The 1992 Cougar baseball team was ranked No. 5 NATIONALLY the highest ranked team in any sport at East
Over the past twenty eight years , East baseball teams have won 472 games against 252 losses and 5 ties , for a total of 725 games.
In 1988 Glenn Foley hit 6 homeruns in 6 consecutive games.
The Cougar record for hits in a season is 47 by Steve Young in 1992.
The Cherry Hill East record for strikeouts is 17 by Chris Kolodzey against Myrtle Beach High School in the Hawaiian Tropic Tournament , Orel Hershiser is second with 15 set in a 3-0 win over West Deptford in a State Tournament Game .
The only players to hit three triples in a game were Todd Azar against Moorestown in 1981 and Mike Fugaro against Camden in 1989.
The record for the most singles in a season is 37 by Dan Karbach in 1989 , Dan played at La Salle. Steve Young is second with 34 in 1992 .
The East record for homeruns in a season is 11 , set by Glenn Foley in 1988 . He also has the career homerun record with 21 .
Chris Canosa holds the highest season batting average of .569 in 1998 breaking Steve Youngs average of .548. Steve Young teaches and coaches at Eastern H.S.
Chris Canosa set the season mark with 20 doubles in 1999.
The Cougars attempted 78 stolen bases in 1986 and were successful 70 times, and in 2002 we were 46 out of 49 , the best.
Dan Karbach playing first base played the entire 1989 season without committing an error. He had 113 putouts and 11 assists.
East hit three consecutive homeruns against Camden in 1976 . The feat was accomplished by John Nicholson , Orel Hershiser and Rick Santarone . Rick played for the New York Yankees and is the head baseball coach at Woodbury. In 1988 , Orel was the National League Cy Young and World Series M.V.P. He is now retired from the LA Dodgers in 2000.
Derek Liu stole 24 bases for the Cougars in 2000 . Derek Liu with 53 holds the career stolen base record.
Most at bats in a season is 105 by Larry Price in 1982 , he played in two college world series for the University of South Carolina.
The school record for the most runs scored in a season was 302 in 1999 . Most runs in a season was Eric Reiter with 34 .
The Cougars attempted 59 stolen bases in 2000 and were succesful 56 times.
