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Baltimore Blast
2014–15 MASL season
OwnerEdwin F. Hale, Sr.[1]
Head CoachDanny Kelly
ArenaRoyal Farms Arena
201 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Major Arena Soccer League1st, Eastern (regular season)
Ron Newman CupEastern Conference Champion
Top goalscorerTony Donatelli (17 goals, 18 assists)
Highest home attendance7,812 (November 8 vs. Syracuse Silver Knights)
Lowest home attendance4,911 (November 21 vs. Harrisburg Heat)
Average home league attendance6,201 (10 games)[2]
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The 2014–15 Baltimore Blast season was the twenty-third season of the Baltimore Blast professional indoor soccer club. The Blast, an Eastern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, played their home games at Royal Farms Arena in downtown Baltimore, Maryland.[3][4]

The team was led by owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr. and head coach Danny Kelly. The Blast finished the regular season with an 18–2 record, good enough for first place in the Eastern Division and the top seed in the Divisional Final.[5] The team defeated the Rochester Lancers to win the Eastern Division and the Missouri Comets to win the Eastern Conference. They were beaten by the Monterrey Flash for the 2014–15 Ron Newman Cup.[6] The MASL honored Pat Healey as league's Defender of the Year and William Vanzela as Goalkeeper of the Year.[7][8]

History[edit]

Launched in July 1992 as the Baltimore Spirit, an expansion team in the second National Professional Soccer League for the 1992–93 season, the team replaced the original Baltimore Blast which folded earlier in 1992 when the first Major Indoor Soccer League shut down.[9] Ed Hale, an owner of the original Blast, bought the Spirit in July 1998 and changed the name to Baltimore Blast.[10] In 2001, the team was a founding member of the second MISL. When that league shut down in 2008, they co-founded the National Indoor Soccer League which, one season later, became the third MISL.

After the 2013-14 season, Baltimore was one of three teams that left the MISL, leading to the league's collapse.[11] Along with five other former MISL teams, the Blast joined the teams of the Professional Arena Soccer League, which was soon rebranded as the Major Arena Soccer League.[12][13] The other teams in the Eastern Division are former MISL clubs Syracuse Silver Knights and Rochester Lancers, plus PASL clubs Detroit Waza and Harrisburg Heat.[14][15]

Off-field moves[edit]

Four of the five Eastern Division teams (the three former MISL clubs plus Harrisburg) keep score with multi-point scoring at their home games. Most goals are worth two points but goals scored from outside a 45-foot arc on the turf are worth three points. Games played at Detroit or in the Central, Southern, and Pacific Divisions are scored with traditional soccer scoring where every goal is worth one point.[15]

Schedule[edit]

  Win   Loss

Pre-season[edit]

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[16] Attendance
Score Record
1 Thursday October 23 7:00pm at Harrisburg Heat W 31–11 1–0 Sports City Harrisburg[17]

Regular season[edit]

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location[16] Attendance
Score Record
1 Saturday November 8 7:35pm Syracuse Silver Knights W 16–7[18][19] 1–0 Royal Farms Arena[20][21][11] 7,812[22]
2 Friday November 14 7:35pm Detroit Waza W 26–0[23][24] 2–0 Royal Farms Arena[25][26] 5,516[27]
3 Friday November 21 7:35pm Harrisburg Heat W 27–0[28][29] 3–0 Royal Farms Arena[30] 4,911[31]
4 Saturday November 29 7:00pm at Syracuse Silver Knights W 11–4[32][33][34] 4–0 Oncenter War Memorial Arena[35] 2,951[36]
5 Friday December 12 7:35pm Milwaukee Wave W 13–8[37] 5–0 Royal Farms Arena[38][39] 6,421[40]
6 Saturday December 13 7:35pm Milwaukee Wave W 14–10[41][42] 6–0 Royal Farms Arena[38][39] 5,311[43]
7 Friday December 19 7:30pm at Syracuse Silver Knights W 12–4[44][45] 7–0 Oncenter War Memorial Arena[46] 2,237[47]
8 Saturday December 27 1:00pm at Rochester Lancers W 19–8[48][49] 8–0 Blue Cross Arena[50][51][52][53] 6,230[54]
9 Saturday January 3 7:05pm at Harrisburg Heat W 29–8[55][56] 9–0 Farm Show Large Arena[57] 1,487[58]
10 Saturday January 10 7:35pm Syracuse Silver Knights W 22–4[59][60] 10–0 Royal Farms Arena[61] 6,431[62]
11 Friday January 16 7:05pm at Milwaukee Wave♣ W 5–3[63][64] 11–0 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 2,317[65]
12 Saturday January 17 7:05pm at Detroit Waza♣ W 9–6[66] 12–0 Melvindale Civic Center[67] 734[68]
13 Saturday January 24 6:05pm Rochester Lancers W 15–7[69][70] 13–0 Royal Farms Arena[71][72] 6,942[73]
14 Friday February 6 7:00pm at Las Vegas Legends♣ L 4–5 (OT)[74] 13–1 Orleans Arena 2,028[75]
15 Saturday February 7 7:05pm at San Diego Sockers♣ L 2–7[76][77] 13–2 Valley View Casino Center 6,247[78]
16 Friday February 13 7:35pm Rochester Lancers W 11–0[79] 14–2 Royal Farms Arena[80][81] 6,761[82]
17 Friday February 20 7:35pm Chicago Mustangs W 24–0[83] 15–2 Royal Farms Arena[84] 6,642[85]
18 Saturday February 21 6:05pm Harrisburg Heat W 25–5[86][87] 16-2 Royal Farms Arena[88] 5,270[89]
19 Friday February 27 7:35pm at Harrisburg Heat W 24–13[90][91] 17–2 Farm Show Large Arena[92] 4,989[93]
20 Sunday March 1 4:00pm at Rochester Lancers W 25–23[94][95] 18–2 Blue Cross Arena[96] 10,215[97]

♣ Game played with traditional soccer scoring (all goals worth 1 point).

Post-season[edit]

Game Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance
Score Record
Division Final Wednesday March 11 7:05pm Rochester Lancers W 6–4[98][99] 1–0 Royal Farms Arena[100][101][102][5] 5,544[103]
Eastern Final #1 Friday March 13 7:35pm Missouri Comets W 6–4[104][105][106] 2–0 Royal Farms Arena[107][108][109] 4,562[110]
Eastern Final #2 Sunday March 15 3:05pm at Missouri Comets♣ W 10–7[111][112][113] 3–0 Independence Events Center 3,862[114]
MASL Final #1 Friday March 20 7:35pm Monterrey Flash L 4–6 (2OT)[115][116][117] 3–1 Royal Farms Arena[118][119][120][121] 6,712[122]
MASL Final #2 Sunday March 22 5:05pm at Monterrey Flash♣ W 6–4[123][124] 4–1 Arena Monterrey[125] 8,783[126]
MASL Final #3 Sunday March 22 7:35pm1 at Monterrey Flash♣ L 4–3 (OT)[123][127] 4–2 Arena Monterrey[125] 8,783[128]

♣ Game played with traditional soccer scoring (all goals worth 1 point).
1 Mini-game played as a tie-breaker.

Personnel[edit]

Team roster[edit]

  • As of February 24, 2015[129]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK Italy ITA William Vanzela
1 GK United States USA Phil Saunders
2 FW England ENG Jamie Darvill
4 FW Costa Rica CRC Diego Zuniga
6 DF Costa Rica CRC Edwin Cubillo
7 MF United States USA Levi Houapeau
8 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Roque
9 MF United States USA Pat Healey
11 MF United States USA Tony Donatelli
12 DF Brazil BRA Adriano Dos Santos
13 FW Brazil BRA Lucio Gonzaga
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF England ENG Onua Obasi
15 FW Brazil BRA Adauto Neto
16 FW Haiti HAI Max Ferdinand
19 FW Liberia LBR Jerjer Gibson
20 DF United States USA Mike Deasel
22 MF Brazil BRA Juan Pereira
23 DF Brazil BRA Jonatas Melo
24 DF United States USA Drew Ruggles
25 DF United States USA Kaoru Forbess
28 FW Brazil BRA Vini Dantas

Staff[edit]

The team's coaching staff includes head coach Danny Kelly, assistant coach David Bascome, trainer Jason Hickman, physical therapist Paul Ernst, team doctor Dr. Richard Levine, and equipment manager Mark Meszaros.[129][130] The Blast front office includes owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr., team president and general manager Kevin Healey, assistant general manager Mike Conway, director of ticket operations Jason Carrick, and marketing coordinator Stephen Cooke.[131]

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank Scorer Games Goals Assists Points
1 United States Tony Donatelli 20 17 18 35
2 Brazil Lucas Roque 15 25 7 32
3 United States Pat Healey 20 7 22 29
4 Haiti Max Ferdinand 20 12 16 28
5 Brazil Adauto Neto 16 9 12 21

Last updated on March 2, 2015. Source: "Scoring Leaders". Major Arena Soccer League.

Awards and honors[edit]

Baltimore goalkeeper William Vanzela and defender Pat Healey were selected for the 2014-15 MASL All-League First Team.[132] Baltimore defender Onua Abasi and midfielder/forward Vini Dantas were named to the league's all-rookie team for 2014–15.[133]

On March 13, the MASL announced the finalists for its major year-end awards. These nominees included Baltimore goalkeeper William Vanzela for Goalkeeper of the Year, Pat Healey for Defender of the Year, and defender Onua Obasi for Rookie of the Year.[134] On March 19, the league announced that voters selected Vanzela as the MASL's Goalkeeper of the Year and Healey as Defender of the Year.[7][8]

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