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Florida Launch Announces 2014 Schedule

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Florida Launch Announces 2014 Schedule

Inaugural season begins with three-game home stand starting April 26
Boston (Nov. 22, 2013) – The Florida Launch, Major League Lacrosse’s newest team, announced the schedule for its 2014 inaugural campaign.While the club is still finalizing details about its home venue, to be announced at a later date,Florida fans can now plan ahead knowing the dates of all the home games.   The Launch will begin the season with three home games starting on April 26 as Head coach Stan Ross hosts his former team, the Denver Outlaws.  The homestand will continue on May 3, with a visit from the Charlotte Hounds and will close on May 10 when the Ohio Machine travel to Florida.   On May 17 the Launch will embark on its first road test with a tilt against the 2013 Champion Chesapeake Bayhawks in Annapolis, Md. The club will then have a bye for Memorial day weekend before traveling to Rochester to face the rattlers on June 1.   The Launch returns home on June 7 to host the New York Lizards and travels to Charlotte to face the Hounds on June 14.   The club will close out the month of June with two more home games against the Rattlers on June 20 and the Bayhawks on June 28.   On July 3 the Launch will kick off Independence Day weekend with a visit to New York in advance of another bye week to allow for the FIL World Games in Denver the weekend of July 12. Florida will then visit the Outlaws on July 20 before returning home for the final home game of the season on July 26 against the Cannons.   The Launch will close out the season on the road with a trip to Boston on August 2 and a trip to Ohio on August 9 that will mark the end of the regular season.   The top four teams in the league will square off the following weekend in the semifinals with the fourth seed visiting the top seed and the No. 3 seed traveling to the No. 2 seed. The winners of the two games will face off in the Championship on August 23 when the 2014 champion will be crowned.   Season and individual tickets will be on sale soon. Fans interested in purchasing tickets should contact the MLL League office at 617-746-2233 or visit www.floridalaunchlacrosse.com for up to the minute information. Full schedule can be found below with home dates in bold:    
Day Date Opponent
Saturday 4/26/2014 Vs. Denver
Saturday 5/3/2014 Vs. Charlotte
Saturday 5/10/2014 Vs. Ohio
Saturday 5/17/2014 at Chesapeake
Saturday 5/24/14 Memorial Day Bye
Sunday 6/1/2014 at Rochester
Saturday 6/7/2014 Vs. New York
Saturday 6/14/2014 at Charlotte
Friday 6/20/2014 Vs. Rochester
Thursday 6/26/2014 All-Star Game
Saturday 6/28/2014 Vs. Chesapeake
Thursday 7/3/2014 at New York
Saturday 7/12/2014 World Games Bye
Sunday 7/20/2014 at Denver
Saturday 7/26/2014 Vs. Boston
Saturday 8/2/2014 at Boston
Saturday 8/9/2014 at Ohio
      About Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse League, was founded by Jake Steinfeld and is headquartered in Boston. Major League Lacrosse commenced play in June 2001 and will embark on its fourteenth season. MLL has continued to lead the sport of lacrosse into the mainstream of competitive team sports. The league is made up of eight teams: The Boston Cannons, Charlotte Hounds, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws, Florida Launch, New York Lizards, Ohio Machine and Rochester Rattlers. More information about the league can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com, Facebook or  Twitter.   The 2014 Collegiate Draft will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014 in Philadelphia and the fourteenth season will commence the weekend of April 26. The 2014 MLL All-Star Game will be held at Harvard Stadium on June 26. Tickets for the event are on sale now by calling the Boston Cannons office at617-746-9933
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