CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Less than 24 hours after pulling out two walk-off victories, the FDU-Florham baseball team returned to action and suffered an 18-4 setback to DeSales University on Monday afternoon at Butz Field.

The Devils (6-15, 4-6 Freedom), who were playing their fifth game in three days, were unable to slow the Bulldogs' (12-11, 9-2 Freedom) attack. With the win, DeSales claims the regular-season series two games to one.

After DeSales starter Steven Wallace struck out the side in the top of the inning, the Bulldogs netted two runs on two hits and an error in the home half of the inning. In total, the Bulldogs scored in seven of their eight turns at bat.

Reigning Freedom Conference Player of the Week Nick Meoli (East Meadow, N.Y.) led off the second with a single down the left field line before a walk and hit batsman led to a bases loaded opportunity for the Devils but Wallace escaped by retiring the next two batters in order.

DeSales took advantage of another Devils' error in the bottom of the inning and picked up two more runs on one hit.

After the Bulldogs put up three more runs in the third, the Devils broke into the scoring column in the top of the fourth when Joseph Breymeier (Mount Laurel, N.J.) plated Christopher Franco (Wayne, N.J.) with a sacrifice fly.

The Bulldogs added another tally in the fifth, four in the sixth, and three more runs in the seventh, while Wallace held the Devils' offense quiet.

FDU-Florham banked three runs in the ninth but it was too little too late. Meoli continued his torrid stretch with a 2-for-3 effort, including two walks and a run scored, while Franco finished 1-for-2 with a run before being lifted for a pinch hitter.

DeSales shortstop Drew Borger led the offensive outburst for the Bulldogs by going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs, while Carrington Santana finished 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs in the win.

Freshman right-hander Kenny Carrier (Freehold, N.J.) took the loss for the Devils and dropped to 1-2 on the campaign. Carrier went 3.1 innings, allowed 10 runs (3 earned), while striking out one.

Wallace tossed seven innings, scattered four hits, struck out eight and allowed one unearned run to improve to 3-2 on the season.

FDU-Florham heads back on the road tomorrow, April 14 when they take on New Jersey City University at 3:30 p.m.