Medina will face Wellsville in a state playoff rematch on Wednesday at Newark

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina shortstop Aidan Papaj, making a throw to first, and second baseman Preston Woodworth and their Mustangs teammates will begin state playoff competition on Wednesday against Wellsville at Newark.

In a rematch of last year’s Far West Regional, Medina will begin state playoff baseball competition by taking on Wellsville in a Class B Sub Regional at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Colburn Park in Newark.

The victor will advance to Saturday’s Regional against Section IV champion Oneonta with that winner advancing to the state semifinals.

Top seeded Medina advanced to the state playoffs by downing No. 6 Southwestern 4-0 in the Section VI Class B championship game on Saturday.

Top seeded Wellsville advanced by winning the Section V Class B championship with a narrow 4-3 victory over No. 2 LeRoy.

Medina brings a 21-1 record into the Sub Regional while Wellsville is 16-3. Interestingly, Wellsville handed Medina its lone loss 4-1 in a late season non league contest at Vets Park.

In the Far West Regional last year, Medina needed a big late inning scoring burst to down Wellsville 8-3.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, the Mustangs erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to key the win. A two-run single by Carter Woodworth and an RBI single by Aidan Papaj highlighted that decisive uprising as three wild pitches and a balk plated the other runs.

This marks the first year that Section VI is involved in a Sub Regional. Previously, the Section VI and Section V champions met in the Far West Regional with the victor advancing to the state semifinals. Class B is the only one of the six Section VI classifications that has a Sub Regional game this year.

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