Champion Mustangs have four first team N-O All-League baseball honorees

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 30 June 2026 at 9:24 am

Photos by Cheryl Wertman -First team Medina N-O All-League honorees Preston Woodworth, left, and Aidan Papaj.

Undefeated (12-0) champion Medina has placed four players on the first team of the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League baseball squad.

The Mustangs quartet includes senior outfielder/pitcher Vinny Gray, junior shortstop/pitcher Aidan Papaj, junior pitcher/shortstop Preston Woodworth and junior first baseman Cam Fike.

Gray, Papaj and Woodworth are all repeat first team honorees.

Mustangs first team honorees Vinny Gray, left, and Cam Fike.

Papaj, who was named N-O Player of the Year hit .507 with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 30 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. On the mound, he posted an 8-1 overall record and had 112 strikeouts in 59.2 innings of work.

Woodworth went 10-1 overall on the mound and had 132 strikeouts in 69.1 innings of work. At the plate he hit .400 with 14 doubles, 29 RBIs and 16 stolen bases.

Gray hit .299 with 4 doubles, 2 triples, 15 RBIs and 30 stolen bases. On the mound he went 4-0 with 36 strikeouts.

Fike hit .317 with 6 doubles, 2 triples and 22 RBIs.

Medina also had a pair of second team honorees in junior catcher Hadrian Batista and junior second baseman Carlos Doval.

In addition, the Mustangs had senior third baseman Jimmy Dieter and senior outfielder Kolton Fletcher receive Honorable Mention.

The N-O title was the third in a row and the sixth in the last seven seasons for the Mustangs.