Eastern Regional High School
Baseball History
(This New Jersey School in the Eastern
Section of
Camden County Serves Berlin Borough,
Gibbsboro Borough and Voorhees Township)
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Under coach Rob Christ, Eastern won Group 4
South Jersey championships in 2013, '14 and '19 and also captured the
Group 4 state title in '13.
(Eastern also advanced to Group finals in 1971, 1972, 1983, Details obtained from stories in the
Philadelphia Inquirer To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com |
Olympic
Conference Titles (Includes Shared) National: 1972 National: 1973 National: 1975 National: 1977 National: 1979 American: 1994 American: 1995 American: 1996 American: 1997 American: 2011 American: 2013 American: 2015 American: 2016 American: 2018 |
| 2013 Starting Lineup in State Final Nick Tierno, 2b Ryan Delaney, cf Tom Flacco, 3b Steve Priolo, p Jake Quinn, 1b Alex Bussison, rf Matt Marella, lf Billy Beasley, c Ben Hoffman, ss -- PLAYOFF RECAPS SOUTH JERSEY First Round Eastern 4, Millville 2: Steve Priolo surrendered four hits, two of the infield variety, and retired 12 of the final 14 batters. Tom Flacco launched a homer and bagged another RBI on a groundout. Quarterfinal Eastern 7, Toms River North 3: Steve Priolo struck out five and went 3-for-4 with three RBI. Matt Marella and Tom Flacco lashed two hits apiece. The former had two RBI; the latter scores two runs. Semifinal Eastern 4, Williamstown 0: The Vikings made Alex Bussison a winner by packing four runs into the fourth inning. Jake Quinn pounded a double. Final Eastern 16, Shawnee 6 (6 inn.): Steve Priolo pitched a complete game and enjoyed being part of a seven-hit, seven-run first inning. He finished with three hits. Nick Tierno thumped a solo homer and scored three times while Tom Flacco went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a triple while scoring four runs. The first four guys in the batting order -- Tierno, Ryan Delaney, Flacco, Priolo -- totaled 11 hits, six RBI and 11 runs scored. STATE Semifinal Eastern 2, Hunterdon Central 1: At Monmouth University, the Vikings scored their runs in the first inning and got the last out of the game on a close play off a grounder, second baseman Nick Tierno to first baseman Jake Quinn. Final Eastern 8, Westfield 1: At Toms River North, after heavy rain caused a one-day postponement, Steve Priolo fired a five-hitter with seven punchouts and Nick Tierno tripled. Later? Glad you asked. They made it back to Eastern in time to make late appearances in the Camden County Senior All-Star Game and clubbed back-to-back homers! Against Westfield, Jake Quinn went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one brought home two runs in a four-run fifth. Ben Hoffman went 3-for-3 with a double and RBI single. He also experienced the thrill of stealing home. Tom Flacco mixed two steals with two runs scored. In six playoffs, coach Rob Christ's Vikings outscored their opponents by 41-13. |
2014 Starting Lineup in South Jersey Final Joey Caruso, rf Tyler Travis, c Tom Flacco, ss Ryan Keen, 1b Collin Fabio, dh Austin Friedant, p Davis Schneider, 3b Corey Kreston, 2b Matt Woods, cf Tyler Dixon, lf PLAYOFF RECAPS STATE
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| 2019 Starting Lineup in South Jersey Final Nick Zellner, cf Matt Karpousis, lf Jack Winsett, ss Dylan Stezzi, c Sam Portnoy, p AJ Funari, rf Isaac Fendrick, 3b Mike Bonomo, dh Teddy Moos, 1b Cole Regn, 2b -- PLAYOFF RECAPS SOUTH JERSEY First Round Eastern 5, Brick Memorial 0: Cole Boyan, who allowed five hits and no walks, became just the third guy to pitch a complete game playoff shutout for coach Christ. Nick Zellner turned three hits into one RBI and scored twice. Dylan Stezzi added two hits; one was an RBI double. Quarterfinal Eastern 5, Williamstown 2: Sam Portnoy hurled a four-hitter with one walk. RBI came from Matt Karpousis, Isaac Fendrick (one double apiece), Dylan Stezzi and AJ Funari. The fifth inning was delayed by a thunderstorm. Semifinal Eastern 4, Cherokee 3: Mike Bonomo pounded a two-run double in the second, but Cherokee pitcher Jake Prince answered in the visiting seventh with a three-run double. Nick Zellner's triple in the bottom half created a tie and Dylan Stezzi -- after a hit by pitch and intentional walk loaded the bases, and the outfielders were brought waaaaay in -- launched a one-out, game-winning "single" far over the centerfielder's head. Final Eastern 7, Cherry Hill East 2: While seizing their first SJ crown since 2014, the Vikes offered quite the memorable moment. They expanded a 3-2 lead in the fifth on a trick play: Dylan Stezzi flopped about halfway toward third base. The catcher's pickoff throw was high and Jack Winsett frolicked home from third. Highlights in the three-run sixth were RBI by frosh Mike Bonomo (triple) and Ryne Kremer (single). Sam Portnoy allowed seven hits and fanned five over 5 2/3 innings. Kremer earned the save. STATE |
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1971
Group 2
First Round
Eastern defeated Delsea: Details currently unavailable.
Quarterfinal
Eastern 3, Gateway 2:
At Williamstown, lefty Dave Evans (two-hitter, 11 strikeouts) gave
himself the win by
stroking an RBI single in the ninth. The Vikings' two runs in the third came
courtesy of Bill Clarke's triple. This was
Eastern's 14th consecutive win. Gateway waved bye-bye to a 16-game winning
streak.
Semifinal
Eastern 4, Penns Grove 3: At
Hammonton, the winning two-run rally featured Bill Clarke's RBI single to score
Dave Wyche and a wild pitch to bring home Rich Brown. Earlier, Tom Teall
hammered a two-run double. Dave
Evans allowed seven hits, fanned 10.
Final
Haddonfield 1, Eastern 0:
At Sterling, a homer produced the only run in the third. The Vikings created a
stir with
two away in the seventh when Tom Teall and Mike Pizarro singled. Alas, Tom
Taylor's liner was caught by the
rightfielder. Eastern entered this game with 17 consecutive wins.
1972
Group 2
Quarterfinal
Eastern 5, Delsea 3: The Vikings scored a first-inning run as Bill
Clarke tripled and scored on a triple. In the fifth,
Clarke delivered an RBI double and scored on Mike Pizarro's sac fly. Ed Salter
earned the win.
Semifinal
Eastern 4, Gateway 1: Steve Kosyla sat down 11 in a five-hitter. Big
hits came from Tom Taylor (RBI double)
and John Barker (RBI single).
Final
Haddonfield 10, Eastern 0: The Vikings were limited to three hits and
allowed a close one to become a blowout
by getting burned for eight runs (four earned) in the seventh. Steve Deichert
and Bob Callaway stroked
back-to-back, two-out singles in the second, but a strikeout ended what turned
out to be the only serious threat.
1983
Group 3
First Round
Eastern 12, Triton 9: The Vikings needed to pull off an upset win on
the final qualifying day just to make the
playoffs. Then, as the No. 11 seed, they surprised No. 6 Triton mostly thanks to
Mark Virgilio, who rang up six
RBI with a two-run homer and two doubles for four more ribbies.
Quarterfinal
Eastern 3, Collingswood 0: Tim Walsh pitched a three-hitter with six
Ks and Ken Dischert produced the winning
run with an RBI single in the second. Two more scored in the seventh when Rich
Diaz' bunt single was accompanied
by a costly error.
Semifinal
Eastern 8, Moorestown 1: The top seed was vanquished as Rich Diaz
netted four RBI from two doubles and Rick
Kerr laced a two-run double. Amazingly, Bob Lewis (three-hitter) held the losers
to one run despite issuing 12 walks.
Final
Absegami 4, Eastern 0 (9 inn.): The Vikings were held to three hits
and left Hammonton's field crushed after
Absegami cleared the fence with a walkoff grand slam.
1989
Group 3
First Round
Eastern 5, Brick Memorial 1: Bill Artz, a catcher until late in the
season, scattered seven hits and Greg Collins clubbed
a solo homer.
Quarterfinal
Eastern 10, Oakcrest 7: Against the No. 1 seed, the Vikings roared to
nine runs in the first three innings. In a five-run
third, Greg Collins (two-run) and winning pitcher Bill Artz went yard.
Semifinal
Eastern 7, Mainland 2: Winner Bill Artz rapped a triple and Paul
Wendolowski stroked a run-scoring single to break a
2-2 tie in a four-run fourth.
Final
Edgewood 1, Eastern 0 (8 inn.): The Vikings were no-hit for 6.2
innings before back-to-back singles by Brian Bonsall
and Glen Wiser created a first-and-third situation. The rally fizzled and
Edgewood won on a two-out single.
2006
Group 4
First Round
Bye
Quarterfinal
Eastern 5, Washington Twp. 4:
Winning pitcher Pat Monaghan turned two doubles into three RBI, Rick Fougeray
slashed a triple and Kris
Herman stole home. The Vikings scored four times in
the fourth.
Semifinal
Eastern 11, Toms River South 10 (9
inn.): The Vikings stormed back from 5-0, 8-6 and 10-8 deficits. Reliever
Matt Pizzutillo became a winner when Pat Monaghan delivered a walkoff, three-run
double in the home ninth.. He
also had a triple.
Final
Toms River East 3, Eastern 2:
Pat Monaghan twirled a three-hitter and had a no-no through four innings.
Brendan
Moles lofted a solo homer in the home seventh to get the Vikings within one run,
but the next two batters were retired.
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN JOE HARTMANN DIAMOND CLASSIC
2016
At Eastern
Eastern 6, Gloucester Catholic 1: The Vikings earned their first
title in this tournament -- it dates back to 1974
and in 1998 was named to honor Eastern's coach from 1969 through 1986 -- one
year after they fell to Bishop Eustace,
4-1, in the championship game. Soph Jesse Barbera, primarily a second baseman,
got the start and twirled a five-hitter
with one walk. He'd pitched only 6 1/3 innings all season. Davis Schneider posted two RBI, Ronny Silvestro added two
apiece of
hits/runs scored and Jake Cudeyro
had two hits, one RBI. Eastern claimed the championship by winning
three games
within 28 hours (Cherry Hill West
Saturday, Lenape Sunday morning, GC Sunday night).
2018
At Eastern
Eastern 4, St. Augustine 1 (8 inn.): Jesse Barbera went the distance
and allowed two hits while earning his second
JHDC title win in three years. He needed just five pitches to record a 1-2-3
eighth. In the top half, Jack Herman walked,
moved to third on Dylan Stezzi's single and scored on a wild pitch. Matt
Karpousis and AJ Funari added RBI singles.
In a semifinal six days earlier vs. Washington Township, coach Rob Christ earned
career win No. 400 in 21 seasons
(1996-2001 at Gateway, 2004-18 at Eastern).
| Starting Lineup in 2016
Final Jesse Barbera, p Jake Cudeyro, dh Jack Herman, cf Frank Pallante, 1b Lou Priolo, lf Zach Ray, c Davis Schneider, 3b Ronny Silvestro, rf Tyler Travis, 2b Steve Love, ss |
Starting Lineup in 2018
Final Jesse Barbera, p Jack Winsett, ss Jack Herman, cf Dylan Stezzi, c Matt Karpousis, 1b AJ Funari, rf Ronny Silvestro, lf Isaac Fendrick, 3b Devin Hunt, dh Cole Regn, 2b |