losing 19–18 on a goal by Eric Law with 12.9 seconds left. It was Grant Jr.'s first loss in a Steinfeld Cup game in six trips.

The Machine finished the [[2017 Ohio Machine season|2017 season]] with a 9–5 record and the second seed in the postseason. It was the fourth consecutive playoff berth for the Machine. With the [[New York Lizards]] not making the field, that became the longest active streak in the league. On August 12, the Machine hosted the [[Florida Launch|Launch]] in Florida's first ever postseason game. The Machine prevailed 18–13, advancing to the championship game for the second year in a row.<ref>[https://www.theohiomachine.com/articles/championship-bound-the-ohio-machine-defeat-the-florida-19-17-in-the-first-round-of-the-mll-playoffs-to-send-them-to-dallas The Ohio Machine defeat the Florida Launch]</ref> Again, they would face the Outlaws.

On August 18, the league would host its first ever MLL Honors show. Goalie Kyle Bernlohr would win Most Improved Player, and [[Tom Schreiber]] would be named the league's Most Valuable Player for the second straight season.<ref>[https://www.theohiomachine.com/articles/five-ohio-machine-players-and-head-coach-selected-for-2017-post-season-awards Five Ohio Machine players and head coach selected for 2017 post season awards]</ref> The next day, the Machine would compete for a title in [[Frisco, Texas]], at [[The Ford Center at The Star]]. With three minutes left in the third quarter, the Machine trailed 10–6. However, Ohio was able to get some offense going and scored three straight to bring it within one heading into the fourth. After Matt Kavanagh scored a goal to make it 12-10 Denver with 10:30 remaining in the game, the Machine would finish the game on a seven-goal run, courtesy of Jake Bernhardt, Greg Puskuldjian, three straight from [[Marcus Holman]], Connor Cannizzaro, and another Bernhardt score.<ref>[http://mll.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=3178921 MLL Championship Boxscore]</ref> After coming up short in 2014, 2015, and 2016, the Machine would finally break through to win the franchise's first [[Steinfeld Cup]]. They would be the first team since Denver in 2014 to win the team's first championship.<ref name="theohiomachine.com"/> Marcus Holman, who had four goals and two assists, was named the Most Valuable Player of the game.

===2018===
In [[2018 Ohio Machine season|2018]], the team would finish 3-11 during the regular season for last place of the 9 teams.

Before the 2019 season, the league was faced with competition from the [[Premier Lacrosse League]] as well as a desire to achieve a "one owner, one vote" structure. Therefore, Major League Lacrosse contracted from 9 teams to 6. Jim Davis was forced to choose to keep only one of the four teams he owned: the Machine, the Charlotte Hounds, the [[Florida Launch]], or the [[Dallas Rattlers]]. Davis chose the Rattlers and folded the other three teams.<ref name=disband />

== Stadium ==
Fortress Obetz is the third home of the Ohio Machine.<ref name="dispatch-20161117">{{cite news|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/11/17/Obetz-sports-stadium.html|title=Obetz says lacrosse stadium eventually will pay for itself|last=Widman Neese|first=Alissa|date=November 17, 2016|newspaper=[[Columbus Dispatch]]|access-date=2017-01-21|location=Columbus, Ohio}}</ref> On November 16, 2016, the village of [[Obetz, Ohio|Obetz]], a community just south of Columbus, announced they would be constructing a 6,500-seat multipurpose stadium, [[Fortress Obetz]], at the site of the closed [[Columbus Motor Speedway]]. It would be ready in time for the Machine's first home game of the 2017 season on May 6.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/11/16/obetz-building-6-500-seat-sports-and-concert-venue.html Obetz building 6,500-seat sports and concert venue]</ref> The stadium opened on May 6, 2017, for the home opener of the Machine against the [[Rochester Rattlers]], who beat the home team 12–11 in overtime. It would take three tries for the Machine to finally get a victory on their new home field. The Machine defeated the [[Florida Launch]] 19–7 on May 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.pointstreak.com/teamschedule.html?teamid=361259&seasonid=16530|title=Ohio Machine 2017 Schedule|website=Pointstreak.com}}</ref>

The Machine began play in 2012 on [[Selby Field]] at [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] and moved to [[Ohio Dominican University|Panther Stadium]] at [[Ohio Dominican University]] for the 2016 season.<ref name="dispatch-20161117" /><ref name="delgazette">{{cite news|url=http://delgazette.com/news/3747/machine-leaving-delaware-moving-to-ohio-dominican-university|title=Machine leaving Delaware, moving to Ohio Dominican University|last=Stroup|first=Ben|date=October 27, 2015|newspaper=[[The Delaware Gazette]]|access-date=2017-01-21|location=[[Delaware, Ohio]]}}</ref> Panther Stadium is less than half of the size of Selby Field.

==Season-by-season==
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" style="border-collapse: collapse;"
| colspan="6" align="center" | '''Ohio Machine'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! W !! L !! % !! Regular season finish !! Playoffs
|- ALIGN=center
|[[2012 Ohio Machine season|2012]] || 2 || 12 || .143 || 8th in league || ---
|- ALIGN=center
|[[2013 Ohio Machine season|2013]] || 2 || 12 || .143 || 8th in league || ---
|- ALIGN=center
|[[2014 Ohio Machine season|2014]] || 8 || 6 || .571 || 4th in league || Lost semifinal vs. [[Rochester Rattlers]] 15–11
|- ALIGN=center
|[[2015 Ohio Machine season|2015]] || 9 || 5 || .643 || 2nd in league || Lost semifinal vs. [[Rochester Rattlers]] 12–8
|- ALIGN=center
|[[2016 Ohio Machine season|2016]] || 8 || 6 || .571 || 1st in league || Won semifinal vs. [[Charlotte Hounds]] 16-10 <br> Lost championship vs. [[Denver Outlaws]] 19–18
|- ALIGN=center style="background:#D0E7FF
|[[2017 Ohio Machine season|2017]] || 9 || 5 || .643 || '''2nd in league''' || '''Won semifinal vs. [[Florida Launch]] 18-13 <br> Won Championship vs. [[Denver Outlaws]] 17-12'''
|- ALIGN=center
|[[2018 Ohio Machine season|2018]] || 3 || 11 || .214 || 9th in league|| ---
|- ALIGN=center
|'''Totals''' ||'''41''' ||'''57''' || '''.418''' || || '''Total Playoff Record 3–3''' <br> '''Playoff Win % = .500'''
|}

<!-- DON'T UPDATE THE CURRENT RECORD UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON -->

== Roster ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#6DACDE
| colspan=7 style="color:white; text-align:center"|'''2018 Ohio Machine'''
|-
!Number
!Player's Name
!Nationality
!Position
!Height
!Weight
!College
|-
| 0 || Davey Emala ||{{flagicon|USA}} || A || 5&nbsp;ft 11 in || 195&nbsp;lb || [[University of North Carolina|North Carolina]]
|-
| 1 || [[Marcus Holman]] || {{flagicon|USA}} || A || 5&nbsp;ft 11 in || 185&nbsp;lb || [[University of North Carolina|North Carolina]]
|-
| 4 || Ryan Ambler ||{{flagicon|USA}}|| A || 6&nbsp;ft 1 in || 190&nbsp;lb ||[[Princeton University|Princeton]]
|-
| 5 || Carlson Milikin ||{{flagicon|USA}}|| SSDM || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 195&nbsp;lb ||[[Notre Dame University|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 12 || Steven Waldeck ||{{flagicon|USA}}|| D || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 210&nbsp;lb ||[[Stony Brook University|Stony Brook]]
|-
| 14 || Justin Guterding ||{{flagicon|USA}}|| A || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 185&nbsp;lb ||[[Duke University|Duke]]
|-
| 15 || [[Peter Baum]] || {{flagicon|USA}} || M || 6&nbsp;ft 1 in || 197&nbsp;lb || [[Colgate University|Colgate]]
|-
| 16 || Ryan Keenan ||{{flagicon|USA}} || A || 5&nbsp;ft 9 in || 190&nbsp;lb || [[Penn State University|Penn State]]
|-
| 17 || Jackson Place ||{{flagicon|USA}} || D || 5&nbsp;ft 11 in || 185&nbsp;lb || [[Bucknell University|Bucknell]]
|-
| 18 || [[Kyle Harrison (lacrosse)|Kyle Harrison]] || {{flagicon|USA}} || M || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 194&nbsp;lb || [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]]
|-
| 23 || Dominique Alexander ||{{flagicon|USA}} || M || 6&nbsp;ft 2 in || 215&nbsp;lb || [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|-
| 25 || Brian Karalunas ||{{flagicon|USA}} || D || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 185&nbsp;lb || [[Villanova University|Villanova]]
|-
| 26 ||[[Tom Schreiber]]||{{flagicon|USA}} || M || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 190&nbsp;lb || [[Princeton University|Princeton]]
|-
| 31 || Kenny Massa ||{{flagicon|USA}} || FO || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 195&nbsp;lb || [[Bryant University|Bryant]]
|-
| 33 || Tyler Pfister ||{{flagicon|USA}} || M || 6&nbsp;ft 2 in || 185&nbsp;lb || [[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|-
| 35 || Kyle Bernlohr ||{{flagicon|USA}} || G || 5&nbsp;ft 10 in || 160&nbsp;lb || [[University of Maryland|Maryland]]
|-
| 40 || Pat Harbeson ||{{flagicon|USA}} || M || 5&nbsp;ft 7 in || 170&nbsp;lb || [[University of Virginia|Virginia]]
|-
| 41 || Bryce Young ||{{flagicon|USA}} || D || 6&nbsp;ft 2 in || 205&nbsp;lb || [[University of Maryland|Maryland]]
|-
| 42 || Scott Rodgers ||{{flagicon|USA}} || G || 6&nbsp;ft 4 in || 250&nbsp;lb || [[Notre Dame University|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 51 || Dominick Calisto ||{{flagicon|USA}} || D || 6&nbsp;ft 0 in || 190&nbsp;lb || [[Boston University]]
|-
|58
|Brandon Mangan
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|A
|6&nbsp;ft 2 in
|185&nbsp;lb
|[[Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse|Yale]]
|-
|79
|[[Mark Matthews (lacrosse)|Mark Matthews]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}
|A
|6&nbsp;ft 5 in
|235&nbsp;lb
|[[Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse|Denver]]
|-
| 77 || Ben Randall ||{{flagicon|USA}}|| D || 6&nbsp;ft 3 in || 192&nbsp;lb ||[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|-
| 81 || Zach Bryant ||{{flagicon|CAN}}|| D || 6&nbsp;ft 3 in || 195&nbsp;lb ||[[Robert Morris University|Robert Morris]]
|-
|83
|Frank Brown
|{{flagicon|Iroquois}}
|A/M
|6&nbsp;ft 3 in
|215&nbsp;lb
|[[Hobart and William Smith Colleges|Hobart]]
|-
|92
|Greg Puskuldjian
|{{flagicon|USA}}
|M
|5&nbsp;ft 11 in
|205&nbsp;lb
|[[Adelphi University|Adelphi]]
|-
| 99 || [[Evan Connell]] || {{flagicon|USA}} || M || 5&nbsp;ft 11 in || 190&nbsp;lb || [[University of North Carolina|North Carolina]]
|}

* updated 2018-07-16

==MLL award winners==
'''[[Major League Lacrosse MVP Award|Most Valuable Player]]'''
*[[Tom Schreiber]]: [[2016 Major League Lacrosse season|2016]], [[2017 Major League Lacrosse season|2017]]

'''[[Major League Lacrosse Most Improved Player of the Year Award|Most Improved Player]]'''
*Kyle Bernlohr: [[2017 Major League Lacrosse season|2017]]

==Head coaching history==

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | #
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Term
! colspan="4" | Regular Season
! colspan="4" | Playoffs
|-
! GC
! W
! L
! W%
! GC
! W
! L
! W%
|-
|align=center| 1 || Ted Garber ||align=center| [[2012 MLL season|2012]]-[[2013 MLL season|2013]] ||align=center| 22 ||align=center| 3 ||align=center| 19 ||align=center| .136 ||align=center| — ||align=center| — ||align=center| — ||align=center| —
|-
|align=center| 2 || Bear Davis ||align=center| [[2013 MLL season|2013]]—[[2018 MLL season|2018]] ||align=center| 76 ||align=center| 38 ||align=center| 38 ||align=center| .500 ||align=center| 6 ||align=center| 3 ||align=center| 3 ||align=center| .500
|}

==MLL Collegiate Draft history==
{{see also|Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft}}

===First round selections===
*[[Major League Lacrosse draft|2012]]: Steele Stanwick, [[Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse|Virginia]] (2nd overall); Robert Rotanz, [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|Duke]] (8th overall)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/press-release/4365/2012-mll-collegiate-draft-results/ |title=2012 MLL Collegiate Draft Results |author=MLL Statistics and Information |date=January 14, 2012 |publisher=Major League Lacrosse |access-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913005605/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/press-release/4365/2012-mll-collegiate-draft-results |archive-date=September 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2013 Major League Lacrosse draft|2013]]: [[Peter Baum]], [[Colgate Raiders men's lacrosse|Colgate]] (1st overall)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/6531/2013-collegiate-draft-results/ |title=2013 Collegiate Draft Results |date=January 11, 2013 |author=MLL Statistics and Information |publisher=Major League Lacrosse |access-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226214252/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/6531/2013-collegiate-draft-results |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2014 Major League Lacrosse draft|2014]]: [[Tom Schreiber]], [[Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse|Princeton]] (1st overall)<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/8798/2014-collegiate-draft-results/ |title=2014 Collegiate Draft Results |date=January 10, 2014 |author=MLL Statistics and Information |publisher=Major League Lacrosse |access-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209112120/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/8798/2014-collegiate-draft-results/ |archive-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Major League Lacrosse draft|2015]]: None<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/10903/2015-collegiate-draft-results/ |title=2015 Collegiate Draft Results |date=January 23, 2015 |author=MLL Statistics and Information |publisher=Major League Lacrosse |access-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126230334/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/10903/2015-collegiate-draft-results |archive-date=January 26, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Major League Lacrosse draft|2016]]: Michael Quinn, [[Yale Bulldogs men's lacrosse|Yale]] (8th overall)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/press-release/12859/2016-mll-collegiate-draft-live-updates/ |title=Atlanta Blaze Select Duke's Myles Jones No.1 Overall in 2016 MLL Collegiate Draft &#124; Major League Lacrosse |access-date=2016-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330192944/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/press-release/12859/2016-mll-collegiate-draft-live-updates |archive-date=2016-03-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Major League Lacrosse draft|2017]]: Connor Cannizzaro, [[Denver Pioneers men's lacrosse|Denver]] (5th overall)
* [[Major League Lacrosse draft|2018]]: Justin Guterding, [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|Duke]] (9th overall)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/ majorleaguelacrosse.com]
*[http://snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net/eb/68/e364f8614c39acec23ebdacbdcd7/2017-ohio-machine-team-guide.pdf 2017 Media Guide]

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