Waterford Cracks Top 10 In Latest High School Baseball Poll

WATERFORD, CT — Two teams made their 2019 season debut in the top 10 and every position in the poll featured a different school than the previous week in the latest high school baseball poll of Connecticut spots media members.

Cheshire received the top nod from six voters to assume the pole position, after placing second the prior week. Staples garnered four first-place votes to vault from fourth into second, while Daniel Hand (three first-place votes) moved up to third from sixth.

Waterford made its season debut in the rankings, placing 10th in the most recent balloting.

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

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

Also receiving votes: Wethersfield, East Catholic, Danbury, South Windsor, St. Joseph, Holy Cross, Westhill, Newington, Notre Dame-West Haven, Lyman Memorial, Shepaug Valley, East Hartford, Newtown, Berlin, Bethel, Montville.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Shawn McFarland, The Hartford Courant; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT; Mike Madera, Hearst Connecticut Media; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Noah Finz, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Bill Bloxsom, Trumbull Times; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times, Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Dave Heuschkel, The Valley Press; Larry Kelley, Norwich Bulletin; Kevin Roberts, Southington Observer.