East Catholic Maintains Top Spot In Weekly Baseball Poll

ACROSS CONNECTICUT — Heading into league tournament action for some high school baseball teams and the final days of regular season play for others, East Catholic maintained its grip on the top spot in the final sports media poll before the CIAC state tournaments.

The Eagles sport a perfect 19-0 record, outscoring opponents by a whopping 176-26 margin, and gathered first-place nods from 12 of 14 voters. Daniel Hand grabbed the other two top votes to remain in second.

Here are the top 10, with last week's ranking in parentheses, as well as all other schools receiving votes.

1. East Catholic (lw: 1)
2. Daniel Hand (lw: 2)
3. Southington (lw: 4)
4. Waterford (lw: 3)
5. Greenwich (lw: 8)
6. Hamden (lw: 5)
7. Fairfield Prep (lw: 6)
8. Amity Regional (lw: 7)
9. Fairfield Warde (lw: 9)
10. Trumbull (lw: NR)

Also receiving votes: Staples, West Haven, Masuk, St. Paul, Berlin, Killingly, Woodland, Northwestern Regional, Brookfield, Xavier, Nonnewaug, Windsor, Weston, Plainfield, Woodstock Academy.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; 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.
Compiled by Scott Ericson

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