Fairfield Prep coach Rudy Mauritz has held his post for 22 years, but something happened last Monday at Bowen Field in New Haven that Mauritz doesn’t think he’s ever seen before. Two grand slams, in the same inning, from the same player.
Senior infielder Cooper Rotondo didn’t have much trouble making our list of standout performers from the 2026 season’s third week. But as the CIAC approaches the midway point, who else is swinging a hot bat in Connecticut? And which pitchers are throwing it well?
This isn’t a definitive list, but rather a collection of players that had huge weeks that you should know about. The reporting does not include Monday’s games (April 27). One more note: the rankings that appear next to many of the teams in this story are from New England Baseball Journal’s most recent Top 10.
Let’s dive in:
