Ellington Vaults Into Top 10 of Weekly Baseball Poll

ELLINGTON, CT — Amity Regional High School again tops the GameTimeCT.com weekly baseball poll, but for the first time in ages, it was not a unanimous vote.

The Spartans (15-2) did receive top selection on nine of 10 ballots, but red-hot South Windsor (14-1) was deemed tops in the state by one panelist.

Ellington (14-0), one of two undefeated teams remaining in the state, jumped into the top 10 at number seven in the most recent balloting.

Here are the top 10, with records through May 15:

1. Amity Regional (15-2)
2. South Windsor (14-1)
3. East Lyme (14-2)
4. Tolland (13-1)
5. New Milford (15-3)
6. Holy Cross (18-0)
7. Ellington (14-0)
8. Waterford (14-3)
9. Wethersfield (11-3)
10. Ridgefield (14-5)

Also receiving votes: New Canaan (13-6), Westhill (15-3), Fairfield Prep (13-4), Morgan (14-3), Southington (10-4), East Catholic (12-5), Wilton (12-5), Staples (12-7), Windsor (11-5), Oxford (16-2), Avon (11-5), Lewis Mills (15-2), Masuk (13-5), Haddam-Killingworth (15-4), St. Paul (14-3), New Britain (11-5), Cheshire (11-7).

Voters: Bill Bloxsom, Hersam Acorn; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; David Heuschkel, Turley CT Publications; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Ken Lipshez, Meriden Record-Journal; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Dave Phillips, Shore Line Newspapers; David Ruden, The Ruden Report; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant.

Patch file photo