Pietramala does it too. From an article last year on a kid who was a 16 year old freshman at BL committing to Hopkins before he even stepped on the field in a Freshman/JV or varsity high school game.
""The first thing I have to say is we're as guilty as anybody," said Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala, who under NCAA rules is not allowed to comment publicly on unsigned recruits. "We are not going to lie, we're doing it. Do I like doing it? No. Do we want more information on kids? Yeah, more information means fewer mistakes. The older they are the more mature decisions they make.

"That said, choosing Johns Hopkins in the ninth grade isn't the worst decision in the world. This is a great institution. But until the NCAA steps in and says no more recruiting ninth graders or 10th graders, it will continue to happen. Pandora's Box has been opened, but we don't know what comes out next."

This is not just a Hopkins thing. Virginia does it, and so do Syracuse and Duke, and all the other major powers in college lacrosse. Some dress it up differently, but it still comes down to taking advantage of young athlete.

The Baltimore Sun 2-21-2014. By the way, how the [lacrosse] is a freshman 16 years old? Kid played for crabs by the way...