Latest Weekly High School Softball Poll Released

Weather wreaked havoc with the first full week of high school softball season, with some teams not even managing to open their season as of yet. However, defending Class M Seymour (1-0) received eight of 13 first-place votes to top the statewide balloting of coaches and media members for the second straight week.

A total of 33 schools garnered votes in the latest weekly balloting.

Here are the top 15, plus all other schools which received votes, with records through April 8:

1. Seymour (1-0)
2. Southington (0-0)
3. Trumbull (2-0)
4. Masuk (2-0)
5. Joel Barlow (2-0)
6. Cheshire (1-0)
7. East Haven (2-0)
8. Norwich Free Academy (1-1)
9. Griswold (3-0)
10. North Branford (2-0)
11. Daniel Hand (3-0)
12. Granby Memorial (2-0)
13. Newtown (2-0)
14. Holy Cross (0-1)
15. St. Joseph (1-1)

Also receiving votes: Amity Regional (1-1), Middletown (0-0), Bristol Eastern (0-0), E.O. Smith (1-0), New Milford (2-0), North Haven (1-1), Norwalk (2-1), Notre Dame-Fairfield (2-0), Guilford (1-1), Fairfield Warde (0-1), South Windsor (1-0), Bunnell (2-0), Thomaston (2-0), Coventry (0-0), Fitch (0-1), Lauralton Hall (2-0), Naugatuck (2-0), Stamford (101).

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

Photo credit: Tim Jensen