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Tolland Ranked in Statewide Baseball Poll Top 10

The Eagles opened the season with six straight victories.

TOLLAND, CT — Four-time defending Class LL champion Amity Regional continued its dominance of high school baseball by receiving all 11 first-place votes in the latest weekly poll of Connecticut media members.

The Spartans have opened the 2017 campaign with seven straight victories.

Tolland (6-0) maintained the number seven spot for the second straight week.

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Here are the top 10, with records through April 23:

  1. Amity Regional (7-0)
  2. New Canaan (8-0)
  3. New Milford (8-0)
  4. Ridgefield (8-1)
  5. East Lyme (7-1)
  6. Morgan (10-0)
  7. Tolland (6-0)
  8. Wethersfield (5-0)
  9. Fairfield Prep (7-2)
  10. Waterford (8-1)

Also receiving votes: Oxford (9-0), Southington (4-2), Newington (4-1), East Hartford (6-1), Holy Cross (8-0), South Windsor (4-1), Wilton (4-2), Westhill (6-2), Guilford (6-2), North Haven (7-2), Norwalk (6-3), Ellington (6-0), New Britain (6-2), West Haven (5-2), Masuk (5-3), Weston (6-3), Haddam-Killingworth (9-2), East Catholic (5-2), Lyman Hall (5-2).

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Voters: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, Hersam Acorn; Jim Bransfield, Middletown Press; Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; 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; Mike Suppe, Hersam Acorn; Tom Yantz, Hartford Courant.

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