Medina and Kendall will both play in state tourney Regionals Saturday at Frontier High

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Vinny Gray, left, and Kendall’s Andrew Cole and their Mustangs and Eagles teammates will be competing in state tournament Regioanl games at Frontier High School on Saturday.

Saturday will be a special doubleheader day for Orleans County baseball fans as Medina and Kendall will both be competing in the state tournament Regionals at Frontier High School.

Medina will face Oneonta (Section IV) in a Class B Regional at 1 p.m.

Kendall will then take on Beaver River (Section III) in a Class C Regional at 4 p.m.

The winners will advance to the state semifinals at Binghamton on Friday June 12.

The Medina game will be a rematch of last year’s Regional as Oneonta nipped the Mustangs 2-1.

Medina, which is 20-2, advanced by defeating Bath Haverling (Section V) 5-1 in a Sub Regional contest on Tuesday.

Oneonta, which is 16-5, romped past Bishop Ludden (Section III) 14-4 in another Sub Regional Tuesday.

The Kendall vs. Beaver River will be a matchup of teams on long winning streaks. The Eagles have won 10 in a row and the Beavers 9 straight.

Kendall, which is 22-2, advanced by shutting out Gowanda (Section VI) 8-0 in the Sub Regional on Tuesday. That victory avenged the Eagles 8-1 loss to the Panthers in last year’s regional.

Beaver River, which is 15-7, advanced by rolling past Charles O. Dickerson High from Trumansburg (Section IV) 14-1 in a Sub Regional on Tuesday.

Both Medina and Kendall have won five straight postseason games to reach the Regional.

A trip to the state semifinals would be the second in three years and the fourth overall for Medina and just the second ever for Kendall. The Eagles only other trip to the final four came in 1999.