Manchester Stays In Top 10 of Baseball Poll

MANCHESTER, CT — A hot stretch of eight wins in nine games to open the season kept Manchester High School in the top 10 of the weekly poll of sports media members for the second straight week.

The Indians (8-1 through April 29) are scheduled to visit East Hartford Wednesday at 4 p.m.

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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