AUGUSTA, N.J. (NEC Baseball Championship) (Interstat) — Joe Durso hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as Long Island defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 22-8 on Sunday in the NEC Baseball Championship. The Sharks scored seven runs in the first inning and added seven more in the fourth to seize control. Durso finished 1-for-2 with a walk. Elijah Fairchild had three hits and five RBIs for Long Island. Nicholas Matson collected two hits and an RBI, and Ryan Rivera drove in a run. Durso’s four-run homer in the sixth capped the scoring. Fairleigh Dickinson’s Hunter Ray hit two home runs and had four RBIs, and Travis Stroh also homered. Long Island improved to 30-19-1, while the Knights dropped to 34-20-1. Fairleigh Dickinson outhit the Sharks 9-7, but Long Island capitalized on four walks in the first inning and multiple defensive miscues. The game, which started in the afternoon and stretched into the evening, featured 30 runs on just 16 total hits.