Amity Regional Takes Over Top Spot In Weekly High School Baseball Poll

CONNECTICUT — Amity Regional High School vaulted from No. 3 to the top spot in the latest weekly baseball poll of Connecticut sports media members.

The Spartans collected first-place votes from 12 of 15 panel members, knocking previous No. 1 Fairfield Warde and Ridgefield each down one place.

Three new entries cracked the top 10 this week.

Here are the top 10, with first-place votes and last week's ranking in parentheses, plus all other teams receiving support.

1. Amity Regional (12) (lw: 3)
2. Fairfield Warde (2) (lw: 1)
3. Ridgefield (1) (lw: 2)
4. St. Paul (lw: 8)
5. Newington (lw: NR)
6. Windsor (lw: NR)
7. Glastonbury (lw: 5)
8. East Catholic (lw: 6)
9. Staples (lw: 4)
10. Joel Barlow (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Daniel Hand, Brookfield, Danbury, Waterford, Westhill, Bacon Academy, Xavier, Southington, Fitch, RHAM, Fairfield Prep, West Haven, Fairfield Ludlowe, Woodland, Trumbull, Manchester.

Voters: Lori Riley, The Hartford Courant; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Bill Bloxsom, Trumbull Times; Scott Ericson, GameTimeCT; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Will Aldam, GameTimeCT; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Matt Hornick, Bristol Press; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle; Kevin Roberts, Republican-American; Adam Betz, Journal Inquirer; Sean Krofssik, Record-Journal; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London.
Compiled by Scott Ericson