NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — Fairleigh Dickinson and NJIT played to an 11-11 tie Wednesday night at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in a 16-inning nonconference game.

The Knights (26-15-1) outhit the Highlanders (14-24-1) 18-11 but could not break the deadlock. NJIT’s Rowin O’Connor went 2 for 7 with a home run and five RBIs. Fairleigh Dickinson’s Johnathan Gomez also homered and drove in three runs.

Fairleigh Dickinson built an early lead, but NJIT rallied to tie the game in the eighth inning on a two-run homer by Ty Sallie. The Knights regained the lead in the ninth on Gomez’s three-run shot, but the Highlanders answered in the bottom half. The teams then traded scoreless frames through the 16th.

Pitching dominated the extra innings. Fairleigh Dickinson’s Joe Barbarino allowed two earned runs over six innings. Relievers Neylin Navarro, Jay Creighton and Evan Doyle combined for seven scoreless innings. For NJIT, Tyler Kim struck out six in 3.1 scoreless innings.