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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 Massachusetts Spring Team Preview: Hopkins Academy

Team Name: Hopkins Academy
Head Coach:  David Vreeland
Division: IV
2015 Record: 16-4
Conference: Hampshire East
Returning Starters/Pitchers: 4/2

Overall Thoughts:

• We lost a division I commit in Evan Delaney (UMass) and a division III first baseman in Zach Kelley (Clark), so we expect to be down a bit. However, we still have division I commit Brett Morrison (Fairfield) and his little brother and stud pitcher Jonathan Morrison, who is a sophomore. As an 8th grader, he pitched and won the state semifinals. Since then he has compiled over 100 strikeouts.

2016 Team Strengths:

• Starting pitching
• Defense
• Youth

2016 Team Weaknesses:

• Scoring runs
• Experience
• Outfield depth

Top Returning Players:

• Brett Morrison, SS/RHP, 2016, 6'1" 185lbs, R/R, 4-year starter, captain, Fairfield recruit
• Jonathan Morrison (pictured right), RHP/OF, 2018, 6'4" 175lbs, R/R, 2-year starter
• John Earle, 2B/SS, 2018, 5'7" 150lbs, R/R, 2-year starter

Top 2016 Players:

• Brett Morrison, SS/RHP, 2016, 6'1" 185lbs, R/R, 4-year starter, captain, Fairfield recruit, extremely smart, solid hands, good contact hitter with decent power (.379 BA, .552 slugging, 2:1 walks to K ratio)