Welcome Launch Fans!  Lee Roggenburg is providing live coverage of the MLL Collegiate Draft, live from the US Lacrosse National Convention, convening Friday night at 8:30. The Launch, due to a trade, hold the 5th, 10th and 12th overall picks in the draft, as well as 29th, 45th, 53rd and 61st overall.  We will update this site as the picks are made and Head Coach Stan Ross will be available over the weekend to comment on his picks! Tom Schreiber – M – 1st Overall / Ohio Machine out of PrincetonJordan Wolf – A – 2nd Overall / Rochester out of DukeJoe Fletcher – D – 3rd Overall / New York out of LoyolaLuke Duprey – D – 4th Overall / New York out of Duke 1st Round – 5th OverallKieran McArdle – A – out of St. John’shttp://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/mcardle_kieran00.htmlGreat Pick! Jeremy Noble – M – 6th Overall / Denver Outlaws out of Denver U.Michael Ehrhardt – D – 7th Overall / Charlotte out of MarylandScott McWilliams – D – 8th Overall / Boston out of VirginiaPat Laconi – M – 9th Overall / Charlotte out of Loyola 2nd Round – 10th OverallJoe Meurer – D – out of Ohio State http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/joe_meurer_751966.htmlTop defenseman on a top team last year – OSU went to the NCAA quarterfinals last season. I believe he played in Boca Raton in High School as a member of McDonogh. Mike Chanenchuk – M – 11th Overall / Charlotte out of Maryland 2nd Round – 12th OverallRyan Creighton – M – out of North Carolinahttp://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205530635All three players picked so far come from lacrosse hot bed high schools. Rob Guida – M – 13th Overall / Ohio out of Johns HopkinsBrendan Fowler – FOGO – 14th Overall / Charlotte out of DukeThomas DeNapoli – M – 15th Overall / Charlotte out of TowsonBrent Hiken – FOGO – 16th Overall / Denver out of Division 3 StevensonRob Emery – M – 17th Overall / Boston out of VirginiaJosh Dionne – 18th Overall / Charlotte out of DukeAustin Kaut – G – 19th Overall / Boston out of Penn StateMyles Thompson – A – 20th Overall / Rochester out of AlbanyMatt Harris – LSM – 21st Overall / Chesapeake out of SyracuseTy Souders – D – 22nd Overall / Denver out of LehighJustin Ward – A – 23rd Overall / Charlotte out of LoyolaDylan Levings – FOGO – 24th Overall / Charlotte out of YaleJackson Place – D – 25th Overall / Ohio out of BucknellJohn LoCascio – D – 26th Overall / Rochester out of VillanovaScott Loy – D – 27th Overall / Ohio out of SyracuseTy Thompson – A – 28th Overall / Rochester out of Albany 4th Round – 29th OverallNiko Amato – G out of Marylandhttp://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=716314&SPID=120711&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=207327215&Q_SEASON=2013Continuing the trend towards winning high school programs. Colin Dunster – M – 30th Overall / Denver out of BryantHenry Lobb – D – 31st Overall / Charlotte out of MarylandDaniel Eipp – M – 32nd Overall / Rochester out of HarvardJack Reilly – D – 33rd Overall / Boston out of Johns HopkinsBrandon Mangan – A – 34th Overall / New York out of YalePat Kiernan – LSM – 35th Overall / Chesapeake out of NavyAlex Love – A – 36th Overall / Chesapeake out of Hobart    I can go to sleep happy now . . . Erik Smith – M – 37th Overall / Boston out of Air ForceJamie Faus – G – 38th Overall / Denver out of Denver U.Derek Maltz – A – 39th Overall / Ohio out of SyracuseBranden Benn – A – 40th Overall / Chesapeake out of Johns HopkinsSteve O’Hara – D – 41st Overall / Ohio out of Notre DamePhil Castronova – M – 42nd Overall / Boston out of Johns HopkinsJames Connelly – D – 43rd Overall / Denver out of DelawareTom Freshour – D – 44th Overall / Rochester out of Cornell 6th Round – 45th OverallBobby Lawrence – D – Colgatehttp://www.gocolgateraiders.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4232Another strong high school program in Summit, N.J., my brother’s home town! Nick Fernandez – M – 46th Overall / Denver out of PrincetonZach Losco – M – 47th Overall / Charlotte out of PennKevin Cernuto – A – 48th Overall / Chesapeake out of St. John’sRG Keenan – FOGO – 49th Overall / Ohio out of North Carolina (another who played in Boca Raton while in High School at Boy’s Latin)Mark McNeill – M – 50th Overall / Chesapeake out of North CarolinaPhil Poe – FOGO – 51st Overall / Boston out of UMBCAndrew Wagner – D – 52nd Overall / Rochester out of Mercyhurst 7th Round – 53rd OverallAndrew Barton – M – Providencehttp://www.friars.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/andrew_barton_743480.html Terry Ellis – M – 54th Overall / Denver out of Denver U.Chris Hipps – D – 55th Overall / Charlotte out of DukeMark Cockerton – A – 56th Overall / Rochester out of VirginiaSpencer Schnell – M – 57th Overall / Ohio out of Ohio WesleyanAlex Zomerfeld – A – 58th Overall / New York out of BryantJack Murphy – G – 59th Overall / Boston out of FairfieldTom Lacrosse – M – 60th Overall / Rochester out of Penn State 8th Round – 61st OverallDuncan Clancy – A – out of Jacksonvillehttp://www.scarletknights.com/mobile/roster_detail.asp?sportid=21&ID=4389Clancy will be playing for Jacksonville this season after missing most of the last few years due to injury while at Rutgers. Ben McIntosh – D – 62nd Overall / Denver out of DrexelKevin O’Neill – M – 63rd Overall / Charlotte out of VillanovaBrian Cooper – D – 64th Overall / Chesapeake out of Maryland (before converting to defense local fans might remember that Brian scored six goals in a high school game in Boca while a member of Archbishop Spalding)