Marion seeded 2nd

After winning back-to-back regional championships, the Warriors are heading to state competition starting Thursday.

Marion will be in the first game of the day at the Great Bend Sports Complex, with the first pitch scheduled for 11am.

The Warriors (21-4) are the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian (20-9).

The winner will go on to play in the semifinals and possibly the finals Friday.

The Warriors finished as the state runnerup in last year’s tournament.