Ellington Baseball Jumps into Top 5 of Weekly Poll

ELLINGTON, CT — Amity Regional maintained its season-long hold on first place in the weekly high school baseball poll, but two other teams earned the top spots on some ballots.

Amity (18-2) was the top pick of five of nine ballots cast, with Tolland collecting three first-place votes and Ellington one.

Ellington (19-1) moved up two spots to the number five position in the latest balloting.

Here are the top 10, with regular season records through May 24:

1. Amity Regional (18-2)
2. South Windsor (17-3)
3. East Lyme (18-2)
4. Tolland (17-2)
5. Ellington (19-1)
6. Waterford (17-3)
7. Holy Cross (19-1)
8. Fairfield Prep (16-4)
9. New Milford (16-4)
10. Ridgefield (15-5)

Also receiving votes: Westhill (17-3), Wilton (15-4), Wethersfield (15-5), Branford (15-5), Lewis Mills (17-3), Northwest Catholic (15-5), East Catholic (15-5), St. Paul (16-4), Southington (15-5), Masuk (15-5), Lyman Memorial (18-2), Oxford (17-3), New Canaan (13-7).

Voters: Bill Bloxsom, Hersam Acorn; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; David Heuschkel, Turley CT Publications; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; David Ruden, The Ruden Report; Mike Suppe, Hersam Acorn; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant.

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