Rochester vs Utica (Mar 09, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Rochester Baseball
Rochester vs Utica (Game 1)
Mar 09, 2026 at Winter Haven, FL (Chain of Lakes 2)

Rochester 5 (3-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Carlos Barajas 2b 
Sammy Besztery ss 
Teddy Monahan cf 
Benjamin Garber lf 
Jake Bentivenga 1b 
Will Webster dh 
   Jake Goldberg pr 
N. Carpenter-Holmes 3b 
   Owen Andreatta ph 
   Ryan Huckabone 3b 
Luke Blozy c 
George Farley IV rf 
Brendan Ryan p 
   Derek Llanes p 
   Jake Del Vecchio p 
Totals  29  10  18  10 
  

Utica 6 (5-2)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Kody Czternastek ss 
Jacob Scalise c 
Mike Rockwell rf 
Ty Montrose cf 
Matthew Paolucci 1b 
Lance Berger 2b 
Tanner Warren dh 
Bryan German 3b 
   Joshua Gross ph 
   Ryan Smith 3b 
Jake Ogata lf 
   Eric Schulteisz ph/lf 
Michael Flint p 
   Justin Notargiacomo p 
Totals  23  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Rochester........... 110 300 0 -  5 10  1
Utica............... 111 030 X -  6  7  2
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E - R. Huckabone(2); K. Czternast 2. DP - Utica 1. LOB - Rochester 9; Utica 6. 2B - Bentivenga 2(2); G. Farley IV(1). HR - M. Paolucci. HBP - S. Besztery; K. Czternast 2; L. Berger. SH - W. Webster(1); T. Warren; J. Ogata. SB - W. Webster(1); G. Farley IV 2(4); M. Rockwell; T. Montrose. CS - L. Berger.

Rochester   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Brendan Ryan   1.1  23 
Derek Llanes L,0-1  3.0  14  17  54 
Jake Del Vecchio   1.2  14 
  
Utica   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Michael Flint   3.1  15  18  66 
Justin Notargiacomo W,1-0  3.2  14  17  64 

Win - J. Notar (1-0). Loss - D. Llanes (0-1). Save - None. WP - B. Ryan 3(3). HBP - by B. Ryan (K. Czternast); by B. Ryan (L. Berger); by M. Flint (S. Besztery); by D. Llanes (K. Czternast). BK - M. Flint. Inherited runners/scored: D. Llanes 2/1; Del Vecchio 1/0; J. Notar 2/0. Pitches/strikes: B. Ryan 23/7; D. Llanes 54/38; Del Vecchio 14/11; M. Flint 66/43; J. Notar 64/35.

Umpires -
Start: 3:30 pm Time: 2:07 Attendance: 83
Weather: Pt. Cloudy, 90 deg.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Rochester Baseball
Rochester vs Utica (Game 1)
Mar 09, 2026 at Winter Haven, FL (Chain of Lakes 2)

Rochester starters: 12/2b C. Barajas; 13/ss S. Besztery; 1/cf T. Monahan; 4/lf B. Garber; 27/1b Bentivenga; 18/dh W. Webster; 28/3b Carp.-Holmes; 14/c L. Blozy; 44/rf G. Farley IV; 24/p B. Ryan;

Utica starters: 7/ss K. Czternast; 2/c J. Scalise; 3/rf M. Rockwell; 10/cf T. Montrose; 44/1b M. Paolucci; 29/2b L. Berger; 23/dh T. Warren; 48/3b B. German; 8/lf J. Ogata; 26/p M. Flint;

Rochester 1st - C. Barajas singled to third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss (0-0). S. Besztery grounded out to 3b (2-0 BB); C. Barajas advanced to third. T. Monahan grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-1 S); C. Barajas scored, unearned. B. Garber struck out looking (1-2 FSBFK). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Utica 1st - K. Czternast hit by pitch (0-0). K. Czternast advanced to second on a wild pitch. K. Czternast advanced to third on a wild pitch. J. Scalise walked (3-1 BBBKB). J. Scalise advanced to second on a wild pitch. M. Rockwell popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). T. Montrose grounded out to ss, RBI (0-0); J. Scalise advanced to third; K. Czternast scored. M. Paolucci flied out to cf (2-0 BB). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rochester 2nd - Bentivenga doubled to right field (1-0 B). W. Webster out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-1 KB); Bentivenga advanced to third. Bentivenga scored on a balk. Carp.-Holmes struck out swinging (0-2 KKFS). L. Blozy struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Utica 2nd - L. Berger hit by pitch (2-0 BB). L. Berger out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing, picked off. T. Warren walked (3-2 BBKBKB). B. German singled to right field (0-0); T. Warren advanced to third. D. Llanes to p for B. Ryan. J. Ogata grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-1 BK); B. German advanced to second; T. Warren scored. K. Czternast singled to shortstop (2-2 KBKBF); B. German advanced to third. J. Scalise grounded out to ss (2-0 BB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rochester 3rd - G. Farley IV struck out looking (3-2 BKSFBBK). C. Barajas singled up the middle (0-0). S. Besztery hit by pitch (0-2 SKF); C. Barajas advanced to second. C. Barajas out at second p to 2b, picked off. T. Monahan grounded out to 2b (1-1 SB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Utica 3rd - M. Rockwell singled to shortstop (0-0). T. Montrose singled to shortstop (0-1 K); M. Rockwell advanced to second. M. Paolucci struck out swinging (0-2 SKFS). T. Montrose stole second; M. Rockwell stole third. L. Berger grounded out to ss, RBI (1-2 BFF); T. Montrose advanced to third; M. Rockwell scored. T. Warren grounded out to p (0-1 S). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rochester 4th - B. Garber walked (3-1 BKBBB). Bentivenga doubled down the rf line (3-2 BFKBFFB); B. Garber advanced to third. W. Webster reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI (1-1 SB); Bentivenga advanced to third; B. Garber scored. W. Webster stole second. Carp.-Holmes struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). L. Blozy singled down the lf line, 2 RBI (3-2 BBKBK); W. Webster scored, unearned; Bentivenga scored. G. Farley IV doubled to left field (0-0); L. Blozy advanced to third. J. Notar to p for M. Flint. C. Barajas flied out to rf (1-0 B). S. Besztery grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBKBKF). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Utica 4th - B. German struck out looking (0-2 SSK). J. Ogata struck out looking (3-2 BSBBSK). K. Czternast hit by pitch (1-0 B). J. Scalise flied out to cf (2-1 KBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rochester 5th - T. Monahan singled to second base (2-1 BKB). B. Garber singled up the middle (2-1 BKB); T. Monahan advanced to third. Bentivenga walked (3-2 FBFBBB); B. Garber advanced to second. W. Webster struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). O. Andreatta pinch hit for Carp.-Holmes. O. Andreatta grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-1 KBB); Bentivenga out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Utica 5th - R. Huckabone to 3b for O. Andreatta. M. Rockwell singled through the left side (0-0). T. Montrose singled to center field (1-2 BKS); M. Rockwell advanced to second. M. Paolucci homered down the rf line, 3 RBI (1-1 BK); T. Montrose scored; M. Rockwell scored. L. Berger reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-2 SFBF). T. Warren grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-0); L. Berger advanced to second. Del Vecchio to p for D. Llanes. J. Gross pinch hit for B. German. J. Gross flied out to cf (2-1 BSB); L. Berger advanced to third. E. Schulteis pinch hit for J. Ogata. E. Schulteis struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Rochester 6th - R. Smith to 3b for J. Gross. E. Schulteis to lf. L. Blozy flied out to lf (0-0). G. Farley IV singled to third base, bunt (0-0). G. Farley IV stole second. G. Farley IV stole third. C. Barajas walked (3-1 FBBBB). S. Besztery reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher, bunt (0-1 S); C. Barajas advanced to second; G. Farley IV out at home p to c. T. Monahan flied out to cf (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Utica 6th - K. Czternast out at first p to ss to 1b (0-0). J. Scalise fouled out to 1b (1-0 B). M. Rockwell struck out swinging (0-2 FKFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rochester 7th - B. Garber flied out to rf (0-0). Bentivenga flied out to rf (2-1 BKB). W. Webster walked (3-2 KBBSBB). J. Goldberg pinch ran for W. Webster. R. Huckabone singled through the left side (1-2 FKFB); J. Goldberg advanced to second. L. Blozy flied out to lf (2-2 KBSB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Rochester Baseball
Rochester vs Utica (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Mar 09, 2026 at Winter Haven, FL (Chain of Lakes 2)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Rochester   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
C. Barajas 2b  0-0  2-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-1 
S. Besztery ss  0-0  0-3  0-3  0-3  3-4  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
T. Monahan cf  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-3  1-3  0-2  1-1  0-0  1-1 
B. Garber lf  0-0  1-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Bentivenga 1b  0-0  2-3  0-0  1-1  2-2  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
W. Webster dh  0-0  0-2  0-2  0-2  2-3  0-0  0-0  0-1  1-2 
J. Goldberg pr  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Carp.-Holmes 3b  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1 
O. Andreatta ph  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-1 
R. Huckabone 3b  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
L. Blozy c  0-0  1-4  1-2  1-2  1-2  0-2  0-1  0-0  1-1 
G. Farley IV rf  0-0  2-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
B. Ryan p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Llanes p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Del Vecchio p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  35  29  10  0-0  10-29  1-12  5-17  12-20  1-7  4-7  0-2  3-8 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Rochester   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
B. Ryan  0-0  1-4  1-4  0-1  2-2  23 
D. Llanes  17  14  0-1  6-13  4-9  1-4  2-3  54 
Del Vecchio  0-0  0-5  0-2  0-2  0-1  14 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Utica   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
K. Czternast ss  0-0  1-2  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
J. Scalise c  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-2  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Rockwell rf  0-1  2-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  2-2  0-0  0-1 
T. Montrose cf  0-1  2-2  0-1  2-3  3-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1 
M. Paolucci 1b  0-1  1-2  1-3  1-3  1-3  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
L. Berger 2b  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1 
T. Warren dh  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. German 3b  1-1  0-1  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
J. Gross ph  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
R. Smith 3b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Ogata lf  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1 
E. Schulteis ph/lf  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Flint p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Notar p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  30  23  1-4  6-19  2-11  5-15  10-17  1-7  4-6  0-0  3-4 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Utica   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
M. Flint  18  15  0-1  6-14  3-8  0-3  3-4  66 
J. Notar  17  14  0-1  4-13  2-9  1-4  1-3  64 

 
Line score
 


Utica 6, Rochester 5 (Mar 09, 2026 at Winter Haven, FL) (Game 1)
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Rochester........... 110 300 0 -  5 10  1      (3-1)
Utica............... 111 030 X -  6  7  2      (5-2)
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Pitchers: Rochester - Brendan Ryan; Derek Llanes(2); Jake Del Vecchio(5) and Luke Blozy.
Utica - Michael Flint; Justin Notargiacomo(4) and Jacob Scalise.
Win-Justin Notargiacomo(1-0)  Loss-Derek Llanes(0-1)  T-2:07  A-83
HR UTICA - Matthew Paolucci.
Weather: Pt. Cloudy, 90 deg.