Detroit Mechanix

The Detroit Mechanix are an American professional ultimate team based in Madison Heights, Michigan. The Mechanix compete in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) as a member team of the league's Central Division.[1] The Mechanix began play in 2012 as one of the eight charter teams of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The team is owned by Brent Steepe, and was founded in 2010.

Detroit Mechanix
Full nameDetroit Mechanix
SportUltimate
Founded2010
First season2012 American Ultimate Disc League season
LeagueAmerican Ultimate Disc League
DivisionMidwest
Based inMadison Heights, Michigan
StadiumBishop Foley Stadium
Colors   
OwnerBrent Steepe
Head coachBrent Steepe, Gerald Chizmadia
MascotRusty the Wrench
Websitetheaudl.com/mechanix
Current season

The Mechanix have not won a game since April 29, 2017.[2] Their all-time regular season record is 16–98 and the team has gone winless in consecutive seasons twice in 2014–15 and 2018–19, winning only one game in 2017.[3] They have finished last in points per game in five of their eight seasons and last in the Midwest division in seven of their eight seasons.[3]

The Mechanix currently play their home games at Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights, Michigan, where they have been since 2015. The Pontiac Silverdome was home to the team in 2012, while 2013 and 2014 saw the Mechanix play at Ultimate Soccer Arenas.

On February 29, 2020, three players died in a multi-car crash en route to a Mechanix practice.[4]

Players and staff

2019 roster
# Name
0 Sam Sincere
1 Joseph Cubitt
2 Justin Perticone
3 Jeffery Schubert
4 Ashton Hoffman
5 Jon Gibson
9 Austin Riegel
10 Christopher Auman
11 David Innis
12 Josh Beaulieu
13 James Baker Jr.
14 Tristan Bowerman
15 Alex Bertoia
16 Wasdi Grimaldo B.
17 Jonathan Lee
18 Neil Proefrock
19 Karl Fauerbach
23 Mitchell DeNooyer
29 Daniel Viggiani
33 Joe Rogers
35 Kevin Anthony
40 Ben Cheer
42 Nathan Champoux
45 Kevin Nicholl
55 Kevin Coulter
57 Ed Fox
76 Jordan Kinde
88 Mark Whitton
91 Austin Johnson
98 Troy Roberts
99 Andrew Sjogren
00 Tyler Herbert

International players
# Name Years Nation
41 Dave Hochhalter 2012–2013
30 Marc Michael Huber 2013
91 Bjarne Laursen 2014
99 Takashi Sato 2015
17 Wasdi Grimaldo B. 2015–2019
68 Eugene Lim 2016
40 Ben Cheer 2019

Player records

Through the 2019 season.

Games played
# Name Games Years Nation
4 Andrew Lucarotti 63 2012–2017
13 Ben Murphy 62 2012–2017
33 Eric Hubbard 60 2013–2017
6 Danny Hunt 49 2013–2015, 2017
8 Aaron del Real 47 2012,2014–2017

Points played
# Name Points Years Nation
33 Eric Hubbard 1418 2013–2017
4 Andrew Lucarotti 1240 2012–2017
13 Ben Murphy 1142 2012–2017
8 Aaron del Real 942 2012,2014–2017
6 Danny Hunt 848 2013–2015, 2017

Goals scored
# Name Goals Years Nation
33 Eric Hubbard 141 2013–2017
8 Aaron del Real 83 2012,2014–2017
83 Mark Worsfold 63 2012–2013
11 Anthony Davis 57 2016–2017
12 Ben Ayres 53 2012–2013

Assists
# Name Assists Years Nation
4 Andrew Lucarotti 100 2012–2017
41 Dave Hochhalter 94 2012–2014
35 Joseph Besser 58 2014–2016
98 Dan Donovan 53 2016–2017
8 Aaron del Real 52 2012,2014–2017

Blocks
# Name Blocks Years Nation
33 Eric Hubbard 77 2013–2017
23 Andy Barnhart 47 2012–2014
42 Nathan Champoux 38 2016–2017
4 Andrew Lucarotti 31 2012–2017
8 Aaron del Real 28 2012,2014–2017

References
  1. "Detroit Mechanix". American Ultimate Disc League. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  2. "Tuesday Toss: Week 11". AUDL. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. "Detroit Mechanix History". AUDL. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. Raynor, Keith (2020-03-02). "Three Detroit Mechanix Players Killed in Car Accident". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.