Ithaca vs Rochester (Mar 21, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Rochester Baseball
Ithaca at Rochester (Game 2)
Mar 21, 2026 at Rochester, NY (Towers Field)

Ithaca 9 (8-5,2-1 Liberty)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
S. Walker III dh 
Anthony Mestre rf 
Ethan Fantel 1b  10 
Camden Laney lf 
Owen Callahan c 
   Colin Dunn pr 
   Ethan Daddabbo c 
Isaiah Smith cf 
Matt Curtis 2b 
Lucas Orlovitz 3b 
   Zachary Barron pr/ss 
Liam Tiernan ss/3b 
Richard Zangara p 
   Danny Drotos p 
   Ben Ruth p 
   Luke Zelinko p 
Totals  33  10  27  12  14 
  

Rochester 4 (8-5,1-2 Liberty)

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 
Luke Blozy c 
Will Webster dh 
Ryan Huckabone 3b 
   Owen Andreatta ph 
   N. Carpenter-Holmes 3b 
George Farley IV rf 
Sunil Lindsay p 
   Theo Beckley p 
   Aidan Watts p 
   Jake Del Vecchio p 
   Ryan Arora p 
   Spencer Guido p 
   Christopher Trucano p 
Totals  32  11  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Ithaca.............. 020 000 061 -  9  9  0
Rochester........... 002 001 010 -  4  8  1
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E - G. Farley IV(1). DP - Ithaca 1; Rochester 1. LOB - Ithaca 14; Rochester 9. 2B - Walker III(3); S. Besztery(4); B. Garber(5). HBP - A. Mestre; E. Fantel; O. Callahan 2; L. Tiernan. SH - I. Smith(1); W. Webster(2). SF - M. Curtis(4); Bentivenga(2). SB - C. Dunn(7).

Ithaca   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Richard Zangara   5.0  19  22  76 
Danny Drotos W,2-0  2.0  39 
Ben Ruth   0.0  12 
Luke Zelinko S,4  2.0  31 
  
Rochester   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Sunil Lindsay   4.1  14  22  76 
Theo Beckley   2.2  10  11  43 
Aidan Watts L,0-1  0.1  14 
Jake Del Vecchio   0.0  12 
Ryan Arora   0.0 
Spencer Guido   1.0  22 
Christopher Trucano   0.2  14 

Win - D. Drotos (2-0). Loss - A. Watts (0-1). Save - L. Zelinko (4). WP - R. Zangara 2(3); D. Drotos(2); L. Zelinko(3); R. Arora 2(2). HBP - by S. Lindsay (O. Callahan); by S. Lindsay (E. Fantel); by S. Lindsay (O. Callahan); by Del Vecchio (A. Mestre); by S. Guido (L. Tiernan). Inherited runners/scored: D. Drotos 2/1; L. Zelinko 2/0; T. Beckley 2/0; Del Vecchio 2/2; R. Arora 1/1; S. Guido 2/1; C. Trucano 2/0. Pitches/strikes: R. Zangara 76/46; D. Drotos 39/24; B. Ruth 12/5; L. Zelinko 31/18; S. Lindsay 76/36; T. Beckley 43/28; A. Watts 14/4; Del Vecchio 12/4; R. Arora 8/2; S. Guido 22/15; C. Trucano 14/7.

Umpires - HP: Jeremy Stuver 1B: Erik Saladin
Start: 5:40 pm Time: 3:18 Attendance: 80
Weather: 40*F, Cloudy
R. Zangara faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Del Vecchio faced 3 batters in the 8th.
R. Arora faced 2 batters in the 8th.
B. Ruth faced 3 batters in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Rochester Baseball
Ithaca at Rochester (Game 2)
Mar 21, 2026 at Rochester, NY (Towers Field)

Ithaca starters: 4/dh Walker III; 13/rf A. Mestre; 36/1b E. Fantel; 6/lf C. Laney; 7/c O. Callahan; 20/cf I. Smith; 24/2b M. Curtis; 22/3b L. Orlovitz; 3/ss L. Tiernan; 27/p R. Zangara;

Rochester starters: 12/2b C. Barajas; 13/ss S. Besztery; 1/cf T. Monahan; 4/lf B. Garber; 27/1b Bentivenga; 14/c L. Blozy; 18/dh W. Webster; 21/3b R. Huckabone; 44/rf G. Farley IV; 7/p S. Lindsay;

Ithaca 1st - Walker III struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). A. Mestre fouled out to 2b (0-0). E. Fantel walked (3-1 KBBBB). C. Laney flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rochester 1st - C. Barajas out at first 1b to p (1-2 BFK). S. Besztery doubled to left center (1-1 KB). T. Monahan flied out to cf (1-0 B). B. Garber walked (3-2 BBSBFB). Bentivenga struck out looking (0-2 KKFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ithaca 2nd - O. Callahan hit by pitch (1-1 SB). I. Smith singled through the right side (3-2 BKBFB); O. Callahan advanced to third. M. Curtis flied out to lf, SF, RBI; O. Callahan scored. L. Orlovitz singled through the left side (1-0 B); I. Smith advanced to second. L. Tiernan flied out to cf (1-0 B). Walker III singled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); L. Orlovitz advanced to second; I. Smith scored. A. Mestre struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rochester 2nd - L. Blozy grounded out to 3b (2-2 KBFB). W. Webster struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (2-2 KSBBS). R. Huckabone struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ithaca 3rd - E. Fantel hit by pitch (1-0 B). C. Laney grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-1 BBK); E. Fantel out on the play. O. Callahan hit by pitch (3-0 BBB). I. Smith walked (3-2 BBKFFBB); O. Callahan advanced to second. M. Curtis popped up to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rochester 3rd - G. Farley IV singled to third base (2-2 BSBF). C. Barajas singled to right field (1-0 B); G. Farley IV advanced to second. S. Besztery singled to pitcher, bunt (1-0 B); C. Barajas advanced to second; G. Farley IV advanced to third. T. Monahan reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-2 SS); S. Besztery advanced to second; C. Barajas advanced to third; G. Farley IV out at home 3b to c. B. Garber singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); T. Monahan advanced to second; S. Besztery scored; C. Barajas scored. Bentivenga grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-1 KBB); B. Garber out on the play. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ithaca 4th - L. Orlovitz struck out looking (0-2 SKFK). L. Tiernan popped up to 2b (1-1 KB). Walker III grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Rochester 4th - L. Blozy grounded out to ss (0-0). W. Webster grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-0 BB). R. Huckabone grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ithaca 5th - A. Mestre struck out looking (3-2 BBKBFK). E. Fantel walked (3-2 KBKBBB). C. Laney walked (3-2 KFBBBB); E. Fantel advanced to second. T. Beckley to p for S. Lindsay. O. Callahan struck out looking (2-2 SBBSFK). I. Smith reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-0); C. Laney out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rochester 5th - G. Farley IV grounded out to ss (2-2 BBFF). C. Barajas grounded out to ss (0-0). S. Besztery flied out to cf (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Ithaca 6th - M. Curtis flied out to cf (2-2 KFBB). L. Orlovitz singled to left field (3-2 BBKFFB). L. Tiernan flied out to lf (1-1 KB). Walker III walked (3-2 KBBFBB); L. Orlovitz advanced to second. A. Mestre struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Rochester 6th - T. Monahan walked (3-1 BBBKB). T. Monahan advanced to second on a wild pitch. B. Garber walked (3-1 BSBBB); T. Monahan advanced to third on a wild pitch. D. Drotos to p for R. Zangara. Bentivenga flied out to lf, SF, RBI (2-2 KSBB); T. Monahan scored. L. Blozy struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKS). B. Garber advanced to second on a wild pitch. W. Webster struck out swinging (1-2 FSBS). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Ithaca 7th - E. Fantel grounded out to ss (0-1 K). C. Laney grounded out to 2b (1-1 BF). O. Callahan singled to left center (0-1 K). C. Dunn pinch ran for O. Callahan. C. Dunn stole second. I. Smith grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKBK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Rochester 7th - E. Daddabbo to c for C. Dunn. R. Huckabone struck out looking (2-2 BKFFBK). G. Farley IV lined out to 3b (1-1 KB). C. Barajas walked (3-2 KFBBBB). S. Besztery singled to right field (1-1 BK); C. Barajas advanced to second. T. Monahan struck out looking (2-2 KBFBFK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ithaca 8th - A. Watts to p for T. Beckley. M. Curtis flied out to rf (2-1 BKB). L. Orlovitz walked (3-2 BKBBKB). Z. Barron pinch ran for L. Orlovitz. L. Tiernan walked (3-0 BBBB); Z. Barron advanced to second. Del Vecchio to p for A. Watts. Walker III walked (3-2 KBBBKB); L. Tiernan advanced to second; Z. Barron advanced to third. A. Mestre hit by pitch, RBI (2-1 KBB); Walker III advanced to second; L. Tiernan advanced to third; Z. Barron scored. E. Fantel singled through the right side, advanced to third on the error, 2 RBI (1-0 B); A. Mestre advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by rf; Walker III scored; L. Tiernan scored. R. Arora to p for Del Vecchio. C. Laney singled to left field, RBI (2-0 BB); E. Fantel scored. C. Laney advanced to second on a wild pitch. C. Laney advanced to third on a wild pitch. E. Daddabbo walked (3-1 BFBBB). S. Guido to p for R. Arora. I. Smith grounded out to p, SAC, bunt, RBI (1-0 B); E. Daddabbo advanced to second; C. Laney scored. M. Curtis flied out to lf (2-1 KBB). 6 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Rochester 8th - Z. Barron to ss. L. Tiernan to 3b. B. Ruth to p for D. Drotos. B. Garber doubled down the rf line (2-1 SBB). Bentivenga singled through the right side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (1-0 B); B. Garber scored. L. Blozy walked (3-2 FBKBBB). L. Zelinko to p for B. Ruth. W. Webster grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-0); L. Blozy advanced to second; Bentivenga advanced to third. O. Andreatta pinch hit for R. Huckabone. O. Andreatta struck out looking (1-2 KBSK). G. Farley IV struck out looking (3-2 BBBKFK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Ithaca 9th - Carp.-Holmes to 3b for O. Andreatta. Z. Barron singled to center field (2-2 BKKBF). L. Tiernan hit by pitch (0-2 KS); Z. Barron advanced to second. Walker III doubled down the rf line, RBI (0-2 KF); L. Tiernan advanced to third; Z. Barron scored. A. Mestre flied out to lf (1-2 KBS). C. Trucano to p for S. Guido. E. Fantel walked (3-2 BBKKBB). C. Laney struck out looking (2-2 BKBKK). E. Daddabbo flied out to rf (1-0 B). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Rochester 9th - C. Barajas grounded out to ss (2-2 KBBK). S. Besztery struck out swinging (1-2 KKBFS). T. Monahan walked (3-0 BBBB). T. Monahan advanced to second on a wild pitch. B. Garber struck out looking (2-2 KBKBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2026 Rochester Baseball
Ithaca at Rochester (Game 2) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Mar 21, 2026 at Rochester, NY (Towers Field)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Ithaca   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Walker III dh  0-0  2-4  2-2  2-2  4-4  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
A. Mestre rf  0-0  0-5  0-3  0-3  1-4  0-2  0-1  0-0  1-2 
E. Fantel 1b  0-0  1-2  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  1-2  1-1  1-1 
C. Laney lf  0-1  1-4  1-2  1-4  2-5  0-1  0-0  0-1  1-2 
O. Callahan c  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0 
C. Dunn pr  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
E. Daddabbo c  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-0 
I. Smith cf  0-0  1-3  0-2  1-3  3-5  0-2  0-0  0-0  1-1 
M. Curtis 2b  0-0  0-4  0-2  0-2  1-3  0-2  0-2  0-0  1-1 
L. Orlovitz 3b  0-0  2-3  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Z. Barron pr/ss  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
L. Tiernan ss/3b  0-0  0-3  0-1  0-2  2-4  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
R. Zangara p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Drotos p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Ruth p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
L. Zelinko p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  50  33  10  0-2  9-31  4-15  6-20  15-29  2-11  3-9  1-3  5-7  14  12 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Ithaca   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
R. Zangara  22  19  0-2  5-17  3-7  0-4  2-6  76 
D. Drotos  0-1  1-5  1-4  1-3  0-1  39 
B. Ruth  0-0  2-2  1-1  0-0  1-1  12 
L. Zelinko  0-0  0-5  0-3  0-2  0-1  31 


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  1-4  0-0  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
S. Besztery ss  1-1  2-4  1-1  2-2  2-2  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
T. Monahan cf  0-1  0-2  0-3  0-3  1-3  0-1  1-1  0-1  0-1 
B. Garber lf  0-0  2-3  1-2  1-2  2-3  0-1  1-1  1-1  1-1 
Bentivenga 1b  0-0  1-3  1-3  1-3  2-4  0-1  0-0  0-0  1-1 
L. Blozy c  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
W. Webster dh  0-1  0-2  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
R. Huckabone 3b  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-0  0-0 
O. Andreatta ph  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1 
Carp.-Holmes 3b  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
G. Farley IV rf  0-1  1-3  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-0  0-0 
S. Lindsay p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
T. Beckley p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
A. Watts 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 
R. Arora p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
S. Guido p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Trucano p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  40  32  1-6  7-26  3-12  5-15  9-18  1-9  3-9  1-2  2-4  11 

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 
S. Lindsay  22  14  1-5  2-9  3-8  1-5  2-5  76 
T. Beckley  11  10  0-2  2-8  0-5  1-4  0-2  43 
A. Watts  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1  14 
Del Vecchio  1-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0  12 
R. Arora  1-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
S. Guido  1-1  1-3  1-3  0-1  1-1  22 
C. Trucano  0-2  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-0  14 

 
Line score
 


Ithaca 9, Rochester 4 (Mar 21, 2026 at Rochester, NY) (Game 2)
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Ithaca.............. 020 000 061  -  9  9  0      (8-5, 2-1 Liberty)
Rochester........... 002 001 010  -  4  8  1      (8-5, 1-2 Liberty)
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Pitchers: Ithaca - Richard Zangara; Danny Drotos(6); Ben Ruth(8); Luke Zelinko(8) and
Owen Callahan; Ethan Daddabbo. Rochester - Sunil Lindsay; Theo Beckley(5); Aidan Watts(8);
Jake Del Vecchio(8); Ryan Arora(8); Spencer Guido(8); Christopher Trucano(9) and Luke Blozy.
Win-Danny Drotos(2-0)  Save-Luke Zelinko(4)  Loss-Aidan Watts(0-1)  T-3:18  A-80
Weather: 40*F, Cloudy

R. Zangara faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Del Vecchio faced 3 batters in the 8th.
R. Arora faced 2 batters in the 8th.
B. Ruth faced 3 batters in the 8th.