FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University baseball team hosts the Trojans of Hannibal-LaGrange University in an American Midwest Conference matchup with the series starting with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 17 at 2 p.m. and will play one nine inning contest on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m.
 
About the Owls
- WWU enters the weekend with a 18-7 overall record and an 8-2 record in the AMC
- William Woods currently finds itself in second place in the American Midwest Conference, behind the Scots of Lyon College
- The Owls are coming off an 8-5 victory over Columbia College on Thursday night
-The Owls are 32nd in the NAIA in stolen bases collecting 47 in the season. Brian Granton and Glen DesBouillons are tied with seven steals each
- Brian Granton leads the Owls in batting averaging as he is hitting .308 on the season. Granton has 24 hits on the season
- Tyler Cunningham has raked in 26 RBIs (41st in NAIA) and is averaging 1.13 runs per game. He also leads the Owls in homeruns with five, 45th best in the NAIA
- The Owls pitching staff is averaging a 3.12 ERA and is led by Dany Paradis-Giroux, who has an ERA of 1.47 on the season
- The Owls have collected 164 strikeouts and opponents have a batting average of .257 off the Owls pitching staff
- Dany Paradis-Giroux and Taran Oulton rank 14th in the nation in wins with five
- Paradis-Giroux also leads the Owls in strikeouts, collecting 37 in the season and averages 9.08 strikeouts per appearance
 
About the Trojans
- Hannibal-LaGrange enters the weekend with a 4-15 record, and has a 1-6 record in the AMC
- The Trojans have dropped its last two games. They were defeated by Missouri Baptist, 18-5, on Wednesday March 14th
- HLGU is led by Seth Brown in batting average with a .333 and has collected 17 hits, three doubles, 12 RBIs, 15 walks, and an on base percentage of .507
- Opponents are hitting .329 against the Trojans pitching staff
- The Trojans pitching staff have collected a total of 78 strikeouts, and 24 hit by pitch in the season and have given up 93 walks
-The Trojan pitching staff has an ERA of 8.13 and is led by Graysan Peneston who currently has an ERA of 4.43
- Offensively, the Trojans have collected 130 hits, 20 doubles, two triples, four homeruns, 70 RBIs, 57 walks, and 149 strikeouts in their 19-game season
- The Trojans have been outscored by 75 runs on the season
 
What's Next
The Owls will travel to Point Lookout, Missouri for a four game set with College of the Ozarks on Friday March 23 and Saturday March 24th.