What: PIAA State Playoffs
Who: District 11 runner-up Emmaus (13-12 overall) vs District 1 runner-up Central Bucks South (16-7)
When/Where: Monday 7 p.m./Bear Stadium, Boyertown
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the second round on Thursday vs winner of Wilson (District 3 champ) or Penn-Trafford (District 7 runner-up)
Coverage: Live: www.pennsportsradio.com, Twitter (@Emmaussports.com)
Coaches: Emmaus – Jeremy Haas (1st year); CB South – Brian Klumpp (4th year)
Emmaus probables: Sr. 2B Keegan Nytz (.279), Jr. SS Wyatt Henseler (.324), Sr. 1B Kellan Tulio (.455/2nd Team EPC), Sr. 3B Brandon Robinson (.315), Sr. LF Justus Darville (.258), Sr. DH Tyler Ritter (.241),Jr. RF Jude Negron (.329/3rd Team EPC), Jr. CF Matt Madigan (.333), Jr. 3B Joel Freeman (.250), Soph. C Sam Dietz or Sr. C Ian Kauffman, So. LHP Braden Waller (6-4, 1.95 ERA, 46 2/3 innings, 71 Ks, 14 BB)
CB South key players: Sr. P/OF Brock Veit (All league, Susquehanna University), Sr. OF Jake McKeown (All league), Sr. SS Joey Loynd, Sr. DH Jake Trachtenberg (All league), Sr. Inf. Bryan Rossi (3rd team all-conference), Sr. P/OF Connor McKeown, So. P Owen Petrich, Sr. OF Michael Marino, So. OF Dakota Beck Sr. OF Zach Steinberg (3rd team all conf), Sr. P/OF Ryan Reiber (2nd team all conference), Soph. Carter Hinds
Notes: Emmaus is in the state playoffs for the first time since 2005 after finishing runner-up to Liberty in the District XI championship game on Friday 3-1 ….The Hornets won their opening-round game in ’05 defeating the runner-up from District 12 Central 12-2 before losing to West Chester East 3-1 in the quarterfinals …Emmaus also qualified for states in 2000 and advanced all the way to the finals before falling to North Allegheny 9-2
About CB South: Play in the Suburban One Conference. Were the No.17 seed in the District 1 Tournament, advancing all the way to the finals with four wins (5-3 vs Coatesville), (6-5 vs top-seed Pennsbury), (7-2 vs Bensalem) and (5-3 vs Downingtown East) before falling in the finals to Neshaminy, the No. 7 seed 2-1 …..The Titans are scoring nearly 5 runs in the playoffs (4.8), while allowing just 3 ….CB South was 3-5 at one point in the season before finishing 16-7, winning six of their last seven and eight of their last nine ….The team had some injuries early in the season but have gotten healthy ….Leadoff hitter Veit is an all-league performer as well as the No.2 hitter McKeown. Loynd, the No.3 hitter, was injured most of the year and is a University of Delaware commit. Cleanup hitter Trachtenberg is hitting .448 with 22 RBI. Petrich is a solid pitcher and tossed a three-hitter in the team’s 5-3 win vs DT East in the semis. Rieber threw 4 1/3 innings in the District 1 championship game, allowing just two runs on four hits ….CB South last played in the state playoffs in 2012 losing in its opening-round game to Central Dauphin 6-4