FULTON, Mo. - The William Woods University baseball team plays Freed-Hardeman University for a three game set for their home opener on March 3. The Owls and Lions will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and 12 p.m. on March 4 for a single game.

About the Owls
- The Owls are 5-12 overall and have an AMC record of 1-2
- In the Owls last outing, WWU was defeated by NCAA Division II University of Central Missouri, 9-4
- Last season the Owls were 12-7 playing at Owl Field
- As a team, the Owls are ranked 40th in batters struck out with 109. Ryan Furtney leads the Owls in Strikeouts with 17, and he is averaging 8.83 strikeouts and has only allowed one walk ranking him tenth in the nation
- The Owls are 46th in at bats and Josh Nicol leads the Owls in batting average with a 0.353 and Nicol has collected 12 hits. Nicol also has a slugging percentage of 0.441 and an OBP of 0.463
- Tyler Cunningham leads in RBIs with 12 on the season. Cunningham also has two homeruns and 17 hits with four doubles and 11 runs
- As a pitching staff, the Owls have an ERA of a 5.43 with a total of 109 strikeouts and 38 walks

About the Lions
- The Lions enter the three game set with an overall record of 11-5 and an AMC record of 3-0 recently sweeping Hannibal-LaGrange (10-8, 14-4, 17-6)
- Freed-Hardeman is currently ranked No. 24 in the latest edition of the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
- As a team, Freed-Hardeman is ranked 10th in doubles per game, averaging 2.563 per game, and have a total of 41 doubles on the season with Chase Young leading the Lions with nine  
- The Lions are ranked 33rd in runs scored with 117 on the season, Griffin Siebert and Chase Young both have scored 20 runs a piece
- Aden Campbell leads the Lions in batting average with a 0.404 with 19 hits, three doubles, two homeruns, 11 RBIs, six walks, and five strikeouts and a slugging percentage of 0.596 and an OB% of 0.491
- Riley Echols leads the Lions in strikeouts with a total of 24, averaging 9.26 strikeouts with an ERA of 5.40 with nine walks in 23.1 innings pitched

What's Next
The Owls will be back on Saturday March 4 for a single nine inning game against Freed-Hardeman with first pitch set at 12 p.m. The Owls will be back in action for another three game set on March 10th and 11th against Missouri Baptist. First pitch for the Friday game is at 5 p.m. and the doubleheader set for Saturday will begin at 12 p.m.