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[Baseball] Bears drop opener to Lions in competitive 9-4 tilt

Led by a strong effort from Damion Coleman, the Shawnee State baseball program played right with the Freed-Hardeman Lions' baseball program for eight innings, holding a 4-1 advantage through four innings of play before eight unanswered runs by Freed-Hardeman — including four in the final inning — allowed the Lions to grab a 9-4 victory over the Bears Friday afternoon at Branch Rickey Park in Portsmouth.