FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University baseball team opens the 2018 AMC Championship on Wednesday, May 2nd when they play fourth seed Columbia College at Joe Becker Stadium in Joplin, Missouri. First-pitch is set for 4 p.m.
 
AMC Championship
- The 2018 AMC Championship will be contested from May 2nd-5th  at Joe Becker Stadium in Joplin, Missouri
- The AMC Championship is an eight team double-elimination field
- For More information on the AMC Championship, click here
  
About the Owls
- The Owls enter the AMC Tournament with a record of 29-22 on the season. They finished 17-13 in AMC play for a fifth-place finish
-The Owls have dropped four in a row entering the AMC Tournament
- On the season, the Owls have hit 90 doubles, which is 44th best in the nation
- WWU has stolen 84 bases, 48th most in the NAIA this season
- As a team the Owls are hitting .272 on the year with 90 doubles, 26 home runs and 12 triples
- Nolan Aherin leads the team with a batting average of .345 (57-for-165)
- Tyler Cunningham leads the team with 10 home runs and 49 RBIs on the season. He is hitting .293 during the 2018 season
- The Owls have three players who are hitting over .300 on the year, Aherin (.345), Brian Granton (.331) and Frankie Valle (.314)
- William Woods has a team ERA of 4.57 on the season. Leading the team is Taran Oulton, who has a 2.50 ERA
- Oulton also leads the team in wins (8), innings pitched (86.1), and strike outs (72). He is holding opponents to a .266 batting average
- On the season, teams are hitting .282 off the Owls pitching staff
- William Woods has outscored its opponents by 43 runs this season
 
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What's Up Next
- The winner of this contest will play the winner of the No. 1 seed Lyon and No. 8 seed Central Baptist contest on Thursday, May 4th at 4 p.m.
- The loser plays the loser of the Lyon and Central Baptist game on Thursday at 10 a.m. 
 
AMC Participation Teams
Columbia
-The Cougars enter the AMC Tournament as the fourth seed with a 32-14 overall record and 18-11 in the AMC
-CC has dropped its last two ball games entering the tournament
-The Cougars rank 13th in the nation in doubles per game (2.1) and hits per game (10.7)
-Columbia is hitting .335 as a team, which is 14th best in the nation
-Andrew Warner leads the Cougars in batting average. He is hitting .456 on the season
-As a team, the Cougars have hit 36 home runs. Leading them is Warner with 17
-CC has 321 RBIs on the season; led by Warner with 56
- They are 45-for-57 on stolen bases this season
-The Cougars pitching staff has an ERA of 3.89 on the year and opponents are hitting .254
- Dakota Stone leads the team in wins (6), ERA (2.22), Innings pitched (77.0), and strike outs (72)
- Columbia has outscored its opponents by 140 runs this season
 
Lyon
-The Scots enter the AMC Tournament after winning the AMC Regular Season title
-Lyon is 34-13 on the season and finished the year 22-7 in the AMC
-They are averaging two doubles per game, which is 25th best in the nation
-Tyson Campbell ranks fourth in the nation in wins with 11 on the year
- Besides wins, Campbell ranks 15th in the nation in innings pitched with 90.2 on the season
- Kylan Barnett leads the hitters for the Scots as he is hitting .374 on the season. He has 27 extra base hits on the season. Barnett also leads the team with 51 RBIs on the year
- The Scots are hitting .309 as a team and have four players hitting .330 or better on the season
- The pitching staff has an ERA of 4.28 on the year and opponents are hitting .261 against the Scots
- Campbell, who leads the team in innings pitched and wins, also leads the team in strikeouts with 98
 
Central Baptist
-CBC enters the conference tournament as the eighth seed and with a record of 26-26 on the season and a conference record of 13-17
-The Mustangs pitching staff has struck out 495 batters the third most in the nation. They are holding opponents to hit .246, which is 21st best in the nation
- CBC is hitting .287 on the season and is led by Brett Luna who is hitting .362
- Austin Kuchinski leads the Mustangs in home runs with 12. Luna and Baker Wilson follow with nine each
- Trae Bobo has the most RBIs on the season with 44
- The Mustangs have hit 50 home runs on the season
- Central Baptist has an ERA of 4.45 on the year. They have allowed 368 hits
- The Mustangs pitching staff as allowed 27 homeruns this season
 
Lindenwood-Belleville
-The Lynx enter the AMC Tournament wit ha record of 28-27 on the season and 14-16 in AMC action
- Lindenwood-Belleville has won five straight games entering its first-round matchup
-The Lynx are hitting .269 on the season and are led by Ian Rodriguez, who is hitting .328
- Lindenwood-Belleville hit 23 home runs on the season, led by Matt Crook with seven
- Crook also led the Lynx with 55 RBIs
- The Lynx stole 133 bases on the year and they have four players with 15 or more stolen bases. Rodriquez led the way as he was 22-for-26 in stolen bases
- Lindenwood-Bellville's pitching staff has an ERA of 5.02 on the year and opponents are hitting .283
- Dylan Chisholm has an ERA of 2.80 on the year in 90 innings pitched
- The pitching staff has struck out 354 batters
 
Freed-Hardeman
-The Lions enter the tournament with a record of 36-14 and 21-7 in the AMC. The Lions are the two seed in the tournament
- At the plate, the Lions have an average of .302 with 56 home runs
- Josh Sears leads the way with an average of .377 and has 14 home runs and 53 RBIs, which all lead the team
- Wes Brooks has 13 home runs on the season with 44 driven in and Darcy Moore has nine home runs
- On the mound, Freed-Hardeman has an ERA of 4.16 on the season and opponents are hitting .251
- Connor Creasy leads the team with eight wins and an ERA of 3.02. Creasy has made 22 appearances on the year, all out of the bullpen
- The Lions have struck out 360 batters on the year
 
Harris-Stowe
-The Hornets are 30-22 on the season and 15-14 on the year. They enter the postseason as the sixth seed in the AMC tournament
- The Hornets pitching staff has an ERA of 3.57, 15th best in the nation
- Harris-Stowe is hitting .288 as a team and they have collected 467 hits on the year
- The Hornets have hit 43 home runs and are led by Cole Danielson who has 10
- Danielson has a batting average of 3.59 and 44 RBIs, both lead the team
- Stephen Wells leads the Hornets with an ERA of 1.76. He has a record of 6-1 and has appeared in 15 games, making 10 starts
- Opponents are hitting .250 off the Hornets pitchers this season
 
Missouri Baptist
-The Spartans enter the AMC Tournament as the third seed with a record of 28-16 and 20-8 mark in the AMC
- They have its last four games of the season
- Mason Washington leads the way at the plate as he is hitting .396 on the season with 45 RBIs, both team highs
- The team is hitting .323 on the year and have 10 players with a batting average at or above .300
- The Spartans hit 32 home runs on the season, led by Drew Brooks with seven
- MBU's pitching staff as an ERA of 4.57 on the season and opponents are hitting .273 on the season
- Austin Schiber leads the team with an ERA of 2.76 on the season
- The pitching staff has combined to strike out 305 batters