Jay Welsh

Jay Welsh was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Aug. 27, 1963. His parents would describe him as a very sports-minded kid who was always physically active. His parents recognize him as an ambitious go-getter who was willing to put in the work to be the first one from his family to go to college. Welsh earned his bachelor’s in Economics from Lafayette and achieved his masters in Sports Administration from UMass Amherst. His most memorable roommate from his college days was his buddy Lee Uncle from Lafayette. Lee’s dad owned a McDonald’s so, Welsh and Lee practically drove there every day for free meals when the fraternity food wasn’t appetizing.

Welsh now lives in Orlando, Fl with his wife Chris Ann and four kids. Each of his children have played sports throughout their life and Welsh has coached them along the way. Welsh and his family are huge Philadelphia Eagles and Phillies fans.

“One of my favorite memories was watching the Eagles win the Super Bowl with my family in 2016. I don’t think anything could compare to the happiness I felt at the end of this game,” said Welsh.

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Welsh describes his best job ever when he worked as a sports anchor for Channel 5 News in Reading, Pa. Welsh particularly loved this job because he got paid to do what he loved, interviewing and writing stories on famous athletes.

“It was my first exposure to “big-time” news and I got to cover a lot of sports and great stories for six years,” said Welsh.

Welsh’s one regret in his career path was when he was a young baseball coach at UMass. He wished he would have stayed with it and became a college baseball coach for his whole life.

“I got out of it early because I was discouraged by the money. Now I realize if I would have stayed I could be a division one coach making a good living,” said Welsh.

Welsh is now the head baseball coach at West Orange High School. He enjoys being able to teach his players lessons and watch them progress into fine young men.

His career as a baseball coach overall has created value in his life because he sees the young adults that he has coached go on to great lives, not only in Baseball but in other professions.

“I truly believe that the life lessons and inspiration that I have provided for my players have propelled them to greater things,” said Welsh.

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