Peyton Hopkins

Position:
Right-handed Pitcher/Infielder
Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Windermere, Fla.
High School:
The First Academy

2017: Made four appearances, all coming out of the ‘pen… did not allow a hit and collected a strikeout in an inning of relief vs. Rhode Island (3/26)… did not allow a walk all season…

2016: Appeared in 14 games, making one start … pitched 15.0 innings, allowing 13 earned runs off 20 hits with 12 strikeouts … picked up one save … recorded a season-high four strikeouts against Massachusetts (3/26) … picked up two strikeouts on three occasions … got his first start against Winthrop and threw a season-high 3.0 innings (4/26) … appeared in the Atlantic 10 Championship final and recorded two strikeouts against Rhode Island (5/28).

Prep Years: Three-year letterwinner at The First Academy … was the winning pitcher of the 2014 USA NHSI Tournament Championship Game … 2013 District Champion … 2014 District Runner-Up … Team captain his senior year … 2015 All-District Team … 2015 District Player of the Year … Voted to the 2015 FHSA All Star Game … Also lettered in swimming … Advanced to Regionals in the 50 Freestyle Relay … Awarded a Superior for acting in The First Academy District Performance of I Never Saw Another Butterfly, playing the role of Honza … Four-year SGA President … AP Scholar with Distinction … Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and International Thespian Society … Three-year Treasurer of the STEM Club.

Personal: Born on August 21, 1996 … Son of Carol and George Hopkins … Has two siblings, Alexis and Tyler.