REDDING — The last time the Masuk softball team took the field, it earned home the Class LL state championship and was ranked the top team in the state. Nearly two years later Masuk remains at the top of the rankings, but with fresh faces to carry the weight of the expectations. “This year really is so different, we only have two returning starters,” Masuk coach Leigh Barone said. “I am sure other teams are […]

Tori Heaphy, Sr. SS/P, East HavenThe 2019 All-SCC selection batted .473 and tied the East Haven school record for hits in a season with 44 as a sophomore, including four homers. Threw 115 innings on the mound with a 2.40 ERA and 126 K’s. Bri Pearson, Sr. P, CheshireA 2019 GameTimeCT second-team All-State selection, Pearson started the SCC Championship game for Cheshire as a sophomore. Also tossed a no-hitter against Amity. Was named to the

It has been almost two years but softball is back, and the GameTimeCT Top 10 Poll along with it. There are many unknowns entering this season after a lost 2020 spring, but that hasn’t stopped the voters from gathering whatever information they could to rank the top teams in 2021. But, like every other sports major poll, opinions varied wildly. A whopping 38 teams received votes in the season-opening poll —  seven of the Top 10

PITCHER OF THE WEEKEmily Winburn, DelawareSophomore | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.The Blue Hens’ ace, Winburn was impressive in the circle posting a 3-0 record while pitching 16.0 innings only allowing two earned runs and striking out 18 to post a 0.88 ERA throughout the week. In a midweek matchup with Penn, Winburn pitched a complete, extra-inning, game throwing 8.0 innings and striking out eight while giving up just two earned runs in a 5-2 win for

Junior Madison Burns tossed a gem inside the circle, picking up her fifth victory of the season (5-5) while firing three strikeouts. Burns surrendered just three hits during her outing and retired 13-straight batters spanning from the first to sixth inning. Read More