LINDSBORG, Kan. – The (17) Ottawa University baseball team won its 10^th straight game, taking a 5-2 victory in game one of its three game series with Bethany College on Friday afternoon.

Bethany struck first, taking a 1-0 lead over the Braves in the bottom of the first inning. The Swedes took advantage of an error by the Braves to take the early lead.

That is where the score stayed until the top of the sixth. Tyler Farnham led Ottawa off with a single to right. Holland Boan followed that with a single to left, moving Farnham to second. Connor Jeffers reached first on an error by Bethany, loading the bases.

The Braves took the lead on double by Nicholas Sizemore. His hit scored Farnham and Boan to give OU a 2-1 lead. Ottawa increased its to 3-1 on a single to left by Carson Johnson. Luis DeLeon's single to right scored Brad Grant, who was in as a courtesy runner for Sizmore, and the Braves lead 4-1.

In the top of the seventh, Ottawa pushed one more run across home plate. Boan hit his 19^th home run of the season, giving Ottawa a 5-1 lead.

In the bottom of the ninth, Bethany cut into OU's lead with home run by Luis Rodriguez Gorritz. Stephen Norrell responded by getting two ground outs and a strike out and Ottawa took the 5-2 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Tyler Farnham, Holland Boan, and Carson Johnson had two hits apiece.
• Nicholas Sizemore led the Braves with two RBI.
• Stephen Norrell earned his seventh victory of the season with the complete game victory. He struck out eight and only allowed one earned run.

Who is Next
Ottawa (33-5, 21-3) returns to the diamond on Saturday, April 16 to finish its three game series with Bethany College. The double header is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m.