ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Chesapeake Bayhawks re-signed veteran attackmanto a one-year deal. Stanwick, a Baltimore, Maryland native and the 2011 Tewaaraton Award winner, will be entering his eighth Major League Lacrosse season and his second season with the Bayhawks. The former second overall pick by the Ohio Machine in the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft was traded to the Bayhawks prior to the start of last season for a second round pick in the 2019 MLL Collegiate Draft."Steele Stanwick is an outstanding player, and more importantly, a great person," said General Manager and Head Coach. "We are excited to have him back in the locker room to serve as a leader on this team and build off his success last season."In Steele's first season with Chesapeake, he appeared in 11 games, finishing as the team's fourth leading point producer with 27 points. He scored 20 goals (tied career high from 2016) and recorded seven assists as a vital playmaker for the Bayhawks high octane attack. Stanwick is a two-time All Star, won the 2016 MLL Championship with Ohio, and has recorded 216 points (91 goals and 125 assists) in 73 games. Steele has made a name for himself as not only one of the best passers in lacrosse history, currently ranking 12all-time with 125 career assists, but as a high character individual and great teammate in the locker room."I'm so excited to have the opportunity to play for the Bayhawks this summer. The Bayhawks are a first-class organization with great people and I love our locker room of guys," said Stanwick on Wednesday.Steele attended high school at Loyola-Blakefieldin Towson, Maryland where he was ranked the best high school lacrosse player in the country by Inside Lacrosse during his senior year in 2008."Steele Stanwick is a man of character, a great lacrosse player, and a phenomenal teammate. He is exactly the kind of leader we want in our locker room, on the field, and in a Bayhawks uniform," stated Bayhawks President,. "I can think of no better ambassador to represent our amazing fans, the Creator's Game, and our entire lacrosse community."The fifth of eight siblings, who all played Division I lacrosse, the Stanwick's often times are referred to as the "first family of college lacrosse." Steele's older sisters Sheehan, Wick, and Coco all played at Georgetown and his older brother Tad played at Rutgers. His two younger brothers, Wells Jr. and Shack, both attended Johns Hopkins, and younger sister Covie attended Boston College. The eight brothers and sisters produced almost 1,900 points, 20 All-American Honors, a Tewaaraton Award and a National Championship, as well as personal records at the NCAA level and their respective colleges.At Virginia, Steele set the Virginia freshman scoring record with 58 points (36 goals and 22 assists) and went on to win the ACC Rookie of the Year Award. Throughout his college career, Stanwick amassed 269 points (All-Time Cavaliers Scoring Record), was a two-time First Team All-American, two-time ACC Player of the Year, the 2011 Tewaaraton Award winner, and led his team to win the 2011 NCAA Division I National Championship. Steele graduated from Virginia with a degree in history and founded Stanwick Lacrosse LLC. Stanwick is currently serving as Assistant Coach for the Johns Hopkins Women's Lacrosse Team.The Bayhawks Home Opener will be held on Saturday, June 29th at 7:00pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium versus the Ohio Machine. For tickets, email sales@thebayhawks.com or call (866) 99-HAWKS.