Follow @pbrnewengland

By Dylan Hefflinger, Dennis Healy, Trevor Brown and PBR Staff
Editor in Chief / Co-Director of Scouting

With the 2016 spring season right around the corner, PBR New England is eagerly anticipating bringing the New England states the best high school coverage throughout the region.

Starting February 1st, we began releasing team previews for teams across the state, leading into the Preseason All-State Teams as well as the Preseason State Rankings.

If you are a coach and haven't filled out your 2016 Team Preview, click here.

Interested in attending a PBR New England event? Check out our schedule by clicking here.

2016 Connecticut Spring Team Preview: New Britain

Team Name: New Britain High School
Head Coach: Roberto Mercado
Division: LL
2015 Record: 13-9
Conference Record: CCC West 13-9
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 6/3

2016 Team Strengths:

• Starting pitching
• Speed
• Defense

2016 Team Weaknesses:

• Replacing senior leaders

Top Returning Players:

• William Homar, P/INF 5-11/170lbs. Sophomore, R/R All Conference as a Frosh. 5-1 record with a 1.28 ERA.
• Tyler Gibbs, C 5-11/170lbs. Senior R/R. All Conference catcher. Threw out 40% of runners last year.
• Jakari Pellegrini, P/1B..5-7 175 lbs. Senior L/L, Will be a big part of our success. (Mitchell College recruit)

Top Underclassmen:

• Alex Silva, P/OF 5-11 175 lbs. R/R...Started as a freshman...(will be a key factor for us this year)
• WIlliam Homar, P/INF 5-11/170lbs. Sophomore, R/R All Conference as a Frosh. 5-1 record with a 1.28 ERA.
• Danniel Rivera, SS 5-7-150lbs. R/R Will be the starting varsity SS as a freshman. Excellent hands. He's a baseball player!