FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University baseball team hosts No. 6 Freed-Hardeman University for a three-game conference series. The Owls face the Lions in a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 5, and will close out the series with a single nine-inning game on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Feed Fulton will be hosting a food drive during the Saturday game. Bring your canned goods or non-perishable foods to Saturday's game to help #FightHunger.

About Freed-Hardeman

• The Lions lead the AMC by four games with a 16-2 conference record. Overall, they are 29-10 on the season.
• The Lions were previously ranked fourth in the NAIA Top 25 Poll but dropped to sixth in the April 2 poll.
• They were on a 10-game winning streak, but three consecutive losses broke that up. Most recently, they defeated No. 17 Lyon, 10-8.
• Collin Baber leads the Lions with a .455 batting average and a .526 on base percentage. He ranks No. 1 in the nation in total stolen bases (29), total steal attempts (34) and steal attempts per game (1.0).
• Collin Mcpherson leads the team in hits with 50 including seven doubles and five home runs. 
• Josh Sears host 11 home runs to his name and leads the team with a .695 slugging percentage.
• The Lions are outhitting their opponents 278-143.
• Alex Huey is 7-0 on the mound with a 2.18 ERA through 53.2 innings.
• Landon Sewell, the Lions go-to closer, holds a 1.86 ERA with four saves through 29.0 innings pitched.
• As a team, the Lions have 24 Top 50 national rankings.
• They have 11 individuals ranked in 36 Top 50 categories.

About William Woods

• The Owls enter the series 12-22-1 on the season with a 5-16 conference mark.
• The Owls won the series with Columbia College 2-1 over the weekend but fell to Park Wednesday evening to close out that series.
• Adam Grunden pitched 14 strikeouts in seven innings in Wednesday's 2-0 loss to Park.
• Zach Smith leads the team with a .304 batting average and a .435 slugging percentage.
• Marquise Doherty and Quincy Jones are neck-and-neck in leading the team in hits. Doherty has 35 with Jones holding 34.
• Doherty leads the team in extra base hits with 10 doubles and a triple.
• Three players, Russell Strilchuk, Isaiah Gibbs and Trevor Garriott, have two home runs a piece.
• Allan Brown holds a 2.18 ERA through 33 innings pitched.
• Taran Outlon leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 54.

What's Next
The Owls travel to Lincoln Christian University on Tuesday, April 9, for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.