Coach – Rich Giering (5th year)
Last year – 14-2 EPC/18-5 overall … EPC Tournament – defeated Pleasant Valley 6-1, lost to Nazareth 10-3; District XI Tournament – lost to Northampton 4-2.
Players lost to graduation – 2B Sadie Haefeli (.578 avg., 1st Team EPC), 3B Avery DeFanti (.394), OF Avery Shank (.300), OF Sophia Tranguch (.438, 1st Team EPC), P Avery King
Returnees – Sr. 1B Abby Derr (.464, 1st Team EPC), Sr OF Taylor Hauver (.500), Sr. 2B Brianna Gitski (.333), Sr. Util. Sarah Longbons (.500), Jr. LF Caylie Granitz (.375), Jr. SS Sydney Bennett (.327), Jr. P Mari Eiswerth (15-5, 2.38 ERA), Jr. C/3B Morgan Schwab (.367), Soph. OF Haleigh Gigliotti (.700)
Newcomers – Jr. C/Util. Julia DeFanti, Jr. 2B Julia Murphy-Peterson, Soph. Util. Marissa Gigliotti, Soph. OF Autumn Tarbox, Soph. P/1B Kandis Barthol, Fresh. P/1B Calise Eiswerth
Follow the team on social media: ‘X’ @Emmaussports, Facebook: Emmaus softball, Broadcasts: Eastern Pa Sports Network
EPC top challengers – Northampton, Nazareth, Freedom, Whitehall
Coach Giering – “This year’s team will rely a little bit more on our speed and some small ball. We did a lose a couple of players that a good thump in their bat, so we have to change things up a little bit on how we approach each and every game. We have a lot of good young talent that have been waiting their turn.”
2026 Schedule:
March
19 – @ Nazareth
20 – BLUE MT, 3:45 pm
23 – vs CCHS @ LCCC
25 – ALLEN
27 – ES NORTH
28 – ABINGTON HEIGHTS, Noon
31 – LIBERTY
April
4 – ES SOUTH, 11 am
6 – @ Dieruff
8 – @ Stroudsburg
10 – @ Parkland
11 – @ Spring-Ford, 11 am
14 – PM EAST
16 – @ Becahi
20 – WHITEHALL, 6:30 pm @ Pates Park
22 – CCHS
24 – @ Allen
28 – DIERUFF (Senior Day)
30 @ Whitehall
May
4 – PARKLAND (Mentor Day)
Home games – CAPS; 4 p.m. start unless noted