NEW HAMBURG, N.Y. (Interstat) — Mercyhurst scored five runs across the fifth and sixth innings Thursday afternoon to rally past Wagner 6-4 at Heritage Financial Park.

The Seahawks jumped ahead early. Joseph Mennella doubled in Diego Tavarez in the bottom of the first, and Dylan Immel followed with a double to score Mennella. The Lakers cut the lead in half when Michael Samarin homered in the second. Mennella answered with a solo homer in the third to make it 3-1.

Mercyhurst seized control in the fifth. Luke Babcock singled through the right side, driving in two runs to tie the game. An inning later, Logan Koslin singled to center to plate two more, and Ranciel Ventura added a sacrifice fly on a fielder’s choice.

Wagner scored once in the fifth on Nicholas Mazzotta’s sacrifice fly, but the Lakers’ pitching held the Seahawks hitless over the final four innings. The Lakers had 11 hits, the Seahawks 14. Nolan Kirsch, Matthew Delvaux and Joseph Steventon also saw action on the mound.

Mercyhurst improved to 15-30; Wagner dropped to 25-23. The teams meet again Friday.