COLUMBIA, Mo. – The William Woods University softball team picked up a 3-2 win over Williams Baptist University in the opening round of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Championship Wednesday afternoon. 
 
The Owls will now face the winner of the one-seeded Columbia and eight-seeded Stephens game at 12 p.m. on Thursday. 
 
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Game Highlights
The Owls entered the game as the away team. They took an early 1-0 in the top of the first on Mallory Feldewerth's RBI double to deep left field, scoring Celeste Sermeno. 
 
The team took a 2-0 in the second as Sermeno drove in Devyn Burton on a RBI single through the hole at shortstop.
 
The Owls extended their lead to three runs in the sixth inning as Jaden Swift hit a RBI single to short to plate Mia Santos. 
 
WBU looked to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh. The scored their first run of the game on a RBI ground out. They added a second run to the board on a RBI double, but a ground out ended the game with a 3-2 Owls' win.
 
The Owls recorded eight hits with all but one in the lineup picking one up. 
 
Alexis Hassler (12-9) pitched the complete game win. She threw two strikeouts while allowing just two earned runs through 7.0 innings.