FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University baseball team returns to American Midwest Conference action on Friday and Saturday when they take on the Eagles of Williams Baptist College. This AMC series will be played at SIU-Edwardsville and the teams will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 2 p.m. and a single contest Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
About the Owls
- WWU enters this weekend of AMC play with a record of 15-18 on the season and 9-6 in AMC play. With the record of 9-6 in AMC action the Owls currently find themselves in fifth place in the AMC
- The Owls are coming off a doubleheader sweep of Morthland College on Tuesday. The Owls took game one, 13-2 and game two, 16-3 over the Patriots
- As a team, the Owls are hitting .288 on the season. Leading the team is Tyler Cunningham who is hitting .336 on the season
- Cunningham does not just lead the team in batting average, he also leads the team in hits (39), homeruns (4), and RBI (28)
- WWU has hit 14 homeruns on the season, with Cunningham leading the way with four. Ryan Phillips, Josh Nicol and Jalen Poindexter each of two on the season
- On the mound, the Owls hold a team ERA of 4.63. In conference action the Owls have an ERA of 2.73
- Leading the way for the Owls is Ryan Phillips, who has an ERA of 2.04. Besides ERA, Phillips leads the Owls in wins (6), complete games (4), innings pitched (53.0), and strike outs (57)
- In AMC play this season, Phillips is 5-0, has not given up an earned run in 35 innings pitched. He also has 43 strikeouts in those five games
 
About the Eagles
- Williams Baptist comes into this weekend with an overall record of 11-19 and 3-13 in AMC play. The Eagles currently sit in 10th place in the AMC
- As a team, the Eagles are hitting .290 on the season and led by Nick Scott. Scott is hitting .366 on the season (34-for-93)
- Hudson Ross led the Eagles in homeruns on the season with three. As a team, Williams Baptist has hit nine homeruns
- The Eagles pitching staff is allowing teams to hit .317 against them this year. They have given up 24 home runs on the season
- WBC's pitching staff has an ERA of 6.74 on the season and they have recorded 142 strikeouts
- The Eagles rank 19th in the nation in errors per game. They are committing 2.2 errors per game
- Nick Scott and Cam Smith both have hit three triples on the season. This ranks them 39th in the nation
- Williams Baptist has been outscored by 63 runs this season
 
What's Up Next
The Owls return to action on Tuesday, April 4th when they host Morthland College in doubleheader action. First pitch of the doubleheader at Owl Field is set for 1 p.m.