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2015 Team Preview: Plymouth North

February 3, 2015

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By Dennis Healy and Dylan Hefflinger
Massachusetts Scouting Director and Editor in Chief

From now until the start of the 2015 season, Prep Baseball Report Massachusetts will bring you in-depth team previews throughout the entire state. If your coach has not filled out the survey please have him do so through this link.

Along with the team previews, the 2015 Team Rankings will be releasing sometime late February and we hope to bring a Q&A session to discuss the rankings.

Also, we will be releasing the preseason All Massachusetts Teams sometime in early March.

2015 Team Preview: Plymouth North

School Name: Plymouth North
Coaches Name/Record: Dwayne Follette, 319-140
2014 Record: 13-8
Conference: Patriot League
Conference Record/Finish: 9-3, Won Conference
Division Level: Division 2 South

Postseason Accomplishments:

  • 2008 Undefeated D-2 State Champs (Ranked 7th in USA Today Poll-#1 Globe/Herald ESPN Boston)
  • 2011 D-2 State Champs (#2 Globe/Herald/ESPN)
  • 2009 and 2012 EMass Champs
  • 13 ACL Titles in 20 Years-Qualified for Tournament every year Plymouth North began in 1994

Key Players Lost From 2014:

  • Brian Christians- P- Northeastern- Won 19 games in the last two years
  • Kenny Drew- P/1B- Umass- Boston

Number of Returning Starters/Pitchers: 8/3

Strengths of Team:

  • 8 returning starters with a ton of athleticism
  • Joe Walsh on the mound, touches 90 (BC commit)
  • Very strong defensively

Weaknesses of Team:

  • Lack of power
  • Pitching experience

Top Prospects in Class of 2016:

  • Joe Walsh, LHP, 6-foot, 180 pounds. Boston College commit. Upper-80s fastball. Ranked 4th in 2015 class.
  • Colin Nicklas, RHP, 6-foot, 170 pounds. mid-to-upper 80s fastball. Ranked 35th in 2016 class.

Notable College/MLB Alumni:

  • Scott Savastano-Seattle Mariners
  • Matt Walsh- Franklin Pierce- Former Globe Player of the Year
  • Joe Flynn- Franklin Pierce- 2 time Globe Player of the Year
  • Matt Stafford-Trinity
  • Brian Christian- Northeastern
  • Dan Fratus- Stonehill

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