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[Baseball] SSU splits with UPike in opening doubleheader (7-3 L, 13-5 W)

The baseball program at Shawnee State split its opening doubleheader with Pikeville Friday, dropping the opener by a 7-3 margin but salvaging the final contest by a 13-5 count to force a rubber match decision Saturday afternoon.Despite the opening 7-3 defeat, Jacob Kline starred again, belting a two-run homer to left field in the final inning to cap off a 2-for-4 outing at the plate. Kline also added in a double to boot to head up the Bears' offense, adding in his ninth homer of the season and moving to 45 RBI in the process.