Cheshire’s Abby Abramson throws a pitch during a game earlier this season. Cheshire (19-1) is No. 1 and will attempt to defend its SCC title this week. (Peter Hvizdak – New Haven Register)
Cheshire completed a 19-1 regular season and goes into the postseason as the No. 1-ranked team in the latest GameTimeCT / New Haven Register Top 10 Softball Poll.
Norwich Free Academy, which also finished 19-1, goes into the postseason No. 2. Sarah Lawton and Holy Cross have leapt over NVL rival Seymour to claim the No. 3 spot while Southington and Middletown are fourth and fifth, respectively.
Other moves included Seymour’s fall from No. 3 to No. 6 and unbeaten Griswold’s rise from No. 10 to No. 8.
League tournaments are already underway and the state tournament pairings will be released on Friday, May 26.
| TEAM | REC | 1st | PTS | LAST | CLASS | |
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 | 1. CHESHIRE | 19-1 | 8 | 268 | 1 | LL |
| Latest result: Latest result: Defeated Mercy 8-1. Bottom line: Seniors finished with 73-7 record in the regular season including 58-2 mark in last three seasons. |
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 | 2. NFA | 19-1 | 1 | 250 | 2 | LL |
| Latest result: Latest result: Defeated Windsor 5-0. Bottom line: Brooke Gottshall homered in win over Glastonbury and had RBI double in victory over Windsor. |
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 | 3. HOLY CROSS | 20-1 | 218 | 4 | S |
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| Latest result: Latest result: Defeated Haddam-Killingworth 14-0. Bottom line: Crusaders haven’t loss since season opener against Seymour. Rematch could happen in NVL final. |
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 | 4. SOUTHINGTON | 16-2 | 206 | 6 | LL |
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| Latest result: Defeated Farmington 10-0. Bottom line: Blue Knights have five consecutive shutouts since a 4-3 loss to Fitch on May 9. |
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 | 5. MIDDLETOWN | 18-1 | 202 | 8 | LL |
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| Latest result: Latest result: Defeated Rocky Hill 21-5. Bottom line: Rachel Thompson’s three-run homer in seventh inning gave Blue Dragons a signature win at Seymour. |
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 | 6. SEYMOUR | 19-2 | 196 | 3 | M |
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| Latest result: Defeated Sacred Heart 18-1 in NVL quarterfinals. Bottom line: Senior Shari Minalga has 10 RBIs in last three games for Wildcats. |
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 | 7. WESTHILL | 18-3 | 178 | 7 | LL |
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| Latest result: Defeated Norwalk 12-5 in FCIAC quarterfinals. Bottom line: Senior Edyliese Aquino tossed four-hit shutout against rival Stamford to clinch top seed in FCIAC tourney. |
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 | 8. GRISWOLD | 20-0 | 136 | 10 | M |
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| Latest result: Latest result: Defeated Lyman Memorial 5-1. Bottom line: Maya Waldron had five hits and drove in four runs in impressive win over Shoreline Conference power Hale-Ray. |
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 | 9. STAMFORD | 18-3 | 120 | 5 | LL |
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| Latest result: Lost to Fairfield Ludlowe 5-1 (9 innings) in FCIAC quarterfinals. Bottom line: After back-to-back trips to FCIAC title game, bid for a third straight final ends with extra-inning loss in quarterfinals. |
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 | 10. MASUK | 18-3 | 98 | 9 | L |
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| Latest Result: Defeated New Fairfield 18-3 in SWC quarterfinals. Bottom line: Panthers know how to bounce back, outscoring opponents 38-3 in games following a loss. |
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| 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: None. Others receiving votes: Pomperaug (19-2), 96 points; Torrington (18-3), 95; East Granby (19-1), 80; South Windsor (14-3), 45; Bristol Eastern (16-2) and Fitch (14-6), 33; North Haven (16-3), 27; Amity (15-5), 25; St. Paul (16-4), 9; Darien (17-4) and Granby (17-3), 7. |
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| The following voted: 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; Mike Suppe, The HAN Network. Poll compiled by: Jim Fuller, New Haven Register. |
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