Jordan Welch
GAME RECAP: Angel Cartagena’s Bat, Jordan Welch’s Arm Gives Farmingdale 1-0 Series Lead
by Tucker Terranova (Photo by Catherine Scarantino) The Nassau County AAA Championship kicked off Saturday at Farmingdale State College, with No. 4 Port Washington facing No. 3 Farmingdale on a picture-perfect day to start Memorial Day Weekend. Angel Cartagena breaks down his impressive day at the plate and a 6-3 win for Farmingdale. pic.twitter.com/FPQVQylvYw — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2024 How they got here: Port Washington faced arguably the toughest challenge on the island in the semifinals: ending No. 1 Massapequa’s six-season title streak. After dropping Game 1 in eight innings, Port Washington fought back to win the next two games, toppling the reigning champions. They now aim to capture their first County Title since 1970. Similarly, Farmingdale was shut out in ...
Following 18-3 Season, Farmingdale Looking to Build on Success
by Max Edelman (Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s season preview series.) In his 22nd year as head coach of the Farmingdale High School Dalers, head coach Frank Tassielli enters the year coming off what was yet another successful season for his team. The Dalers finished the 2023 season with an 18-3 record that saw them finish second in their league during the regular season. Despite winning their opening round of the playoffs over Syosset, the Dalers eventually fell short of their goal, falling to Plainview in three games. “We had a great season.” Tassielli said. “We started off pretty hot, we handled our crossover games pretty well, which set us up for our league play. Our division is a pretty tough division and we were 12-0. But we ended u...
Farmingdale Looks to Reload after a Strong 2022 Campaign
by Nick Cipolla 🚨 Sophomore Jordan Welch hits an opposite field walk-off HR to complete the comeback win for Farmingdale and deliver Massapequa their first loss of the season 🚨 pic.twitter.com/FK8STX7jor — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2022 In the 2022 season, Farmingdale was one of Nassau County’s best teams. They finished the regular season with an 11-4 league record while having a plethora of studs on the roster. Unfortunately, their run ended in the Nassau AA Final against rival and perennial powerhouse Massepequa, who won their 5th straight county title. Farmingdale Head coach Frank Tassielli felt that he had a championship level roster in 2022. “We felt pretty good against whomever our opponents would be”, said Tassielli, “We had a great mix of players from all grade le...
Farmingdale Advances to the Nassau AA County Championship with 12-1 Win Over Plainview
by Chris Prystupa Here’s the winning pitcher Thomas O’Niell who went a complete game 5IP striking out 6 batters on his teams big day pic.twitter.com/rfBpSkIL9Y — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 25, 2022 In a huge game two of a three game series between No.4 Farmingdale and No.1 Plainview JFK, the Dalers came to play. Farmingdale came out firing on all cylinders; pitching and hitting well and seized many opportunities as they defeated Plainview in five innings (run-rule) with a final score of 12-1. The Dalers immediately got it started in the bottom of the first inning as Michael Craig singled and Tagliavia walked thus setting the table for the heart of their order. Following that Licata put his team up 1-0 by beating out an RBI infield single. After a leadoff single and walk, Th...
Jordan Welch’s Walk-Off HR Propels Farmingdale to Dramatic Comeback Win
🚨 Sophomore Jordan Welch hits an opposite field walk-off HR to complete the comeback win for Farmingdale and deliver Massapequa their first loss of the season 🚨 pic.twitter.com/FK8STX7jor — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2022 Twice in the last two weeks the Farmingdale Dalers needed a big hit in the bottom of the 7th and twice they got one from sophomore stud Jordan Welch. While the first was a bouncing single through the hole to beat Port Washington, this was came in a considerably larger moment against rival Massapequa. The sophomore came to the plate with one out in the 7th inning in a 4-4 game, and he went the opposite way, driving one just over the right field fence for a solo walk-off HR to send his team into a frenzy and delivering Massapequa their first loss of the sea...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Jordan Welch’s Walk-Off Single Keeps Farmingdale Undefeated
Trailing 5-3 entering the bottom of the 7th, Farmingdale comes storming back to win on a walk-off 2-R single by sophomore Jordan Welch to remain undefeated at 8-0! pic.twitter.com/saG202VjJ3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) April 21, 2022 Sometimes you need a little bit of luck. Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Farmingdale staged a rally with the game-winning hit coming on an 0-2 single through the left side of the infield by sophomore Jordan Welch. The Dalers shocked Port Washington, 6-5, who had led from the first inning of the game until the last batter. Farmingdale improved to 8-0 on the season. Welch, who has been swinging a hot bat, fell behind 0-2 in the count, but he noted that since Port Washington plays on a turf infield, he was focused on putting the ball in play...
