Preseason Connecticut High School Baseball Poll Tabulated

CONNECTICUT — It's been nearly two years, but high school baseball players across Connecticut are set to take their positions as regular season competition begins Saturday. A panel of 14 members of the Connecticut sports media took on the daunting task of compiling a preseason poll of the top teams, a difficult feat considering the entire spring schedule was canceled last year due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are the top 10, with first-place votes in parentheses, as well as all other teams collecting votes.

1. Staples (4)
2. Amity Regional (3)
3. East Catholic (2)
4. Fairfield Prep (4)
5. Waterford
6. Newtown
7. Trumbull
8. Daniel Hand
9. New Fairfield
10. Greenwich (1)

Also receiving votes: Darien, Cheshire, Shelton, Southington, Sheehan, Fitch, Joel Barlow, St. Joseph, Coventry, Masuk, New London, Montville, Ridgefield, Glastonbury, Notre Dame-West Haven, Berlin, Fairfield Ludlowe, Holy Cross, Norwich Free Academy, Shepaug Valley, Haddam-Killingworth, East Lyme, St. Paul, Enfield.

Voters: Tim Jensen, Patch Media; Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; Pete Paguaga, GametimeCT; Mike Madera, New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Bill Bloxsom, Trumbull Times; Scott Ericson, GameTimeCT; Kyle Maher, Journal Inquirer; Will Aldam, GameTimeCT; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Matt Hornick, Bristol Press; Rich Zalusky, The Chronicle; Kevin Roberts, Republican-American.
Compiled by Scott Ericson

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