New Milford Cracks Top 10 of Weekly Baseball Poll

NEW MILFORD, CT — Amity Regional High School again tops the GameTimeCT.com weekly baseball poll, but for the first time in ages, it was not a unanimous vote.

The Spartans (15-2) did receive top selection on nine of 10 ballots, but red-hot South Windsor (14-1) was deemed tops in the state by one panelist.

New Milford (15-3) cracked the top-10 coming in at No. 5. Here are the top 10, with records through May 15:

1. Amity Regional (15-2)
2. South Windsor (14-1)
3. East Lyme (14-2)
4. Tolland (13-1)
5. New Milford (15-3)
6. Holy Cross (18-0)
7. Ellington (14-0)
8. Waterford (14-3)
9. Wethersfield (11-3)
10. Ridgefield (14-5)

Also receiving votes: New Canaan (13-6), Westhill (15-3), Fairfield Prep (13-4), Morgan (14-3), Southington (10-4), East Catholic (12-5), Wilton (12-5), Staples (12-7), Windsor (11-5), Oxford (16-2), Avon (11-5), Lewis Mills (15-2), Masuk (13-5), Haddam-Killingworth (15-4), St. Paul (14-3), New Britain (11-5), Cheshire (11-7).

Voters: Bill Bloxsom, Hersam Acorn; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; David Heuschkel, Turley CT Publications; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; David Ruden, The Ruden Report; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant.

By Tim Jensen, Patch Staff, Patch file photo