FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University Baseball team hosts the Cougars of Columbia College on Monday, April 9th for an AMC doubleheader. First-pitch of the doubleheader is set for 5 p.m. at Owl Field.
 
About the Owls
- WWU enters the contest with a 24-14 overall record and are 12-7 in the AMC
- The Owls are coming off a series victory over Williams Baptist College. WWU took game one and three from the Eagles
- William Woods is 7-1 on Owl Field during the 2018 season
- WWU is 41st in the NAIA in stolen bases collecting 68. Six players have eight or more steals, with Glen DesBouillons leading the team with 11
- Nolan Aherin leads the Owls in doubles with 15 in the season. Aherin has scored 25 runs, has 38 hits, 25 RBIs 19 walks and an on base percentage of .403
- WWU has a team hitting percentage of .276 with 191 runs, 309 hits, 64 doubles, six triples, 20 homeruns, 165 RBIs, and an on base percentage of .355
- Tyler Cunningham is leading the Owls in RBIs with 35 on the season
- Ryan Furtney has 48 strikeouts on the season and is averaging 8.59 strikeouts per appearance
- Taran Oulton leads the Owls with a 1.60 ERA had has a team-high 59 strikeouts
- Ryan Furtney and Taran Oulton lead the Owls pitching staff with six wins each on the season
- Opponents are hitting .270 against the Owls pitching this season
 
About the Cougars
- The Cougars enter the contest with an overall record of 24-9 and an AMC record of 11-7
- Columbia is coming off a series victory over Central Baptist. CC took the first two games from the Mustangs before falling in the final game of the series
- CC is ranked 21st in the NAIA in batting average with an average of .325
- Andrew Warner leads the team with a batting average of .438 and has 46 hits. Warner also leads in RBIs with 32
- The Cougars have hit 20 home runs on the season with Andrew Warner leading the way with 10 home runs
- The pitching staff has an ERA of 3.65 which is 21st in the NAIA and an opponent batting average of 0.253, 36th best in the NAIA
- Andrew Warner is fourth in the nation in slugging percentage with a .848.  Besides slugging percentage, Warner ranks 17 in batting average and 23rd in home runs
- Cody Ebert ranks 15th in the nation in total earned runs allowed (8). Ebert also ranks 24th in hits allowed (28), and 44th in earned run average (2.12)
- The Cougars pitching staff has an ERA of 3.65 compared to opponents 6.22 ERA. Opponents are hitting 0.253 against the Cougar staff

What's Next
The Owls return to action on Friday, April 13th when they host Park University in AMC action. The three-game set starts at 4 p.m. with a single nine-inning game.