Here's how I voted for the Final Top 10 Poll. The poll will be released later today on-line and in Friday's print editions.



1. Masuk
2. Southington
3. Mercy
4. Foran
5. Oxford
6. Bristol Central
7. Berlin
8. Maloney
9. Rockville
10. Waterford
11. Torrington
12. East Haven
13. Hand
14. Seymour
15. Granby

Amanda Jessey scored on Allison Luzzi's single with one out in the Top of the eighth inning to lift No. 6 East Haven to a 1-0 win over No. 3 Seymour in the Class M state quarterfinals on Friday in Seymour.

Jessey reached on a two-base error to lead off the inning.

Junior Talia Loda allowed just three hits and struck out six for East Haven (21-4), which will play No. 2 Granby in the semifinals on Monday or Tuesday, most likely in West Haven.

Luzzi had three hits. Miranda Baldassare, McKenzie Miessau and Laura Anderson also had hits for the Easties.


Katie Petroski doubled, while Morgan Scinto and Makayla O'Hara singled for Seymour (21-4). Freshman pitcher Raeanne Geffert allowed six hits and struck out nine.

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Monday's print editions. 


1. Masuk
2. Rockville
3. Torrington
4. Southington
5. Bristol Central
6. Oxford
7. Mercy
8. East Haven
9. Seymour
10. Foran
11. Hand
12. Maloney
13. Amity
14. Cheshire
15. Granby

QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday, 4 p.m.
No. 8 North Haven at No. 1 Mercy
No. 7 Law at No. 2 East Haven
No. 6 Foran at No. 3 Hand
No. 5 Cheshire at No. 4 Amity
SEMIFINALS
Thursday at West Haven, 5 and 7 p.m.
FINAL
Saturday at West Haven, 6 p.m.

The SCC tournament field is set.

The following eight teams have qualified:

Mercy, East Haven, Hand, Jonathan Law, Foran, Cheshire, Amity and North Haven

 
The following seeds are set:

1. Mercy
2. East Haven
3. Hand
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. North Haven

Law, Foran, Cheshire and Amity are playing for seeds 4 through 7.

• QUARTERFINALS: May 21 at higher seed (8 at 1, 7 at 2, 6 at 3, 5 at 4)

• SEMIFINALS: May 23 at West Haven, 5 and 7 p.m.

• FINAL: May 25 at West Haven, 6 p.m.

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Monday's print editions. 


1. Masuk
2. Rockville
3. Torrington
4. Southington
5. Bristol Central
6. Maloney
7. Oxford
8. Mercy
9. East Haven
10. Stonington
11. Seymour
12. Hand
13. Foran
14. East Lyme
15. Granby

Below are SCC tournament possibilities.

THE SET UP

• Eight teams qualify

The four divisional champions automatically qualify, plus four wild card teams based on divisional/crossover games.

THE SCHEDULE

• QUARTERFINALS: May 21 at higher seed

• SEMIFINALS: May 23 at West Haven, 5 and 7 p.m.

• FINAL: May 25 at West Haven, 6 p.m.

 

THE DIVISION LEADERS

 

• Hammonasset: Foran (6-1 in division, 11-3 crossover record)

• Housatonic: Amity (7-0, 11-3) WON DIVISION, qualified

• Oronoque: East Haven (6-0, 14-1) WON DIVISION, qualified

• Quinnipiac: Mercy (5-0, 12-2) Clinched at least tie in division

 

THEY'RE IN

East Haven

Amity

IN THE HUNT

Hand (5-1, 12-2): Hammonasset

Cheshire (10-4 crossover): Housatonic

West Haven (4-1, 10-5): Quinnipiac

Law (4-3, 10-5 crossover): Hammonasset

North Haven (9-5 crossover): Oronoque

STILL ALIVE

Sacred Heart Academy (8-7 crossover): Quinnipiac

 

GAMES LEFT

Foran (vs. Mercy, Law, Wilbur Cross, West Haven)

Amity (vs. North Haven, Sheehan, West Haven, Wilbur Cross)  

East Haven (vs. North Haven, Hand, Cheshire)

Mercy (vs. Foran, West Haven, Lyman Hall, Hillhouse)

Hand (vs. Guilford, Hillhouse, East Haven, Hamden)

Cheshire (vs. Shelton, Lyman Hall, Hamden, East Haven)

West Haven (vs. Mercy, Amity, Foran)

Law (vs. Foran, North Haven, Sacred Heart Academy)

North Haven (vs. Amity, East Haven, Law, Sheehan)

Sacred Heart Academy (vs. Hamden, Law, Sheehan)

 

Tiffany Mangiameli doubled and later scored on a squeeze bunt by her sister, Stephanie Mangiameli, in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Mercy softball team to a 2-1 win over Southern Connecticut Conference Quinnipiac Division rival Sacred Heart Academy at Middletown on Monday.

Astin Donovan went 2-for-4, and winning Mary Adametz went 2-for-3 for Mercy (12-2). Molly Flowers went 2-for-3 for the Pacers (8-7).

MORE ROUNDUP

Branford 1, North Haven 0: Nicole Carrano bunted, went to second on a walk and then scored on Cassidy Murphy’s single to lead the host Hornets to an SCC Oronoque Division win.

Megan Ferraro allowed just five hits for Branford (5-11). Brianne Melillo had two hits for North Haven (10-6).

No. 6 East Haven 8, Sheehan 3: Miranda Baldassare collected her 100th career hit for the host Easties in an SCC interdivision win. Baldassare finished with two doubles.

Amanda Bradley and Amanda Jessey each had two hits for East Haven (15-1). Easties coach Ed Crisafi won his 200th career game.

Foran 8, No. 9 Hand 4: Marissa Bruno and Fallon Bevino each had two hits and two RBIs for the host Lions in an SCC Hammonasset Division win in Milford.

Dani Kemp had three hits, including two doubles, for Foran (12-3).

Amity 5, Cheshire 3: Corina Zdrowski had two hits and a run and Jenna DiLorenzo had a double, run and RBI for the host Spartans in this SCC Housatonic Division win in Woodbridge.

Jill DeMaio had a run-scoring single for Amity (11-4). Sara Como hit a two-run home run for the Rams (10-5).

Career 7, Wilbur Cross 3: Ashley Arroyo drove in two runs for the host Panthers in this SCC Oronoque Division win in New Haven. Valerie Mayes also drove in a run for Career (4-11).

Guilford 16, Hillhouse 1: Annie Jonathan had four hits and three runs for the host Indians in an SCC Hammonasset Division win.

Olivia Boudreau had a triple and four RBIs for Guilford (4-12). Ana Gomez had an RBI single for the Academics (1-13).

Seymour 16, Ansonia 2: Carissa Wasikowski had a single, double, triple and two RBIs for the host Wildcats in an Naugatuck Valley League win.

Katie Petroski had two singles, a double, three runs and two RBIs, and Amanda Harkins had two hits and two RBIs for Seymour (13-2). Kirsten Langrier had three hits for the Chargers (3-11).

Old Saybrook 5, Haddam-Killingworth 3: Emily Santamaria had three hits and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh as the Rams beat the Cougars in Shoreline Conference play at Higganum.

Effie Gianitsos earned the win for Old Saybrook (11-2, 9-2 Shoreline). Taylor Burger had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs for H-K (11-4, 11-1).

Hopkins 6, Hamden Hall 0: Sabrina Falcigno allowed one hit and struck out 12 for the Hilltoppers in a prep school win in Hamden.

Lauralton Hall 16, Weston 2: Jackie Brewster had a single, triple, home run, three runs and five RBIs for the host Crusaders in an South-West Conference win in Milford.

Alexa Dawid had a single, double, triple, three runs and three RBIs for Lauralton Hall (11-3).

Coginchaug 11, Valley Regional 5: Kayla Votto had two hits, three runs and two RBIs and Dina Canalia had three hits, two runs and an RBI for the visiting Blue Devils in this Shoreline Conference win at Deep River.

Courtney Votto had two hits, a run and an RBI and Deanna Pulchalski had three hits, a run and an RBI for Coginchaug.

BOX SCORES

Register Top 10
Softball poll
Team	Points	Last	Class
1. Masuk (16) (14-0)	480	2	L
Last week’s results: Def. Pomperaug 12-0, Lauralton Hall 5-0 and Newtown 6-0.
Bottom line: The Panthers are now not only the top team in the state, but they may have the state’s top player in junior pitcher Tatum Buckley.
2. Maloney (14-0)	442	3	L
Last week’s results: Def. Berlin 3-0, Tolland 10-2 and Platt 7-0.
Bottom line: The Spartans visit Bristol Central (12-2) today. The Rams have won eight in a row. Maloney defeated Bristol Central 2-0 on April 10.
3. Rockville (12-1)	384	1	L
Last week’s results: Def. Rocky Hill 4-3, lost to Bristol Central 6-3 and def. Fermi 17-0.
Bottom line: The Rams had their 16-game winning streak dating back to last season snapped by Bristol Central.
4. Southington (12-1)	378	4	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Simsbury 3-1, East Hartford 16-1 and New Britain 21-0.
Bottom line: There’s a good chance that the Blue Knights won’t lose another game in the regular season.
5. Torrington (16-0)	361	5	L
Last week’s results: Def. Derby 16-0, Wolcott 3-0 and Holy Cross 7-1.
Bottom line: Until Holy Cross, the Red Raiders had shutout their last five opponents.
6. East Haven (14-1)	292	7	M
Last week’s results: Def. Shelton 18-3, North Branford 11-1, Branford 18-3 and Career 28-0.
Bottom line: The Easties can win the Southern Connecticut Conference Oronoque Division with a victory over North Haven on Thursday.
T7. Oxford (11-2)	211	6	S
Last week’s results: Def. Bethel 5-0, Kolbe Cathedral 3-0 and lost to Lauralton Hall 2-1.
Bottom line: The Wolverines slip just one spot despite losing to Lauralton Hall.
T7. Waterford (11-2)	211	10	M
Last week’s results: Def. Fitch 2-1, Norwich Free Academy 5-1 and Bacon Academy 6-1.
Bottom line: The Lancers visit East Lyme (11-2) on Thursday. Waterford defeated the Vikings 6-5 on April 22.
9. Hand (12-1)	206	NR	LL
Last week’s results: Def. Law 3-0 and Sacred Heart Academy 6-4.
Bottom line: The Tigers reach the Top 10 for the first time this season and now must visit Foran (11-3) today at 3:45 p.m. in Milford.
10. Berlin (11-1)	202	9	L
Last week’s results: Lost to Maloney 3-0, and defeated E.O. Smith 4-1 and Plainville 13-8.
Bottom line: The Red Coats suffered their first loss of the season to Maloney last Monday but remain in the Top 10.
Dropped out: Foran (8).
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: Stonington (13-1), 192; Bristol Central (12-2), 152; Foran (11-3), 112; Mercy (11-2) and Seymour (12-2), 106; Granby (11-1), 78; East Lyme (11-2), 37; Danbury (11-3), 30; Suffield (12-0), 26; Westhill (11-3), 24; Lauralton Hall (10-3), 16; Morgan (11-1), 15; Brookfield (13-2), 12; Woodland (12-2), 7.
The following voted: Mary Albl, Fairfield Minuteman; Scott Aresco, Maloney; Tony Calcagni, Mercy; 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.
The following did not vote: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Mike Cardillo, Connecticut Post.
Poll compiled by Mike Pucci.

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Monday's print editions. 






1. Masuk
2. Maloney
3. Rockville
4. Torrington
5. East Haven
6. Southington
7. Hand
8. Waterford
9. Mercy
10. Stonington
11. Berlin
12. Bristol Central
13. Seymour
14. Granby
15. Oxford

Lauralton Hall 2, No. 6 Oxford 1: Jackie Brewster singled home Maureen Connolly with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the host Crusaders this walk-off victory over the Wolverines in this South-West Conference contest at Milford.

Haley Congdon scored the tying run in the seventh inning on an error for Lauralton Hall (10-3).

No. 7 East Haven 28, Career 0: Amanda Jessey collected her 100th career hit for the Easties in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

McKenzie Miessau had four hits, while Jena Villecco, Kara Hanson and Laura Anderson all had three hits for East Haven (14-1, 6-0).

No. 8 Foran 15, Hillhouse 0: Lucy Weissauer tossed a no-hitter and struck out 10 in this SCC Hammonasset Division win in Milford.

Fallon Bevino and Jenna Zacarelli each had two doubles and four RBIs and Gina Georgetti had three hits, including a triple, for Foran (11-3).

Hand 6, Sacred Heart Academy 4: Mel Rennie had a double and a triple for the visiting Tigers in this SCC interdivision win at Hamden.

Kate Boudreau also had two hits for Hand (12-1).

Becca Marks had two hits and two RBIs for the Pacers (8-6).

Amity 3, Lyman Hall 0: Teresa Marchitto had two hits and scored twice for the host Spartans in this SCC Housatonic Division victory at Woodbridge.

Krista Reynolds drove in two runs and Jenna DiLorenzo had an RBI single for Amity (10-4). Heather Ferranti allowed just one hit and struck out eight to earn the win.

Law 10, Guilford 0: Justine Bannon went 3-for-3 with four RBIs for the host Eagles in this SCC Hammonasset Division win at Milford.

Danielle Gray had three hits, including a double, and two runs and Jenna Bernard struck out eight for Law (9-5).

Chess Zuppardi and Allie Stephens each had two hits for the Indians (3-12).

Morgan 3, Old Saybrook 0: Pitcher Emily Popp allowed four hits and struck out three and Jen Dawson had a solo homer to lead the Huskies to their Shoreline Conference win in Clinton.

Tori Hopkins added two hits, an RBI and run scored for the Huskies (11-1).

Kelsey Root had a triple for the Rams (10-2).

North Haven 15, Wilbur Cross 0: Rachel Giatrelis had two hits and two runs for the host Indians in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

Haley Arnaoutis had two hits for North Haven (10-5, 5-1).

West Haven 5, Hamden 0: Winning pitcher Camdyn Morgillo allowed four hits and helped her cause with a double and a single for the host Westies in this SCC Quinnipiac Division win.

Katie Hoyt had two doubles and a single and Madison Watts had a triple and two RBIs for West Haven (10-4).

Seymour 10, Derby 1: Carissa Wasikowski allowed one hit and struck out 16 for the host Wildcats in this Naugatuck Valley League win.

Grace Nisbet had four hits and Sarah Molin and Emma Crocamo each had three hits and two RBIs for Seymour (12-2).

Westbrook 8, Old Lyme 0: Kaitlin MacMillan had 13 strikeouts and hit a home run as the White Knights topped the Wildcats in a Shoreline Conference game at home.

Haddam-Killingworth 16, Valley Regional 7: Sam Waskowitz had three hits, three runs and three RBIs for the host Cougars in this Shoreline Conference win at Higganum.

Casey Jackson had three hits and four RBIs and Lauren McCann had a home run, two singles and three RBIs for H-K (11-3, 11-0).


BOX SCORES

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Tuesday's print editions. 



1. Rockville
2. Masuk
3. Maloney
4. Torrington
5. Oxford
6. East Haven
7. Southington
8. Berlin
9. Hand
10. Foran
11. Granby
12. Waterford
13. Mercy
14. Stonington
15. Seymour

No. 9 East Haven 13, Guilford 1: Allison Luzzi had two hits including a homer and four RBIs to lead the Easties to their SCC interdivision win in Guilford.

Mackenzie Miessau added two hits with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs for the Easties (10-1).

Platt Tech 17, Whitney Tech 0 (5): Brooke Pawlak tossed a no-hitter for Platt Tech in a Constitution State Conference win at Hamden.

Yasmin Hernandez went 2-for-2, including a home run for the Panthers (9-3). Whitney Tech dropped to 1-10.

Lauralton Hall 13, Kolbe Cathedral 1 (5): Jackie Brewster went 3-for-4, including s triple, with three runs and an RBI for Lauralton Hall in a South-West Conference win at Bridgeport.

Alex Moleski and Lindsey Spitz both went 2-for-4 and combined for seven RBIs for the Crusaders (8-2, 7-0), who clinched a state tournament berth.

Jocelyn Boursiquot singled and scored for the Cougars (5-6, 4-3).

Morgan 5, Westbrook 1: Jaime Fitzgerald and Jen Dawson each homered to lead the Huskies to a Shoreline Conference victory in Clinton.

Emily Popp twirled a four-hitter for Morgan, which improved to 6-1. Kaitlin MacMillan tripled for Westbrook (4-5).

Oxford 12, Notre Dame-Fairfield 0: Ashley Guillette tossed a no-hitter, striking out 11, to lead the Wolverines to victory in Fairfield.

Megan Sastram hit a three-run homer and Katelyn Wentz added a two-run blast for Oxford (8-1).

BOXSCORES

East Haven pushed then unbeaten Seymour to the brink of elimination before falling short, 3-2, in the second round of the Class M state tournament last season.

With the return of 13 letter winners and a talented freshman class, the expectations were certainly lofty for the Easties this season.

Those talented seniors and promising underclassmen have not disappointed. East Haven is 9-1, and ranked in the Register Top 10 Poll for the first time in school history according to Easties coach Ed Crisafi.

The fast start, though, is not completely unexpected. East Haven is unbeaten (4-0) in the Southern Connecticut Conference Oronoque Division.

“Honestly, we knew we were going to be good,” Crisafi said. “This good? No. But I knew we would have a shot at the division. I thought we would qualify for the SCC tournament and have a shot in the state tournament, all those goals that you set every year.”

The one area of slight concern was pitching but junior Talia Loda and freshman Ireland Miessau have both been effective.

“I don’t think we knew how good our pitching would be,” Crisafi said. “I knew Ireland would be good, and I knew Talia would be improved, but they have been outstanding. This is how we hoped it would be. I think pitching is the main reason why we are 9-1.”

Loda is 5-0 with 36 strikeouts in 37 innings and an earned run average of 0.38. She has allowed just two earned runs and 18 hits.

Miessau, meanwhile, is 2-1 with 19 strikeouts in 21 innings and an ERA of 1.33.

East Haven has also been sound defensively. The Easties have committed just two errors.  

As a team, East Haven is batting .404. Freshman third baseman Allison Luzzi, the team’s No. 2 batter, leads the Easties in average (.533) and runs batted in (15). Senior leadoff hitter Amanda Jessey is hitting .481 with a team-leading 11 runs and six stolen bases.

Senior catcher Brianna Spadacenta is hitting .355, senior shortstop Miranda Baldassare is batting .364 and senior center fielder Jenna Gaudioso is hitting .400.

Spadacenta recently surpassed 100 career hits. Baldassare is nine hits and Jessey 12 away from reaching that milestone.

The Easties have just one game this week, at Guilford on Thursday.

East Haven has the most wins of any team in the SCC and owns victories over North Haven (7-2), Foran (6-2) and North Branford (6-2).

“We’re stressing right now that they have to go out on the field like they’re the best team,” Crisafi said, “and that the other team has to play their best ball to beat you. We tell them all the time to act like you’re an elite team.”

The Register presents Diamond Gems, a look back at some of last week's top performances from the softball diamond.

HIT PARADE

Maureen Connolly, Lauralton Hall: Junior had a grand slam in a win over Bethel on Wednesday and a three-run home run and an RBI single in a win over New Fairfield on Friday.

Sam Monaco, North Branford: Senior had a triple, home run, three runs and two RBIs in a 12-5 win over Cromwell on Monday.

Brianna Spadacenta, East Haven: Senior had the 100th hit of her career in a win over Wilbur Cross on Wednesday and had three hits, including a two-run homer, in a 7-3 win over North Haven on Friday.

ACES

Lauren Atkinson, Branford: Senior allowed three hits and struck out 11 in a 7-2 win over Wilbur Cross on Friday.

Camdyn Morgillo, West Haven: Senior allowed four hits, struck out seven and helped her cause with two hits and scored the winning run in the eighth inning in a 1-0 win over Sheehan on Monday.

Francesca Zuppardi, Guilford: Senior pitched a no-hitter and struck out 10 in an 11-0 win over Career on Friday.

TEAM EFFORT

Hand: Earned four victories, including a 2-1 win over Foran, to improve to 8-1.

Mercy: The Tigers defeated Sacred Heart Academy, previously unbeaten Amity and West Haven to improve to 6-2.

Suffield: Defeated Haddam-Killingworth 4-2 in eight innings and Enfield 17-2 to remain unbeaten.

ON THE WEB

North Haven at West Haven, Wednesday, 7 p.m.: ESPNradio1300.com.

WATCH THIS

Goodwin Tech (7-2) at Platt Tech (6-3), today, 3:30 p.m. at Foote Field, Milford: This is Platt Tech coach Sue Murphy’s first chance to win career victory No. 400.

Haddam-Killingworth (5-2) at North Branford (6-2), Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.: Both teams are unbeaten in the Shoreline Conference Large Division entering this week.

Foran (6-2) at Amity (7-1), Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.: This is the only meeting between these two teams during the regular season.

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.

Here's how I voted for the Register's Top 10 Softball Poll.

The poll will be released later today on our website http://www.nhregister.com/ and it will appear in Monday's print editions. 



1. Rockville
2. Masuk
3. Maloney
4. Torrington
5. Oxford
6. East Haven
7. Southington
8. Amity
9. Stonington
10. Berlin
11. Hand
12. Foran
13. East Lyme
14. Granby
15. Waterford

Guilford 11, Career 0: Francesca Zuppardi pitched a no-hitter and struck out 10 for the Indians in this SCC interdivision home victory.

Allie Stephens had a single, double and three RBIs and Ashley Ignatowski drove in three runs for Guilford (3-7).

Old Saybrook 7, St. Bernard 0: Lauren Pascoe went 4-for-4, including a home run, with two runs and three RBIs for the visiting Rams in this non-conference win at Uncasville.

Emily Rose Santamaria and Laura MacLeod each drove in two runs for Old Saybrook (6-1).

Branford 7, Wilbur Cross 2: Lauren Atkinson allowed three hits and struck out 11 for the visiting Hornets in this SCC Oronoque Division win at New Haven.

East Haven 7, North Haven 3: Brianna Spadacenta had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Allison Luzzi added two hits and two RBIs to lead the Easties to their SCC Oronoque win in East Haven.

Jenna Gaudioso had two hits and two runs and pitcher Talia Loda had eight strikeouts for the Easties (9-1, 4-0).

Jess Seaver had two hits including a solo homer for the Indians (7-2, 3-1).

No. 3 Amity 7, Sheehan 1: Jenna DiLorenzo had three hits, including a three-run home run, for the host Spartans in this SCC Housatonic Division win at Woodbridge.

Julie Luce had two hits, a run and an RBI to Amity (7-1). Maddie Mizenko had two hits for the Titans (4-3).   \

No. 5 Foran 6, Law 5: Susie Anthony had a solo home run and an RBI single to lead the visiting Lions to this SCC Hammonasset Division win at Milford.

Ashley Mendillo had two hits for Foran (6-2). Stephanie Cameron had two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles (4-4).

Derby 6, Sacred Heart 5: Lindsay Sampson had a game-winning two-run single in the bottom seventh with two outs to lead the Red Raiders to their NVL win in Derby. Pitcher Rachel Rizzo had eighth strikeouts and Shelby Mendillo had two hits including a solo homer for the Red Raiders (1-7).

Seymour 5, Naugatuck 1: Winning pitcher Raeanne Geffert allowed six hits and helped her cause with three hits of her own for the visiting Wildcats in this Naugatuck Valley League win.

Emma Crocamo had three hits and Amanda Harkins had two hits for Seymour (6-2). Sydney Cotto had three hits for the Greyhounds (7-3).

Platt Tech 7, Wilcox Tech 2: Brooke Pawlak had two hits for the visiting Panthers in this Constitution State Conference win at Meriden.

Platt Tech (6-3) coach Sue Murphy earned her 399th career victory.

Morgan 6, Hale-Ray 4: Jamie Fitzgerald had two hits, two runs and an RBI for the visiting Huskies in this Shoreline Conference win at Moodus.

Sarah Thompson had two hits and two runs for Morgan (6-1). Missy Martin had a triple, run and two RBIs for the Noises (3-5).

Haddam-Killingworth 15, Coginchaug 8: Casey Jackson had four hits and four RBIs for the host Cougars in this Shoreline Conference win at Higganum.  
 

Sam Waskowitz had three hits and three RBIs for H-K (5-2, 5-0). Jackie Benson had three hits for the Blue Devils (3-4, 3-2).
FRIDAY'S LINESCORES

Career 5, Branford 4: Winning pitcher Brianna Longley had two hits and an RBI for the visiting Panthers in this SCC Oronoque Division win at Branford. Career is 2-6. Megan Ferraro struck out 10 for the Hornets (0-8).

East Haven 14, Wilbur Cross 0: Brianna Spadacenta got her 100th career hit in a rout for the Yellow Jackets (7-1) over the Governors (0-8).

No. 5 Foran 7, North Haven 1: Jess Harkness had a perfect game going into the sixth inning and Rebekah DeRosa added two hits and three RBIs in the Lions’ SCC interdivision victory in Milford.

Fallon Bevino, Gina Georgetti, Ashley Mendillo and Jenna Zacarelli all had two hits for Foran (5-2) in the win over North Haven (7-1).

Mercy 8, No. 3 Amity 1: The visiting Tigers scored eight times in the top of the seventh inning in this SCC interdivision win at Woodbridge.

Tyler Keegan had three hits, Madison DeRita had a double and an RBI and winning pitcher Mary Adametz had a run-scoring double for Mercy (5-2).

Teresa Marchitto had two hits and scored and Haley Cologgi had a hit and an RBI for the Spartans (6-1).

Hand 13, Guilford 5: Kate Boudreau went 4-for-5, including three doubles, with two RBIs for Hand in an SCC Hammonasset Division win at Guilford.

Mel Rennie went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Anna Curcio hit a three-run home run for the Tigers (7-1). Aimee Munck went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Indians (2-6).

Sheehan 5, Lyman Hall 0: Meghan Gavin had three hits and two runs for the host Titans in this SCC Housatonic Division win at Wallingford.  

Winning pitcher Sara Pisenelli had two hits and two RBIs for Sheehan (4-2).

Westbrook 3, East Hampton 0: Kaitlin MacMillan allowed one hit and struck out 12 for the host Knights in this Shoreline Conference win.

MacMillan helped her cause with a triple for Westbrook (3-3).

Law 16, Hillhouse 1: Shea Lagonigro had three hits and three RBIs for the host Eagles in this SCC Hammonasset Division win at Milford.

Jill Thiel and Lena Arnold each had two hits for Law (4-2), while Aubrey Bepko allowed three hits and struck out 10 in the SCC Hammonasset Division win.

Ana Gomez had a run-scoring double for the Academics (1-7).

Old Saybrook 6, Hale-Ray 3 (8): Kelsey Root had a single, double and two RBIs for the visiting Rams in this Shoreline Conference win at Moodus.

Laura McLeod had a triple and RBI for Old Saybrook (5-1). Jess Dombroski hit a home run for the Noises (3-4).

Lauralton Hall 9, Bethel 0: Maureen Connolly had two hits, including a grand slam, and four RBIS for the visiting Crusaders in this South-West Conference win at Bethel.

Jackie Brewster had three hits, including a triple, a run and an RBI for Lauralton Hall (4-2).

WEDNESDAY'S LINESCORES

Sacred Heart Academy 5, Cheshire 3: Winning pitcher Molly Flowers allowed just six hits and helped her cause with a solo home run for the visiting Pacers in this SCC interdivision win at Cheshire. Both teams are now 4-3.

East Haven 16, Career 0: Amanda Jessey had three hits and two runs and Allison Luzzi had three hits, three runs and two RBIs for the host Easties in this SCC Oronoque Division win.

Giovanna Russo had three hits and two runs and Talia Loda allowed four hits and struck out nine for East Haven (6-1, 2-0). Alivia Roseboro had two hits for the Panthers (1-6, 1-2).

Hand 2, Branford 1: Sam Pavano had the go-ahead RBI single that scored Kate Boudreau in the bottom of the fifth inning to lift the Tigers over the Hornets in SCC interdivision action at Madison.
Hand (6-1) pitcher Annie Horton struck out six and only allowed three hits in the complete game victory over Branford (0-7).

Platt Tech 8, Vinal Tech 3: Winning pitcher Brooke Pawlak had a home run and a double to lead the Panthers to this CSC win. Platt Tech is 4-3.

West Haven 9, Hamden 0: Sierra Santana was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Camdyn Morgillo got the win and had three RBIs of her own in a SCC Quinnipiac Division road victory for the Blue Devils (6-1) over the Green Dragons (1-5).

Lauralton Hall 9, Brookfield 2: Alex Moleski had two hits, including a triple, two runs and two RBIs for the visiting Crusaders in this South-West Conference win at Brookfield.

Jessica Napolitano had three hits, three runs and two RBIs and Lindsey Spitz had two hits and two RBIs for Lauralton Hall (3-2).


TUESDAY'S LINESCORES