Granby Gets Some Voter Support In Baseball Poll

GRANBY, CT — A hot stretch of eight wins in 10 games to open the season enabled Granby Memorial High School to amass some voter support in the most recent weekly poll of sports media members.

The Bears (8-2 through April 29) are scheduled for three straight home games Wednesday through Friday, against Northwestern Regional, SMSA and Somers.

Fairfield Prep (10-1) collected 10 of 12 first-place votes to move into the top spot in the latest balloting.

Here are the top 10, as well as all other schools collecting votes, with records through April 29:

1. Fairfield Prep (10-1)
2. Waterford (8-1)
3. Daniel Hand (10-1)
4. Holy Cross (10-1)
5. South Windsor (8-1)
6. Darien (9-2)
7. Wilton (9-2)
8. Staples (9-3)
9. Manchester (8-1)
10. Haddam-Killingworth (11-0)

Also receiving votes: Windsor (7-1), Cheshire (8-2), Hamden (8-2), Shepaug Valley (10-0), St. Joseph (8-3), New Milford (7-3), Montville (7-2), Ridgefield (8-3), East Hartford (8-2), Bacon Academy (8-1), Granby Memorial (8-2), Amity Regional (7-4).

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; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.; Jesse Mayfield-Sheehan, Norwich Bulletin.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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