Amity Vaults Into Top 5 of Latest High School Baseball Poll

WOODBRIDGE, CT — The top nine spots in the latest high school baseball poll changed from last week, with the top four teams all receiving at least one first-place vote and moving up from their previous rankings.

Ledyard garnered five top votes to move up from third to first in the most recent balloting. Cheshire (1 first-place vote) moved up two spots into second, while Amity (4) jumped from sixth to third and Staples (3) inched up a spot into fourth.

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

1. Ledyard (lw: 3)
2. Cheshire (lw: 4)
3. Amity (lw: 6)
4. Staples (lw: 5)
5. Ridgefield (lw: 1)
6. Daniel Hand (lw: 2)
7. Southington (lw: NR)
8. South Windsor (lw: 7)
9. Fairfield Ludlowe (lw: NR)
10. St. Joseph (lw: 10)

Also receiving votes: Wilton, Trumbull, Westhill, Glastonbury, Berlin, Bristol Eastern, Simsbury, Montville, Waterford, Notre Dame-Fairfield, Bethel, Foran, Haddam-Killingworth, East Catholic, Lyman Memorial, Holy Cross.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Bill Bloxsom, Trumbull Times; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times, Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Dave Heuschkel, Valley Press; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Kevin Roberts, Southington Observer; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London.