Who – No. 4 seed Emmaus (13-7 overall) vs No. 5 seed Pocono Mountain East (14-5)
What – EPC Quarterfinals
When/Where – Thursday, May 11 @ 4 p.m./Church Lane Park
What’s on the line – A berth in the EPC Semis on Monday at 7 p.m. at DeSales University vs winner No.1 Parkland/No.8 Pleasant Valley
Coverage – LIVE on The Eastern Pa Sports Network (Pregame: 3:50 pm). https://easternpasportsnet.mixlr.com/events/2338725
Coaches – Emmaus: Jeremy Haas (5th year); PME: Matt DelGiudice (5th year)
Probables Emmaus – Jr. CF Wiley Fleck (.414), Jr. RF Noah Hogan (.397), Sr. 1B Zach McEllroy (.322), Jr. 3B Chad Kauffman (.356), Jr. CF Colin Wilson (.366), Jr. 2B Emmit Budick (.404), Fr. DH Cole Moreau (.364), Jr. SS Cohen Schadler (.371), Jr. C Michael Kernechel, P Sr. TJ Geist (3-2, 1.96 ERA) or Sr. P Ryan Latchford (2-1, 4.06 ERA)
PME key players – Sr. P/OF Gavin Sopko (.426/5-2, 2.16 ERA), Jr. P/OF Adam Horvath (.421/4-1 1.42), Sr. P/INF Evan Schmelz (.321), Jr. Nate Meinweiser (.317)
GAME NOTES – The two-time defending EPC champs being their quest for a third straight title today hosting PM East. This is the first time since 2021 that the programs are meeting –Emmaus won that game 7-4 in Swiftwater … The Hornets ended the regular-season with a pair of losses — 3-2 to Parkland and 9-4 to Cedar Cliff … PME has won six straight. Their five losses this season have come against Stroudsburg (10-7), PV (6-5), Parkland (6-1), Liberty (7-0) and Nazareth (5-2).