KNIGHTS EDGE SEAHAWKS 11‑10 IN NEC TOURNAMENT THRILLER

AUGUSTA, N.J. (Interstat) — Fairleigh Dickinson rallied from a 10-0 deficit to defeat Wagner 11-10 on Friday in the NEC Baseball Championship.

Justin Roitman of Wagner pitched 6.2 innings with no hits, four earned runs and nine strikeouts. Nicholas Mazzotta went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs. Johnathan Gomez of Fairleigh Dickinson had two hits and three RBIs. Diego Tavarez homered and drove in two runs. Lukas Torres had one hit and two RBIs. Chris Mattioli pitched four innings for the Knights, allowing two earned runs. Dylan Immel homered for the Seahawks. Christopher Collina pitched one inning. Jeremy Cheeseman had one RBI for Fairleigh Dickinson. Joseph Mennella had two hits and one RBI.

Wagner built its lead on homers by Immel in the second and Tavarez in the fifth, plus a Mazzotta homer in the ninth that tied the score 10-10. Fairleigh Dickinson scored six runs in the seventh, two in the eighth and the winning run in the ninth on a wild pitch that brought home Cheeseman.

Wagner falls to 28-25, while Fairleigh Dickinson improves to 34-19.