Medina blanks Fredonia to gain Class B semis
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Aidan Papaj hurled Medina to a shutout sectional win this afternoon at Vets Park.
A big early inning scoring burst keyed No. 2 seed Medina to an 8-0 victory over No. 10 Fredonia in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B baseball tournament this afternoon at Vets Park.
The victory propels Medina into the Class B semifinals against No. 3 Southwestern at Vets Park on Thursday. Southwestern downed No. 6 Springville 8-6 this afternoon. The Section VI website has the semifinal game scheduled for 5 p.m.
Leading 1-0, Medina broke the game open by erupting for 6 runs in the third inning on a two-run single by Preston Woodworth, an RBI single by Hadrian Batista, a pair of bases loaded walks and a wild pitch. A walk and a single by Vinny Gray set up the threat.
Woodworth also had an RBI double in the sixth inning to drive in the Mustangs final run.
Batista and Woodworth both finished with a pair of hits.
Aidan Papaj hurled a 2 hitter with 13 strikeouts as the Mustangs improve to 17-2.
Preston Woodworth, left, and Hadrian Batista both had key RBI hits for the Mustangs.
