The first New Haven Register media poll for the 2012 softball season was released today, and as you can see there’s really nobody that jumps out just yet. Five teams recorded a first place vote, including six for defending Class L champ Foran and five for FCIAC favorite Westhill.
New Haven Register Top 10 Softball Poll (1st-place votes in parentheses)
Team Record Pts. LAST
- Seymour (2) 25-2 374 4
- Foran (6) 22-4 370 1
- Westhill (5) 23-2 327 3
- Lauralton Hall (1) 17-3 312 NR
- Southington (1) 17-3 277 10
- Masuk 19-6 271 NR
- Waterford (1) 22-2 228 8
- Conard 20-3 195 2
- (tie) Hale-Ray 24-3 189 7/9 Sacred Heart Academy 16-10 189 5
Dropped Out: Bacon Academy (6), Darien (9).
Other teams receiving votes: Cheshire (15-7), 130; Darien (22-4), 114; Brookfield (20-6), 109; Amity (17-7), 107; Mercy (14-10), 103; Guilford (13-9), 97; Bristol Central (18-5), 85; Maloney (17-6), 75; Coginchaug (17-8), 60; Newtown (14-9), 58; Griswold (20-4), 43; Woodland (16-6), 40; Bacon Academy (22-4), 38; North Branford (16-8), 33; Rocky Hill (19-5), 32; St. Joseph (15-7), 25; West Haven (15-10), 24; Bristol Eastern (12-10), 23; Watertown (16-7), 22; Naugatuck (14-9), 21; Torrington (14-9), 20; Fitch (17-7), 18; Holy Cross (21-4), 15; Simsbury (12-10) and Stonington (16-8), 12; Granby (18-3), 9; Fairfield Warde (16-9) and Rockville (17-6), 8; Oxford (9-12), 7.
The following voted: Marc Allard, Norwich Bulletin; Scott Aresco, Maloney; Tony Calcagni, East Hampton; Mike Cardillo, Connecticut Post; George DeMaio, WELI; Maureen DiSorbo, Cheshire; Vickie Fulkerson, The Day of New London; Mike Madera, Elm City Newspapers; 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, Shoreline Newspapers.
