The preseason consensus among the CIAC coaches was that Staples just wasn’t that great this year. Doubt one of Connecticut’s strongest baseball traditions at your own peril. In a year when the Wreckers were never considered one of the state’s five strongest teams — in a year when they didn’t even … [Read more...]
5 things to watch in Connecticut state tournament
We purposely held this Connecticut tournament preview until after the conference tournaments concluded, and the Southern Connecticut Conference title game provided the reason why. That’s because Lyman Hall and Fairfield Prep — our No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the state, respectively — finally faced off. … [Read more...]
Connecticut Power Rankings: Top 5 still on top before postseason
After two months of baseball in Connecticut, the top half of our CIAC rankings finish almost exactly where they started. The same group of five teams that led our preseason Top 10 lead our final Top 10, and in nearly the exact same order — only No. 1 Lyman Hall and No. 3 Fairfield-Warde traded … [Read more...]
Connecticut Watch List: 10 standouts from opening weeks of May
This past week felt like a significant one in Connecticut. For the state’s three biggest conferences (the FCIAC, SCC and CCC), there’s now only one week left in the regular season. The race to make the playoffs in those three leagues are tight, as are the rankings that decide the state tournament … [Read more...]
Connecticut HS power rankings: Top-tier teams separate from pack
Two weeks ago, the first update to our CIAC rankings featured a major shake-up within the Top 4. We crowned a new No. 1 team, dropped a team from No. 1 to No. 3, and welcomed a new team into the group at No. 4. Now, the second update to our Connecticut baseball rankings is defined by just the … [Read more...]
Connecticut HS Watch List: 10 standout players from late April
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 … [Read more...]
