Wethersfield Garners Votes in Preseason Baseball Poll

WETHERSFIELD, CT — After an outstanding 2017 regular season was marred by a heartbreaking extra-inning second-round loss in the Class L state tournament, the Wethersfield High School baseball team is looking for redemption this year.

The Eagles did not crack the top 10, but received some voter support in the preseason balloting of sports media members.

Defending Class LL champion Staples received 10 of 11 first-place votes to top the rankings, followed by runner-up Amity Regional, which also garnered a first-place nod.

Here are the top 15, plus all other schools which received votes.

1. Staples
2. Amity Regional
3. Waterford
4. Ridgefield
5. Westhill
6. Holy Cross
7. Branford
8. St. Joseph
9. Fairfield Prep
10. Simsbury
11. East Lyme
12. Newtown
13. Daniel Hand
14. North Haven
15. Danbury

Also receiving votes: Foran, Wilton, Darien, Masuk, Greenwich, Tolland, South Windsor, New Milford, Wethersfield, Notre Dame-West Haven, Haddam-Killingworth, Trumbull, Cheshire, Middletown, Southington, Norwich Free Academy, New Fairfield, Lewis Mills, Xavier.

Voters: Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times, Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; David Heuschkel, The Valley Press; Bill Bloxsom, HAN; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Foundation/New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Michael Suppe, HAN; Noah Finz, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Scott Ericson Stamford Advocate; Jesse Mayfield-Sheehan, Norwich Bulletin.

Photo credit: Tim Jensen