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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.

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2016 Rhode Island Spring Team Preview: Cumberland HS

Team Name: Cumberland
Head Coach: Andrew Tuetken, 19-9
Division: Division 1 State Runner-Up
2015 Record: 19-9
Conference Record: Division 1B, 13-5
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 2/4

2016 Team Strengths:

• Leadership
• Starting Pitching
• Defense

2016 Team Weaknesses:

• Young team
• Depth

Top Returning Players:

• Chris Wright (Bryant University Commit), P/1B/OF, SR, L/L. Three year member of the varsity baseball team at Cumberland High School … Went 7-1 with a 1.54 ERA, 69 strikeouts and a 1.26 WHIP in 50 innings as a junior … Named USA Today Second Team All-State and Providence Journal Second Team All-Division … Selected to the RI Underclass All-Star Game and was named to the WWBA Underclass Championship All-Tournament team
• Josh Brodeur, Inf, SR, L/R. Four year member of the varsity baseball team at Cumberland High School... 2015 Providence Journal Second Team All-Division. .283 BA, 5 2B, 3 3B, 11 RBI, 26 R
• Michael Bogolowski, (Framingham State Commit), 2-0, 23 IP, 10 ER, .235 BAA, 3.04 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 10 SO

Top Underclassmen:

• Zachary Fogell, P/OF, L/L, 2018. Confident left-handed pitcher with good command of all his pitches. Pounds fastball to both sides of plate. Good command of his off speed pitchers.