What: District XI Semifinals
Who: No. 8 seed Emmaus (12-11 overall) vs No. 4 Easton (16-7)
When/Where: 1 p.m. Sunday, DeSales University
What’s on the line: A berth in the District XI Championship game on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Park vs winner of No.2 Liberty/No.3 Parkland; winner also clinches berth in PIAA State Tournament
How they got here: Emmaus defeated No.1 seed Northampton 5-3; Easton defeated No.5 seed Stroudsburg 5-3
Coverage: www.pennsportsradio.com, Twitter (@Emmaussports.com)
Head-to-head matchup: Teams didn’t play
Coaches: Emmaus – Jeremy Haas (1st year); Easton – Carm LaDuca (27th year)
Emmaus probables: Sr. 2B Keegan Nytz (.281), Jr. SS Wyatt Henseler (.338), Sr. 1B Kellan Tulio (.396/2nd Team EPC), Sr. LF Justus Darville (.276), Sr. 3B Brandon Robinson (.304), Sr. DH Tyler Ritter (.240), Sr. RF Jude Negron (.333), Jr. CF Matt Madigan (.322) or 3B Joel Freeman (.286)
Easton probables: Sr 1B Cole Heitzman, Sr 2B Matt Happel, Jr SS Luke Storm (EPC MVP), Sr 3B Nick Yannuzzelli (3rd Team EPC), So LF Keegan Stem, Sr CF Cam Hubbard (1st Team EPC), Sr RF Fred Orsato, Sr C Dan Mazzeo (3rd Team EPC), Sr P Connor Sikora (2-1, 2.25 ERA) or Jr. Eric Gustafson (5-2, 1.67 ERA)
NOTES: Emmaus and Easton meet for the first time this season with a lot on the line – a berth in the District XI final and a the PIAA State Tournament ….The Hornets are coming off one of their best performances of the season – a 5-3 upset win over Northampton – while the Red Rovers defeated Stroudsburg for the second time in two weeks …..These two met in the EPC semifinals a year ago at Scranton University with the Red Rovers winning 7-3 …..Emmaus last defeated Easton in 2017 8-1 at Community Park…..The Hornets last appeared in the semis two years ago losing a heartbreaker to Liberty 4-3 in 12 innings at Lehigh University …Emmaus’ last district title came back in 2005