FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University baseball team plays host to Park University for the third game of the three-game conference series. The Owls split with the Pirates earlier in the season, grabbing a game two 9-5 win.
About Park
- The Pirates enter the series 14-10 on the season with a 8-9 conference mark.
- They are on a four-game winning streak including a sweep over Hannibal-LaGrange in their three-game series.
- Wes Jacobs is leading the Pirates at the plate with a .386 batting average and 34 hits. He has five doubles, two triples and three home runs.
- Bryce Dye leads the team in RBI with 22.
- Drake Marker leads the pitching staff with a 2.51 ERA.
- Ian Torres leads the Pirates with 26 strikeouts, followed by Jackson Longhofer with 25.
About William Woods
- The Owls enter the series 12-21-1 on the season with a 5-15 conference mark.
- The Owls went 2-1 in the series with Columbia College, winning two games in extra innings.
- Marquise Doherty holds a .302 batting average with 35 hits, ten doubles, a triple and a 20 RBI.
- Quincy Jones leads the Owls in RBI with 24.
- Isaiah Gibbs has successfully stolen 10 bases.
- Allan Brown has the lowest ERA on the team with a 2.18 through 33 innings pitched.
- Taran Oulton leads the Owls pitching staff with 54 strikeouts. He holds a 3.94 ERA with five complete games and one shutout.
What's Next
The Owls next host No. 6 Freed-Hardeman University for a three-game series starting with a doubleheader on Friday, April 5. The doubleheader will begin at 4 p.m. with the single, nine-inning game taking place at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
