The GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Softball Poll: Cheshire remains No. 1, NFA close behind

Seymour’s Shari Minalga takes a cut vs. Oxford Friday (Photo Dave Phillips)

Despite losing for the first time in 38 games, Cheshire retained its hold on the top spot in the latest GameTimeCT / Register Top 10 Softball Poll this week.

The Rams rebounded from their loss to Guilford and capped the week with a 5-0 victory over defending Class L champion Fitch.

But the Rams did lose three No. 1 votes to No. 2 Norwich Free Academy, which pulled within 10 points of Cheshire.

Seymour, which avenged its only loss vs. Oxford last week, and Holy Cross moved up to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively.

With Masuk returned to the poll after a brief absence. Unbeaten Griswold entered the Top 10 for the first time this season.

	TEAM	REC	1st	PTS	LAST	CLASS
	1. CHESHIRE	15-1	7	294	1	LL
Latest result: Defeated Fitch 5-0. Bottom line: Abby Abramson struck out 14 and hit two-run homer as Rams topped Fitch in rematch of 2016 state champions
	2. NFA	16-1	3	284	2	LL
Latest result: Defeated New London 15-0 Bottom line: Beth Fleming broke Nicole Haeseler's school record for career strikeouts during Monday's win over Rockville
	3. SEYMOUR	16-1		256	4	M
Latest result: Defeated Oxford 6-2 Bottom line: Molly Adamo and Becca Johnson had two hits each as Wildcats avenged earlier loss to NVL rival Oxford
	4. HOLY CROSS	16-1		226	5	S
Latest result: Defeated Wilby 24-0 Bottom line: Sarah Lawton had no-hitter and home run the last time out as Crusaders won 16th game in a row
	5. STAMFORD	17-1		216	7	LL
Latest result: Defeated Bridgeport Central 13-2 Bottom line: Black Knights head into Monday's showdown with No. 7 Westhill having scored 38 runs in last three games
	6. SOUTHINGTON	12-2		196	3	LL
Latest result: Defeated Tolland 2-0 Bottom line: Kara Zazzaro took no-hitter into sixth inning as Southington rebounded from loss to Fitch with shutout victory
	7. WESTHILL	15-2		178	9	LL
Latest result: Defeated Darien 5-2 Bottom line: Gabby Laccona had three hits including a home run in victory over Darien
	8. MIDDLETOWN	15-1		150	10	LL
Latest result: Defeated Wethersfield 11-0 Bottom line: Kelsey White had 12 hits with three homers in 4-0 week for Middletown
	9. MASUK	16-2		130	NR	L
Latest result: Defeated Stratford 17-0 Bottom line: Masuk had scored at least 10 runs in all eight games since 4-0 loss to Pomperaug
	10. GRISWOLD	17-0		112	NR	M
Latest Result: Defeated St. Bernard 15-0 Bottom line: Opponents have two runs in last eight games against Wolverines with showdown with Hale Ray on Wednesday looming
First-place votes in parentheses and points tabulated on a 30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7 basis.
Dropped out: Notre Dame-Fairfield (6); Amity (8). Others receiving votes: Pomperaug (15-2), 86 points; Notre Dame-Fairfield (16-2), 82); Torrington (14-3), 80; Amity (14-3), 72; East Granby (16-1), 53; Granby (17-1), 37; Fitch (11-6), 24; South Windsor (11-3), 17; Darien (15-4), 14; Newington (13-2), 12; Hale Ray (15-2), 9; Trumbull (13-4), 8; Glastonbury (12-3) and Rockville (10-5), 7.
The following voted: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Bill Bloxsom, The HAN Network; Tony Calcagni, Coginchaug; George DeMaio, WELI; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Marc Robbins, CT Sports Now.