Who – No. 3 seed Emmaus (18-4) vs No. 6 seed Northampton (13-8)
What – EPC Quarterfinals
When/Where – Thursday, May 22, 4 p.m/Williams Street Field
What’s on the line – A berth in the EPC Semis on May 27 vs winner of No. 2 Nazareth/No. 7 Whitehall
Coaches – Emmaus: Rich Giering (4th yr); Northampton; Kristy Henritzy
Probables – Emmaus: Sr. 2B Sadie Haefeli (565 avg.), Sr. DH Amanda King (429), Jr. 1B Abby Derr (455), Sr. 3B Avery DeFanti (413), Soph. P Mari Eiswerth (370/15-4 2.42 ERA), Sr. RF Sophia Tranguch (457), So. C Morgan Schwab (.386), Sr. LF Avery Shank (312), Soph. SS Sydney Bennett (347), Soph. CF Caylie Granitz (375)
Northampton – Soph. 2B Josephine Siegfried, Soph. SS Kiley Henritzy, Jr. C Hannah Duerr, Jr. 1B Avery Deibert, Fr. LF Laila Reichl, Sr. Megan Ferenchak, Jr. RF Leah Reagan, Jr. 3B Ro Echevarria, Soph. P Rylee Gable, Soph. CF Kirsten Wolfe
GAME NOTES: Emmaus begins its quest for its first District XI title since 2007 hosting Northampton. The two teams are meeting for the first time this season … The Hornets last played on May 12 falling to Nazareth 10-3 in the EPC semifinals … Northampton’s last game was on May 8 in the league tournament, an 8-6 loss to Liberty. The K-Kids ended their season losing four of their last five games … Northampton’s last district title came back in 2022 and ’21 … Liberty is the defending D11 6A champ
EPC Quarterfinals (4 pm)
#8 Easton @ #1 Freedom
#7 Whitehall @ #2 Nazareth
#6 Northampton @ #3 Emmaus
#5 Stroudsburg @ #4 Liberty
Semis – May 27
Finals – May 29