The Medford Mustangs lead the way was American Legion baseball teams in the AAA and A ranks begin state tournament play this week. The Mustangs open the AAA tourney at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kiger Stadium in Klamath Falls against The Barbers of Madison in Portland. The eight-team tourney, featuring four Area 4 teams, continues through Sunday, with the winner advancing to the Northwest Regional in Spokane, Wash.
Medford (34-8) won the Area 4 title with a 13-3 record and will be going after its 12th state championship. It had a string of two straight state titles end last summer but went on to both host and dominate the Northwest Regional, then finished second in the World Series.
For more on the Mustangs’ prospects, check out Kris Henry’s story in Wednesday’s paper.
The A tournament gets started a day later, Thursday, at Swede Johnson Stadium in Eugene. Ashland takes on La Grande at noon and Central Point faces Roseburg at 3 p.m. The eight-team event ends Monday.
