Who – No.1 seed Emmaus (20-4 overall) vs vs No.4 seed Nazareth (17-7)
What – District XI 6A Semifinals
When/Where – Sunday 3 p.m./DeSales University
What’s on the line: A berth in the finals on June 1 at DeSales (7 pm) vs winner of No.2 Liberty/No.3 Parkland; winner also qualifies for PIAA State Tournament
Coverage – LIVE: www.easternpasportsnetwork.com, pregame: 2:40 pm
Head-to-Head – Emmaus 1-0 (6-5, 11 innings EPC Championship)
How they got here – Emmaus defeated Stroudsburg 5-0; Nazareth defeated Northampton 5-4
Coaches – Emmaus – Jeremy Haas (4th year); Nazareth – Bryan Wolf (10th year)
Probables – Emmaus: Sr. CF Jaden Gallagher (.356), Sr. 3B Tyler LePage (.406/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. C Dom Chiego (.423/1st Team Lehigh Div), Jr. LF Zach McEllroy (.420/1st Team Lehigh Div.),, Sr. SS Anthony Viola (.362), Sr. P/1B Colin Foley (.367/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. P/DH Luke Deschenes (.304, 10-1, 1.43 ERA, EPC 1st Team), Soph. 1B Josiah Williams (.352), Soph. RF Noah Hogan (.273), Jr. 2B Ryan Latchford
Nazareth key players – Jr. INF/P Jake Dally (4-0, 1.32 ERA) Jr. INF Zach Smethers (.321), Jr. C Preston Warne (.420), Jr. P/OF Jack Bacolo, Sr. OF Peyton Wapelhorst, Soph. OF Aidan Butz (.321)