Top 2 Remain Constant, Next 3 Spots Change in Softball Poll

The release of the latest weekly high school softball poll yielded the same result as each previous week since day one of the season: Seymour is first, and Southington second.

Seymour (10-0) received 10 of 14 first-place votes from coaches and media members, with Southington (7-0) garnering the other four.

The next three spots changed since last week's balloting. Masuk (10-0) moved from fourth to third, North Branford (11-0) went from fifth to fourth and Trumbull (10-1) dropped from third to fifth.

Here are the top 15, plus all other schools collecting votes, with records through April 29:

1. Seymour (10-0)
2. Southington (7-0)
3. Masuk (10-0)
4. North Branford (11-0)
5. Trumbull (10-1)
6. Griswold (12-0)
7. Cheshire (7-1)
8. Daniel Hand (9-0)
9. St. Joseph (10-1)
10. Amity Regional (10-2)
11. Joel Barlow (9-2)
12. Granby Memorial (9-0)
13. Bristol Eastern (7-1)
14. Maloney (9-0)
15. Northwest Catholic (7-0)

Also receiving votes: Coginchaug (9-1), Brookfield (9-1), E.O. Smith (7-1), Coventry (8-0), East Hartford (6-0), Wolcott (9-2), Fitch (5-5), North Haven (7-3), Montville (8-2), Thomaston (4-3), Holy Cross (9-3), Norwich Free Academy (7-3), Windsor (8-2), Northwestern Regional (8-0), South Windsor (6-3).

Voters: Tony Calcagni, Coginchaug; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day; George DeMaio, WELI; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Jeff Babineau, St. Joseph; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Mike Madera, Hearst Connecticut Media; Dave Phillips, Hearst Connecticut Media; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Mike Suppe, HAN Network.

File photo credit: Melanie Oliveira

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