GAMETIMECT /REGISTER TOP 10 BASEBALL POLL

TEAM REC PTS LAST CLASS 1. STAPLES (11) 4-0 330 1 LL

Latest results: Def. Trinity Catholic 11-4, def. Danbury 8-2, def. Fairfield Warde 10-4.

Bottom Line: Wreckers doing just that to baseballs early on with a blistering offense.

2. ST. JOSEPH 5-0 280 5 M

Latest Results: def. Bridgeport Central 25-2, def. Trinity Catholic 17-3, def. Norwalk 9-4.

Bottom Line: Cadets have only been held under 10 runs once, they scored 9.

3. HAND 5-0 260 8 L

Latest Results: def. Guilford 9-1, def. Branford 6-3, def. Ledyard 12-2.

Bottom Line: Biggest test comes Thursday against No. 10 Amity.

4. HOLY CROSS 5-0 237 7 S

Latest Results: def. Torrington 3-0, def. WCA 12-0, def. Pomperaug 7-1, def. Kennedy 20-0.

Bottom Line: Holy Cross has allowed two runs in five games.

5. FAIRFIELD PREP 5-1 216 4 LL

Latest Results: def. Amity 6-5 (8), def. Notre Dame-WH 2-1, lost to Trumbull 5-4.

Bottom Line: Time for the Jesuits to face the teeth of the SCC schedule.

6. CHESHIRE 4-1 206 3 LL

Latest Result: lost to North Haven 1-0, def. Shelton 2-1, def. Branford 4-2.

Bottom Line: Rams winning with pitching and defense, a recipe for sustained success.

7. WATERFORD 3-1 193 2 L

Latest Results: def. Plainfield 13-10, lost to Bacon Academy 8-7, def. Fitch 9-1.

Bottom Line: Picked up a big early season win over Fitch last weekend.

8. NEW MILFORD 5-0 183 - LL

Latest Results: def. Bunnell 2-1, def. Bethel 5-0, def. Pomperaug 3-2.

Bottom Line: One of four remaining unbeaten teams in Class LL.

9. RIDGEFIELD 4-1 134 10 LL Latest Results: def Stamford 4-0, def. Trinity Catholic 8-6. Bottom Line: Tigers not missing a step, so far, despite roster turnover from last season.

10. AMITY 3-2 125 6 LL

Latest Results: lost to Fairfield Prep 6-5, def. Xavier 10-0, def. Shelton 12-3.

Bottom Line: The Spartans stay in the top 10, will need to get consistent if they want to stick around.

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-West Haven.

Others receiving votes: North Haven (5-1) 121; Darien (6-1), 93; Westhill (4-1), 71; Fitch (5-1), 58; Haddam-Killingworth (5-0), 54; South Windsor (4-0), 41; Manchester (4-0), 38; Wolcott (5-0), 30; Wethersfield (3-0) 29; Foran (5-1), 16; Newtown (4-2), 14; Thomaston (4-1) and Stratford (5-1), 9; Notre Dame-West Haven (3-3), 7.

The following voted: Ryan Lacey, Danbury News-Times, Mike DiMauro, The Day of New London; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report; David Heuschkel, The Valley Press; Bill Bloxsom, HAN; Mike Madera, Walter Camp Foundation/New Haven Register; Dave Phillips, Shoreline Newspapers; Michael Suppe, HAN; Noah Finz, Frontier Cable/Vantage Sports Network; Scott Ericson Stamford Advocate; Tim Jensen, Patch Media Corp.