All State Class B baseball honors for Medina trio; Roy-Hart has two honorees

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina Class B All-State honorees Aidan Papaj, left, and Preston Woodworth.

State finalist Medina has placed three players on the Class B All State baseball squad.

Medina, which reached the state championship game for the first time, is represented by junior shortstop/pitcher Aidan Papaj who has been named Co-Player of the Year, junior pitcher/shortstop Preston Woodworth who is a first team honoree and senior outfielder Vinny Gray who is a 6th team selection.

Papaj and Woodworth are both repeat All-State honorees.

In addition, Roy-Hart has two Class B All-State honorees in senior second baseman/pitcher Isaac Smith who is a second team honoree and senior outfielder/pitcher Gavin Heideman who is a 6th team selection.

Papaj hit .507 for the season with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 30 RBIs and 41 stolen bases. On the mound he registered 112 strikeouts in 59.2 innings of work.

Woodworth notched 132 strikeouts in 69.1 innings of work on the mound. At the plate, he hit .400 with 14 doubles and 29 RBIs.

Gray hit .299 with 4 doubles, 2 triples, 15 RBIs and 30 stolen bases.

Compiling a 22-3 overall record, Medina captured both Niagara-Orleans League and Section VI titles for the third straight year and went on to win both regional and state semifinal contests before dropping a 3-0 decision to Chester in the state championship game.

Smith hit. 429 with 8 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 32 RBIs. on the mound he registered 41 strikeouts.

Heideman hit .259 with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run and 11RBIs. He notched 70 strikeouts on the mound.

NOTE – THE LOCAL STATE CLASS C HONOREES WILL BE POSTED ON WEDNESDAY.

Class B All-State honorees, from left, Isaac Smith (Roy-Hart), Vinny Gray (Medina) and Gavin Heideman (Roy-Hart).