FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University baseball team hosts Baker University as their home opener on Thursday, February 8 for a non-conference doubleheader. The two games will take place at Owl Field at 1 p.m.
 
About the Owls
- The Owls are 3-4 overall on the 2018 season
- WWU enters the contest against the Wildcats after losing a four game series against Blue Mountain College
- The Owls are currently 31st in the NAIA in stolen bases with 12 in the season. Five Owls have two stolen bases apiece
- Tyler Bracht has started all seven games for the Owls and has had 17 at bats with a batting average of .353 with six RBIs, while Patrick Dillon has appeared in five games for the Owls with nine at bats and has a batting average of .444
- Tyler Cunningham is leading the Owls in RBIs with seven. Cunningham also has two doubles and two homeruns
- WWU has scored 32 runs in the season. Brian Granton and Tyler Cunningham both have scored five runs
- Dany Paradis-Giroux is leading the Owls with an ERA of 3.00 and has 11 strikeouts in the season
- The Owls pitching staff has a team ERA of 4.98 on the season and opponents are hitting .297 off the Owls this season
- As a team the Owls have collected 44 strikeouts on the season
 
About the Wildcats
- The Wildcats are 0-2 overall on the 2018 season
- In their first games of the season, St. Mary (Kan.) defeated Baker, 10-8, and 14-5 in a doubleheader
- Cooper Karlin leads the Wildcats in batting average with a .429 and has three hits and one RBI
- Wildcat Sean Beal leads in RBIs with four and is averaging two per game.
- Baker is hitting .222 as a team over its first two games of the season
- Opponents are hitting .405 off the Wildcats this season and have 12 extra base hits
- Over Bakers first two games, the Wildcats struck out 12 times at the plate
- As a pitching staff, the Wildcats have an ERA of 11.81. Jack Meyes leads the Wildcats in strikeouts with three in two innings pitched
 
What's Next
The Owls will travel to Joplin, Missouri to participate in the Joplin Tournament on February 17-18. The Owls are scheduled to play William Penn, Grand View University, Doane College, and Graceland University over the two-days 

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