Softball – Hornets face rival Parkland for third time this season with trip to EPC championship on the line. PREVIEW:

Photo: Nathan Lewis

Who – No.3 seed Emmaus (17-4) vs No. 2. seed Parkland (15-5)

What – Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Semifinals

When/Where –  Tuesday 4 p.m./Parkland HS

How they got here – Emmaus defeated Whitehall 4-3; Parkland defeated Freedom 10-0

What’s at stake – A berth in the EPC finals on Thursday vs winner of No.1 Northampton/No.4 Becahi

Head-to-Head – 1-1 

Coaches – Emmaus: Rich Giering (1st year), Parkland: Barry Search (12th year)

Probables – Emmaus:  Jr. 2B Daria Krout, Jr. CF Shayla Morgan, Jr. P Danika Barthol, Sr. 1B Lindsay Moreau, Jr. C Mason Roselli, Jr. Kamryn Tokar, Jr. SS Avaeha Schwab, Jr. LF Rachel Sherman, Sr. 3B Sami Lilly … 

Parkland: Sr. SS Jenna Piatkiewicz, Fr. Allison Hunsberger, Sr. 2B Cassidy Sweeney, Sr. 3B Shana Gugliandolo, Jr. CF Evelyn Montone, Jr. 1B Brenna Zavecz, Sr.  LF. Ashlyn Cope or Jr. Corinne Bigley, Sr. RF Lucia Ruimy, Soph. C. Morgan Schultz-Stuardi

 GAME NOTES –  Rivals Emmaus and Parkland meet for the third time this season with a berth in the EPC finals on the line. The road team has won both games with Hornets winning the first meeting 2-0 at Parkland and the Trojans winning the second meeting at Kiwanis Field 8-3 …Emmaus is looking to reach the finals for the first time since 2017 …The Hornets last league title came back in 2001 and in 2000 …Freedom won last year’s EPC championship.