Baseball – With a number of returning starters, expectations once again are high for senior-heavy Hornets heading into the upcoming season. PREVIEW

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Coach –  Jeremy Haas (6th year)

Assistants – Shawn Betz, Jason Geist, Trey Hinkle

Last year – 14-9 overall/12-4 EPC; Qualifed for EPC Tournament – Defeated PM East 6-4, lost to Parkland 11-5; Qualifed for District XI Tournament – lost to Northampton 9-0

Players lost to graduation – 1B Zach McEllroy (.333, 23 RBI T-1), P/OF TJ Geist (3-2, 2.86 ERA), P/Inf. Ryan Latchford (3-3, 3.16 ERA), Inf/OF Joe Cook (.312), OF Jackson Merk, C Anthony McWhinney, P Ben Yartymyk

Returnees –  Sr. OF/P Wiley Fleck (.373, 25 hits 2nd on team), Sr. OF/P Noah Hogan (.356, team-high 26 hits, 23 RBI T-1), Sr Inf. Chad Kauffman (.321), Sr. OF/Inf. Colin Wilson (.362), Sr. Inf. Emmit Budick (.370), Sr. Inf/OF Cohen Schadler (.390), Sr. C Michael Kernechel, Sr. C Dayne Schmidt (.265), Sr. P/OF Shane Ohl (3-2, 4.64 ERA), Sr. Inf/P Josiah Williams, Sr. Inf/OF Daniel Rohlsen, Soph. P/OF/Inf. Cole Moreau (.364, 3-1, 1.03 ERA)

Newcomers –  Jr. Inf/OF Drew McGeehan, Jr. Util Aaron Fleetwood, Soph. P Robert Barnes, Soph. P Jaden Betz, Jr. P Andrew Lee, Jr. P Zach Heller, Jr. C Owen Haas, Jr. Bryan Kain

Season-opener – March 19 @ Northampton, 4 p.m.

Non-League: Hazleton, Cedar Cliff, Blue Mountain, Twin Valley

Follow the team on social media: Twitter (@Emmaussports), Facebook (Emmaus baseball), Broadcasts: Eastern Pa Sports Network (www.easternpasportsnetwork.com)

JV Roster – 

Sophomores – Cameron Bauer, Logan Benner, Zach Ehritz, Cole George, Alex Harris, Ryan Hummell, Drayce Schmdit, Chase Simmons

Freshmen – Jackson Burton, Braden Chaney, Joshua Diaz, Rylee Fehr, Alex Ferragame, Benjamin Roth, Dylan Freed, Cole Geiger, Carter Granitz, John Kelly, Xander Cindrich, Christopher Lee, Dominic Ruggeri, Benjamin Ruyak

History – Last 5 years:

2023 – 14-9

2022 – 23-6

2021 – 22-6

2020 – No season (COVID)

2019 – 13-13