Who – No.1 seed Emmaus (19-4) vs No.8 seed Stroudsburg (11-9)
What – District XI 6A Quarterfinals
When/Where – Wednesday 4 p.m./Church Lane Park, Trexlertown
What’s on the line – Winner advances to Sunday’s semifinal at DeSales University vs winner of No.4 Nazareth/No.5 Northampton
Coverage: Twitter (@Emmaussports.com)
Head-to-Head – Teams didn’t meet
Coaches – Emmaus – Jeremy Haas (4th year); Stroudsburg – Phil Stokes
Probables – Emmaus: Sr. CF Jaden Gallagher (.348), Jr. LF Zach McEllroy (.418/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. 3B Tyler LePage (.418/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. C Dom Chiego (.440/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. SS Anthony Viola (.364), Sr. P/1B Colin Foley (.377/1st Team Lehigh Div.), Sr. P/DH Luke Deschenes (.273, 9-1, 1.43 ERA, EPC 1st Team), Soph. 1B Josiah Williams (.352), Soph. RF Noah Hogan (.273), Jr. 2B Ryan Latchford
Stroudsburg – Jr. SS Brayden Sweppenhiser (.422/1st Team Mountain Div.), Sr. CF Mason Drozal (.397/1st Team Mountain Div.), Sr. 1B/P Tyler Litts (.426/1st Team Mountain Div), Sr. C/DH Xavier Dorst (.383/1st Team Mountain Div.), Sr. P/2B Ethan Sodl (.276), Jr. C. Aaron Kirby (.196), Sr. 3B/P Dylan Sparks (.306), Jr. 2B. Chase Beck (.333), Jr. RF Giovanni Silva (.233)
BASE HITS – Fresh off winning its second straight EPC Championship, the Hornets are now looking for back-to-back District XI Class 6A titles. A year ago, Emmaus won its first title since ’05 defeating rival Parkland 7-6 …The Hornets also reached the finals in ‘2019, falling to Liberty 3-1 …Stroudsburg finished tied for 2nd in the North Division with PM East with an 9-7 mark, two games behind first-place Pleasant Valley (11-5) … The Mounties last played on May 10 — a 7-2 win over Freedom. They’ve won five straight … In games that Stroudsburg has lost, they’ve been outscored 57-20