BROOKHAVEN, Miss. – After taking a weekend off because of weather, the No. 25 ranked William Woods University baseball team will return to the field this weekend, as the team will travel to Brookhaven, Mississippi for a four-game series against Calumet College of St. Joseph. First pitch of the series is scheduled for tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
The Owls (5-3), were originally set to play this weekend in Columbia, Missouri but due to weather conditions it was cancelled. However, WWU will still get games in, as the team will play a double header starting 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, followed by a doubleheader under the lights starting at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday to close out the weekend series.
In the Owls last outing, the team competed at the Joplin tournament where they split 2-2 on the weekend. In the first day at the tournament the team fell to (RV) Midland University 1-0 and then went on to cruise past Benedictine College 6-1. Â
In game one, against the Warriors,
John Cavness pitched six shutout innings, but was unable to pick up the victory, as Midland was able to score a rare run on reliever
James Ball, which allowed them to hold on for the 1-0 win.
Konrad Kemper and
Nick Spagnola were the lone Owls to collect a hit in the match-up. Then later that day, WWU picked up its first win at the Joplin Tournament by plating six runs on seven hits against the ravens.
Jordan Dey and
Larry Price led the way for the Owls, both going 2-for-4 at the plate, while on the mound, WWU had a strong display, starting pitcher
Adam Brush only allowed one run in three innings of work and
Ryan Yuengel came in relief, as the senior threw four shutout innings to collect the win.
The second day at the Joplin Tournament came the same outcome for the Owls, as the team was swept by Midland falling 4-3 in its second meeting, but then took the two game series against Benedictine College, escaping with a 3-2 win over the ravens.
In the second meeting against the Wildcats, the Owls found themselves down 4-0, however, plated three runs in the sixth inning trying to secure the come from behind win but Midland was able to hold on to the 4-3 win. Then ended the weekend with a 3-2 victory over Benedictine, as the Owls collected three runs on nine hits.
So far this season,
Stephen Kohler leads the way for the Owls, batting a .391 from the plate, while also leading the team in several other categories, which includes hits (nine), doubles (four) and runs (eight).
Alex St. Pierre and
Nick Spagnola are also having solid starts on the season, hitting .385 and .346 from the plate, respectively, while
Jordan Dey is the lone Owl to tally a homerun and has totaled a team-high seven RBI's.
On the hill, Cavness paces the way for the Owls with a 0.84 ERA in 10.2 innings, while recording a team-high nine strike outs and has only gave up six runs with one earned run on the season.
This will be the first meeting against Calumet College of St. Joseph for the Owls, as the Crimson Waves get their 2015 season underway today with a double header against Blue Mountain College. CCSJ are coming off a 13-33 overall record and a 8-19 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) record last season.
The Crimson Wave returns Cesar Mari, who batted a team-high .301 from the plate, while leading CCSJ in hits (31) and RBI's (17) in the 2014 season. The team also returns, Mikyl Flemming, who appeared in all 43 games for Calumet College, ending the season batting a .226 and totaling a team-high 19 runs, while was second on the team in hits (30) and RBI's (13).
On the mound, CCAC second team All-Conference pitcher, Enrique Zamora returns for CCSJ, as the junior led the Crimson Wave with 77 strike outs in 64.1 innings of work, while ending the year with a 3.64 record.
Fans check back on wwuowls.com for a recap and scores from Brookhaven, Mississippi of all of the action this weekend.Â
