Who – No.1 seed Emmaus (21-4 overall) vs No.2 seed Liberty (22-2)
What – District XI 6A Championship
When/Where – Wednesday 7 p.m./DeSales University
What’s on the line: District XI 6A Championship; Both teams have advanced to the PIAA State Tournament on Monday, June 6. District XI champ will host District 3 runner-up (Manheim Twp/Warwick); District XI runner-up will travel to District 1 champ (West Chester Henderson/Owen J. Roberts)
Coverage – LIVE: www.easternpasportsnetwork.com, pregame: 6:40 pm
Head-to-Head – Teams didn’t meet
How they got here – Emmaus defeated Stroudsburg 5-0 & Nazareth 3-1; Liberty defeated Pleasant Valley 4-2 & Parkland 5-4
Coaches – Emmaus – Jeremy Haas (4th year); Liberty – Andy Pitsilos (19th year)
Probables – Emmaus: Sr. CF Jaden Gallagher (.347), Sr. 3B Tyler LePage (.411/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. C Dom Chiego (.415/1st Team Lehigh Div), Jr. LF Zach McEllroy (.431/1st Team Lehigh Div.),, Sr. SS Anthony Viola (.361), Sr. P/1B Colin Foley (.365/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. P/DH Luke Deschenes (.304, 11-1, 1.43 ERA, EPC 1st Team), Soph. 1B Josiah Williams (.351), Soph. RF Noah Hogan (.188), Jr. 2B Ryan Latchford
Liberty – Soph. CF Braylen Gonzalez, Jr. SS. JC Spinosa, Jr. C. Reece D’Amico, Sr. 1B/P Hayden O’Neill, Jr. RF Ayden Zabala, So. P/DH Noah Gyauch-Quirk, Sr. 3B Jacob Scheirer, Jr. LF Tommy Mason
BASE HITS – Emmaus is looking for its second straight District XI championship while Liberty is searching for its first since 2019. These two met three years ago in the finals at Coca-Cola Park with the Hurricane prevailing 3-1 … Emmaus also won a district title back in 2000, while Liberty won its second in 2017 …The Hornets have won six straight and nine of its last 10 games … Liberty had a 19-game win streak during the season before losing to Nazareth in the EPC Tournament