FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University baseball team hosts Park University on Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13 in American Midwest Conference action. Thursday will be a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. with Friday starting at 11 a.m. in a single nine inning contests.
 
The games were switched from Friday and Saturday to Thursday and Friday.
 
About the Owls
- WWU enters the contest with 25-15 overall record and a 13-8 record in the AMC
- William Woods currently finds itself in fourth place in the American Midwest Conference
-The Owls are 38th in the NAIA in stolen bases collecting 73 in the season. Glen DesBouillons is leading with 11 stolen bases in the season
- Nolan Aherin leads the Owls offense with a .323 batting average collecting 25 runs, 41 hits, 25 RBIs and an on base percentage of .401.
- The Owls are 48th in the nation in doubles collecting 68, with Aherin leading the team with 16 doubles in the season
- Tyler Cunningham has put out 295 opponents, eighth best mark in the NAIA.
- The Owls pitching staff is 14th in the NAIA in earned run average of 3.40
- Leading the Owls pitching staff is Taran Oulton, who has an ERA of 1.39, 8th in the nation
 -The Owls have collected 157 strikeouts and opponents have a batting average of .261
- Dany Paradis-Giroux leads the Owls in strikeouts, collecting 52 in the season and averages 8.31 strikeouts per appearance
-Ryan Furtney and Taran Oulton are tied at six wins apiece in the season, 47th in the nation
 
About the Pirates
- Park enters the contest with a 17-14 record, and has an 8-13 record in the AMC
- The Pirates previously swept their last series against Hannibal La-Grange, (24-2, 13-1, 9-3)
- Park offense is led by Tim Schaareman with a batting average of .407, collecting 36 runs, 50 hits, eight doubles, two triples, 23 RBIs, 15 walks, and an on base percentage of .473
- The Pirates are 18th in the NAIA in stolen bases per game averaging 2.3 stolen bases per game
- Schaareman and Will Long are tied for the lead both collecting 19 in the season. Michael Valdiva and Daniel Dolphus are tied at 10 stolen bases apiece
- Opponents are hitting .282 against the Pirates. The Park pitching staff have collected a total of 216 strikeouts, and 36 hit by pitch in the season and have given up 135 walks
-The Pirates pitching staff has an ERA of 5.33 and is led by Connor Whitney who currently has an ERA of 3.73
- Offensively, the Trojans have collected 307 hits, 52 doubles, nine triples, 19 homeruns, 183 RBIs, 131 walks, and 235 strikeouts in their season.
 
What's Next
The Owls will travel to Fayette, Missouri to compete in a non-conference doubleheader against the Eagles of Central Methodist University on April 17 first game set to start at 5 p.m.