MADISON, NJ - The College at Florham Devils split a doubleheader with Misericordia in Freedom Conference action on Saturday afternoon, losing Game One by a score of 5-2 before winning the nightcap by a margin of 6-3.  The Game One loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for FDU.

With the split, the Devils are now 20-4 (10-2 Freedom) while the Cougars are 14-10 (4-8 Freedom).

GAME ONE - FDU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on a two-run home run by senior third baseman Joey Santillo (Budd Lake, NJ/Mt. Olive).  The Cougars came back with three runs in the third and two more in the fifth while holding the Devils to only three hits in the game.

Sophomore pitcher Matt Mizerek (Matawan, NJ/Matawan) suffered the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) on nine hits in five innings.

GAME TWO - The Devils got on the board first again, this time with a run in the top of the second thanks to a RBI single by senior third baseman Greg Geran (Brick, NJ/Red Bank Catholic).  Misericordia tied it at 1-1 in their half of the second before taking a 3-1 lead in the third inning.  FDU plated thre in the top of the fifth to grab a 4-3 advantage on a solo home run by junior outfielder Alex Sariyan (Oakland, NJ/Indian Hills), a RBI single by junior outfielder Dan Pregno (Stanhope, NJ/Lenape Valley) and a wild pitch.  The Devils tacked on two insurance runs in the top of the seventh thanks to a two-run double by senior catcher Marc Hubbert (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Boro).

Hubbert finished with two hits and two RBI while Geran had two hits and one RBI.  Junior pitcher Brandon Smith (Burlington, NJ/Pennington Prep) earned the win, going six innings and allowing three runs on seven hits.  Sophomore pitcher Chris Laudati (Kenilworth, NJ/David Brearly) notched the save, throwing a perfect seventh inning.

The Devils return to action on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at home against Western Connecticut State beginning at 3:30 pm.