AUGUSTA, N.J. (NEC Baseball Championship) (Interstat) — Fairleigh Dickinson rallied from a seven-run deficit and scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Wagner 11-10 on Friday, keeping the Knights alive in the Northeast Conference tournament.

The Knights, who trailed 7-0 after six innings, scored six runs in the seventh and four in the eighth to take a 10-8 lead. The Seahawks tied the game in the top of the ninth on a two-run homer by Nicholas Mazzotta, but Fairleigh Dickinson’s Jeremy Cheeseman scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the inning.

Fairleigh Dickinson improved to 34-19 overall; Wagner dropped to 28-25. The Knights, who had beaten Wagner 7-5 in the tournament’s opener Thursday, used 12 walks and two hit batsmen to overcome a six-hit offensive night. Wagner collected 12 hits but left seven runners on base.

Wagner jumped ahead early. In the second inning, Dylan Immel homered to right field, Lukas Torres added a sacrifice fly and Matt Sutera singled in a run, all after an error had extended the inning. The Seahawks made it 4-0 in the third when Mazzotta singled home Immel, who had walked. Diego Tavarez led off the fifth with a solo home run, and in the sixth, Andrew Marquis doubled and scored on Torres’ double, with Tavarez singling in Torres for a 7-0 lead.

Justin Roitman started for Wagner and pitched into the seventh without allowing a run, but the Seahawks’ bullpen could not hold the lead.

Fairleigh Dickinson’s comeback began in the bottom of the seventh. Luke Russo walked and scored on Cheeseman’s single. Garryn Plummer singled, and Jeremy Delamota walked to load the bases. Diego Urreta walked to force in a run, Travis Stroh walked to force in another, and Caleb Walker, Russo and Johnathan Gomez each drew bases-loaded walks to produce six runs and cut the lead to 7-6. Braden Lowe and Keith Davis relieved Roitman but could not stop the rally.

Wagner answered in the top of the eighth. Andrew Marquis walked, moved to second on a fielder’s choice and scored on Joseph Mennella’s single to left, making it 8-6.

Fairleigh Dickinson countered in the bottom of the eighth. Cheeseman walked, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error by catcher Christian Knight. Plummer walked, stole second, and after Delamota struck out, Urreta walked. Stroh was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Walker then hit an infield fly, scoring Plummer. After Russo was hit by a pitch, Gomez singled up the middle, driving in Urreta and Stroh to give the Knights a 10-8 lead.

In the top of the ninth, Immel walked and Mazzotta homered to left field, tying the game at 10. Wagner could not add more, as Jackson Blakley and Jayden Alvarez popped out and pinch hitter Evan McRae grounded out.

Fairleigh Dickinson won in the bottom of the ninth. Cheeseman walked, Plummer was hit by a pitch and Delamota flied out. Urreta was intentionally walked to load the bases. Cheeseman then scored on a wild pitch by Christopher Collina, who had entered in the eighth and took the loss.

Nick Noble pitched two innings of relief for the Knights and earned the win; Chris Mattioli started and lasted four innings.

Key contributors included Plummer, who reached base four times and scored twice; Delamota, who walked twice and scored once; Urreta, who walked three times and scored twice; Stroh, who walked, was hit by a pitch and scored twice; Walker, who walked twice and drove in a run; and Russo, who walked three times and drove in a run. For Wagner, Mazzotta drove in three runs with two hits including the ninth-inning homer, and Tavarez had two hits and two RBIs.

No betting information was available.