Despite Loss, Southington Still in Softball Top 5

SOUTHINGTON, CT — After a perfect first half of the regular season, the Southington High School softball team dropped its first outing last Sunday, but rebounded for four victories in five days to remain in the top five of the latest weekly poll of coaches and media members.

The Lady Knights (14-1) placed fourth in the most recent balloting, after having been in the No. 2 spot most of the season. This week, Southington takes on Conard, Fitch and Hall.

Masuk (18-0) collected 11 of 13 first-place votes to take over the top spot in the rankings. Seymour (16-1), which had been No. 1 all season, got the other two top votes to place second.

Here are the top 10, plus all other schools receiving votes, with records through May 13:

1. Masuk (18-0)
2. Seymour (16-1)
3. North Branford (17-0)
4. Southington (14-1)
5. Griswold (17-0)
6. Trumbull (15-1)
7. Cheshire (16-1)
8. Amity Regional (15-2)
9. Daniel Hand (15-1)
10. St. Paul (16-1)

Also receiving votes: Brookfield (16-2), E.O. Smith (13-2), Granby Memorial (14-2), Northwestern Regional (15-0), Norwich Free Academy (13-4), Fairfield Ludlowe (14-3), Stafford (14-1), Maloney (14-2), Coventry (15-1), North Haven (14-3), Joel Barlow (14-4), Bristol Eastern (10-4), South Windsor (11-4), Newtown (14-4), Northwest Catholic (12-2).

Voters: Tony Calcagni, Coginchaug; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day; George DeMaio, WELI; 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, Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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