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[Baseball] SSU splits doubleheader against Freed-Hardeman (7-2 W, 8-5 L)

In an impressive showing, the Shawnee State baseball program was able to split its last pair of contests against Freed-Hardeman Saturday, controlling the opener en route to a 7-2 victory over the No. 9 team in the country before falling by an 8-5 margin in the series finale later in the day.Shawnee State, who now sits at 6-7 overall and 2-3 in the Mid-South Conference, scored its first victory over a ranked opponent during the 2021 season with its victory in Saturday's opener. The Bears posted 17 hits between the two games and got strong efforts from Jacob Gleason and Tanner Cunningham on the mound in the first affair Saturday afternoon.