Seymour, Connecticut – Monday, April 1, 2019: Kenzie Bruggeman of Trumbull H.S. prepares to high-five teammates after hitting a triple, driving in runs and then scoring herself during 7th inning softball against Seymour H.S. Monday afternoon at Seymour. Trumbull H.S. defeated Seymour H.S. 5-4.
Masuk’s win streak is now at 32 games with a 3-0 week and syphoned off a pair of first-place votes in the process to strengthen their grip on the top spot in the GameTimeCT Top 10 softball poll for April 14.
The Panthers’ next-door FCIAC neighbors remained within striking distance. Trumbull (5-0) stayed at No. 2 with a pair of first-place votes and St. Joseph (5-0) stayed at No. 3.
Softball Notebook: West Haven off to a scorching start
Everyone else moved up as Southington dropped three spots following its rain-shortened loss to Bristol Eastern. West Haven’s 3-0 victory over Amity parked the Westies into the final spot of the Top 10.
The GameTimeCT Top 10 Softball Poll (April 14)
| TEAM (1st place votes) | REC | PTS | LAST | CLASS | ||||
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| 1. MASUK (14) | 5-0 | 470 | 1 | L | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. Barlow 3-1, Pomperaug 17-3, Fitch 18-0. Bottom Line: A rare test by the Falcons, but otherwise smooth sailing for the Panthers. Win streak up to 32 games. |
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| 2. TRUMBULL (2) | 5-0 | 428 | 2 | LL | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. Westhill 14-1, Seymour 5-4, Barlow 9-0. Bottom Line: Eagles notched biggest win of the season so far, rallying late to top Wildcats. Rout of Falcons also impressive. |
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| 3. ST. JOSEPH | 5-0 | 426 | 3 | L | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. Norwalk 17-3, Trinity Catholic 17-0, Central 15-1. Bottom Line: Cadets scored a combined 51 runs in steamrolling the bottom part of the FCIAC. A few tricky challenges lay ahead. |
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| 4. CHESHIRE | 4-0 | 364 | 5 | LL | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. Hand 9-2, Guilford 13-0, Foran 13-0. Bottom Line: Bri Pearson settling into role as ace behind consecutive shutouts. |
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| 5. NFA | 5-0 | 342 | 6 | LL | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. Bacon Academy 17-1, Woodstock 18-0. Bottom Line: Wildcats will take bus rides to East Haven and Stamford on consecutive days this week. |
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| 6. NORTH HAVEN | 6-0 | 310 | 7 | L | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. Hand 11-2, Guilford 6-2, Sacred Heart 13-0. Bottom Line: Indians move up another spot after surge to start the season. |
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| 7. SOUTHINGTON | 4-1 | 264 | 4 | LL | ||||
| Latest Results: Lost to Bristol Eastern 3-2 (5 innings), Def. RHAM 7-1, Glastonbury 15-6. Bottom Line: If the rain held off just a little longer, Southington could have remained undefeated. |
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| 8. SEYMOUR | 5-1 | 226 | 8 | M | ||||
| Latest Result: Def. St. Paul 10-9, Naugatuck 7-0, Ansonia 19-1. Bottom Line: A wild win over their NVL rivals keeps Cats in top 10. |
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| 9. E.O. SMITH | 5-0 | 217 | 10 | LL | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. Rocky Hill 13-0, Farmington 5-3, Manchester 6-4. Bottom Line: Panthers heading off to Florida for spring break to compete at the Wide World of Sports. |
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| 10. WEST HAVEN | 7-0 | 151 | NR | LL | ||||
| Latest Results: Def. East Haven 9-5, Amity 3-0, Law 4-1. Bottom Line: One SCC team replaces another as the Blue Devils debut following their shutout victory over then-No. 9 Amity. |
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| Dropped Out: Amity (9). 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. |
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| Others receiving votes: Bristol Eastern (3-0) 141; Brookfield (5-0) 102; Amity (2-2) 100; South Windsor (4-0) 97; Valley Regional (7-0) 91; Montville (6-0) 72; Granby (4-0) 56; Maloney (5-0) 53; St. Paul (4-1) 38; North Branford (5-1) and Coventry (4-0) 21; Northwestern (5-0) and Ledyard (5-0) 17; Barlow (3-2) 16; Greenwich (6-1) 10; Danbury (5-2) and Griswold (4-2) 8; Stamford (3-2) 7. | ||||||||
| The following voted: Scott Ericson, Stamford Advocate; Steve DeMartino, Coginchaug; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day; George DeMaio, WELI; Jimmy Zanor, Norwich Bulletin; Jeff Babineau, St. Joseph; Ryan Lacey, Danbury News Times; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Mike Madera, Hearst Connecticut Media; Dave Phillips, Hearst Connecticut Media; Tim Jensen, Patch; Bryan Burdick, NFA; Nick DeLizio, North Branford; Richard Zalusky, Willimantic Chronicle; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, Terry Dinan, New Canaanite. Compiled by Ryan Lacey |
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