Farmingdale
Farmingdale Eager to Regain Nassau-AAA Title
Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series By Anthony DiCocco Final: Farmingdale 1, Oceanside 0 WP: Justin Hills (6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 Ks) Lone run scored on a bases loaded walk by Kenneth Roldan in first inning Farmingdale improved to 11-1-1 pic.twitter.com/lvRXN0zQf3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2025 After falling just short of being back-to-back Nassau County Champions, the Farmingdale Dalers are eager to begin their climb to return to the top of the mountain. Two years ago, Farmingdale finally got over the hump, as it captured its first county title after a 34-year drought. However, the Dalers were unable to complete the repeat last spring despite going 19-5-1. In the final game of a best-of-three series, Massapequa ups...
Fall Ball Series Powered by Max Effort Baseball: Farmingdale State College
(Editor’s Note: This is the third stop on the annual Fall Ball Series in which we check in on the local colleges to preview the upcoming season and hear from the head coach on how the team is shaping up. Special thanks to Max Effort Baseball for sponsoring this year’s series.) Farmingdale State is your 2025 Skyline Conference Champions with a 2-1 win over USMMA ! pic.twitter.com/hg6Sh3IISp — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 11, 2025 It was a magical playoff run for the Farmingdale State Rams, who not only overcame a 1-5 start to the season but also entered the playoffs as the No. 3 seed and found a way to go 5-1 in the Skyline Conference playoffs and defeated top-seeded USMMA twice to capture their first championship since 2019. During Farmingdale’s incredible run...
Massapequa Reclaims Nassau County Title In 12-0 Rout Over Top-Seeded Farmingdale
by Tucker Terranova Massapequa is back on top ! They defeat Farmingdale, 12-0, in Game 3 of the Nassau AAA Finals to capture the County Championship 🏆 They face the winner of Connetquot-Sachem North in the Class AAA Long Island Championship next Saturday at Farmingdale State College at 7pm pic.twitter.com/2sQ1wOZdsE — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 1, 2025 The empire has struck back. After a loss to Port Washington in the 2024 Nassau County Class AAA semifinals ended Massapequa’s six-year run of county championships, the Chiefs returned to the mountaintop Sunday morning, routing top-seeded and reigning champion Farmingdale, 12-0, in game three of the best-of-three championship series. Massapequa rallied after dropping the opener 1-0 in eight innings due to a balk-off. After bein...
GAME RECAP: Farmingdale Walks Off on Balk, Takes Game One Against Massapequa 1-0
by Tucker Terranova Final: Massapequa 0, Farmingdale 1 A walk-off balk gives Farmingdale the win and a game one series lead. pic.twitter.com/bqgfHqQn5f — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 30, 2025 It’s felt like Massapequa and Farmingdale have been on a collision course all season. Massapequa – the longtime powerhouse with six straight county titles before last year – and Farmingdale – the team that took the title in 2024 – have been two of the best in what is arguably Nassau’s toughest public school league this spring. With a combined 27-5-1 record in conference play, Thursday’s showdown delivered on what was billed as a clash of titans. Thursday’s encore offered an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel as Massapequa left-hander Thomas Harding and Farmingdale right-hander Colin Horowitz exc...
Game of the Week Powered by Ken Kortright State Farm: Justin Hills Fires 6 Shutout Innings of Relief, Dalers Win 1-0
Final: Farmingdale 1, Oceanside 0 WP: Justin Hills (6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 Ks) Lone run scored on a bases loaded walk by Kenneth Roldan in first inning Farmingdale improved to 11-1-1 pic.twitter.com/lvRXN0zQf3 — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 6, 2025 Justin Hills didn’t have enough time to be nervous. The senior RHP was thrusted into the ballgame on short notice when Farmingdale‘s starting pitcher, Lorenzo Cimino, was injured during his plate appearance in the first inning. The senior righty was called up in a huge game for the reigning Nassau County champs against second-place Oceanside, who entered with a record of 9-1, and came up huge in a 1-0 victory. Oceanside sent Adelphi-commit Dylan Beirne to the mound. The hard-throwing righty battled command issues in the ...
Farmingdale, Coming Off First County Championship in 34 Years, Looks to Defend Their Crown
For the first time since 1990, Farmingdale captures the Nassau County Championship pic.twitter.com/GSGjX7q39t — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 26, 2024 Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series by Vin Messana Farmingdale has had some great teams over the years, but had been unable to take that final leap to the top of the mountain. In 2024, through a combination of outstanding clutch performances from their upperclassmen, some timely contributions from the depth of the roster, great coaching decisions and good fortunes, they were able to defeat Port Washington in the Nassau County Class AAA County Finals to be crowned champs for first time in 34 years. “It comes down to the group of guys we had,” said longtime head coach ...
Evan Kay Strikes out 11, Leads Commack to Third Long Island Championship in 4 Years
by Jacob Infald (Photo: Adam Rubin/Commack School District) Kay does it again! 11 strikeouts on the day including striking out the side in the 7th. pic.twitter.com/HM7EGjJlrC — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) June 2, 2024 For the third time in four seasons and for the second consecutive one, the Commack Cougars are the Class AAA Long Island baseball champions. On the evening of June 1st at Middle Country Athletic Complex, the Cougars were once again led by their ace, Stony Brook-commit Evan Kay and they defeated the Farmingdale Dalers, 2-1. Kay was dominant out on the mound allowing only one unearned one in a seven inning complete game shutout. He struckout 11 batters and walked none. Kay attacked Dale hitters early in the count with a sharp slider, a nasty changeup and a powerful fa...
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 ...
GAME RECAP: Massapequa Extends Winning Streak To Six Games After Defeating Farmingdale 5-1
by Mike Merolle FINAL SCORE: 5-1 Massapequa. Travis Gfrerer shuts the door in the 7th and Massapequa’s win streak extends to 6 wins. pic.twitter.com/H72QNyp3Hr — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 2, 2024 Two red-hot schools clashed in the Conference AAA-I duel on Thursday. Farmingdale (9-4) visited Massapequa (11-3) who extended their winning streak to six games after winning 5-1. Massapequa’s Jackson Tucholski and Farmingdale’s Lorenzo Cimino had good outings for their respective side. Tucholski allowed one run on two hits and struck out five batters in four innings pitched. Cimino struck out five batters and allowed three earned runs on three hits in four innings. T1: Angel Cartagena hits a solo shot in the first to make it a 1-0 Farmingdale lead. pic.twitter.com/Tkq5zoNHQf — A...
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...
Up Next Powered by State Farm Ken Kortright Agency: Justin Ortiz
(Editor’s Note: This is the sixth installment of the Up Next Series Powered by State Farm Ken Kortright Agency in which we highlight the top underclassmen on Long Island. Previously, we featured Everett Zarzicki, Brian Brower, Stellan Zangari, Ryan Bush and Bryce Cutrone. Special thanks to State Farm Ken Kortright Agency for sponsoring this year’s series.) When you look at many of the top players across high school, college or professional baseball, they are often the most athletically gifted and physically imposing as well. The beauty about the game of baseball, though, is that there are no size requirements and occasionally there are outliers that breakthrough and provide hope for other undersized athletes out there. Currently in Major League Baseball, that player would be Jo...
Ken Kortright State Farm Game of the Week: Plainview JFK Wins a 6-5 Thriller, Advance to Nassau AA Finals
Andrew Lenski had 2 hits including a 3-R shot in the first inning as Plainview JFK advances to the Nassau Class AA Finals against Massapequa @GCsports pic.twitter.com/42Y4IQOBPX — Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 27, 2023 Last year, Farmingdale defeated Plainview JFK in the Nassau AA Semifinals and that was something that was not lost on the returning players. The Hawks, who graduated one of their best players in program history last season in Dylan Banner, were able to rely behind last year’s postseason exit and exercise those playoff demons against their crosstown rivals. The teams split the first two games of the series with the road teams winning each game. Plainview made sure to take some of the anxiety out of the home crowd as they drew back-to-back walks to start the g...
