Register Top 10
Softball Poll
Team	Points	Last	Class
1. Rockville (12) (7-0)	526	1	L
Last week’s results: Def. Conard 10-7, Bloomfield 33-0 (5) and Waterford 5-0.
Bottom line: Senior pitcher Kaitlyn Lajoie allowed one hit in the victory over Waterford.
2. Masuk (6) (8-0)	514	2	L
Last week’s results: Def. Kolbe Cathedral 7-0, Immaculate 22-2 and Weston 14-0.
Bottom line: Tatum Buckley tossed a no-hitter and struck out 14 in the win over Weston.
3. Maloney (7-0)	458	4	L
Last week’s results: Def. New Milford 10-5, Plainville 10-4 and Glastonbury 3-2.
Bottom line: The Spartans host Bristol Eastern on Friday in what could be one of the more interesting Central Connecticut Conference contests this week.
4. Southington (6-1)	400	6	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Rocky Hill 15-0 (5), Conard 13-0 and Bristol Eastern 4-0.
Bottom line: The Blue Knights have shut out four opponents this season, including all three last week.
5. Amity (7-1)	372	3	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Cheshire 7-3, lost to Mercy 8-1 and def. Sheehan 7-1.
Bottom line: Mercy scored eight times in the top of the seventh inning to hand the Spartans their first loss.
6. Torrington (10-0)	359	8	L
Last week’s results: Def. Wilby 26-0 and 15-0, Sacred Heart 26-0, Naugatuck 5-1 and Woodland 6-1.
Bottom line: Torrington is clearly the class of the Naugatuck Valley League having shut out six of its 10 opponents.
7. Oxford (5-1)	302	7	S
Last week’s results: Def. Bunnell 5-0 and Newtown 5-1 (8).
Bottom line: The Wolverines have four games this week, including today at home against Brookfield (6-1).
8. Foran (6-2)	252	5	L
Last week’s results: Lost to Hand 2-1 and def. Hillhouse 29-0, North Haven 7-1 and Law 6-5.
Bottom line: The Lions earned a convincing win over previously unbeaten North Haven.
9. East Haven (9-1)	221	NR	M
Last week’s results: Def. Law 4-2, Career 16-0, Wilbur Cross 14-0, North Branford 7-0 and North Haven 7-3.
Bottom line: The Easties’ only loss is to No. 5 Amity, while East Haven defeated No. 8 Foran.
10. Stonington (6-0)	186	NR	M
Last week’s results: Def. Killingly 12-0 and Montville 13-1.
Bottom line: The Bears visit Waterford (5-2) on Friday.
Dropped out: Waterford (9), Westhill (10).
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.
Others receiving votes: Waterford (5-2), 165; Berlin (6-0) and Hand (8-1), 153; East Lyme (6-0), 80; Westhill (5-2), 69; Brookfield (6-1), 64; Granby (5-0), 60; Seymour (6-2), 59; Fairfield Ludlowe (8-1), 39; Mercy (6-2), 37; Danbury (7-1), 29; West Haven (6-2), 28; Bristol Central (5-2), 16; Suffield (5-0) and Lauralton Hall (5-2), 9; North Branford (6-2) and North Haven (7-2), 8; Cheshire (6-3) and Haddam-Killingworth (5-2), 7.
The following voted: Mary Albl, Fairfield Minuteman; Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Scott Aresco, Maloney; Tony Calcagni, Mercy; Mike Cardillo, Connecticut Post; George DeMaio, WELI; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Kathleen Hoag, Cheshire; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; Suzy Miner, Hale-Ray; Theresa Napolitano, Lauralton Hall; Ken Pereiras, Seymour; Mike Pucci, New Haven Register; Lori Riley, Hartford Courant; Mike Suppe, Hersam-Acorn; Liz Sutman, Waterford; Peter Vander Veer, Hersam-Acorn; Jimmy Zanor, Middletown Press.
Poll compiled by Mike Pucci.