All 5 Orleans high school varsity baseball teams have played in the state semifinals

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 11 June 2026 at 9:40 am

Over the 45 year history of the tournament all five Orleans County high school varsity baseball teams have competed in the state semifinals.

Medina will be making its fourth Class B state semi appearance on Friday. The Mustangs will be looking for their first win having previously lost in 2024 to Spackenkill 5-3, in 2019 to Schuylerville 6-3 and in 2003 to Carle Place 9=1.

Kendall will be making its Class C second appearance on Friday and the Eagles will also be looking for their first win having previously lost 9-3 to Greenwich in 1999.

Albion likewise made its only state semi appearance to date in 1999 as the Purple Eagles lost to Johnson City 9-1 in Class B.

Holley was the first Orleans team to reach the semis in 1997 as the Hawks dropped a narrow 5-3 decision in Class C to Carle Place.

Lyndonville reached the Class D semis in 2011 and the Tigers likewise dropped a close 7-4 decision to Livingston Manor.

Nearby Roy-Hart made it to the Class B semis in 2018 and the Rams lost a 7-1 decision to Seton Catholic of Binghamton.

Two Niagara-Orleans League teams, rivals Newfane and Wilson, have both made it to the state finals.

In 2004, Newfane defeated Skaneateles 7-1 in the Class B semifinals but was then defeated by Windsor in the finals 10-4.

Wilson is the only N-O school to win a state baseball championship and the Lakemen did it in just the third year of the tournament in 1983. The Lakemen defeated Mattituck 4-3 in the semifinals and Rome Catholic 5-2 in the Class C-D championship game.

The Lakemen also reached the Class C-D finals the year before in 1982 downing Draper 13-8 in the semifinals but bowing 12-5 to Little Falls in the title contest.

The first few years of the tournament saw only two state champions crowned in Class A-B and C-D.