Ottawa is on an eight game winning streak after sweep Viterbo University this past weekend at Alumni Park. OU defeated the V-Hawks, 11-0, 7-1, 11-3, 6-3. The Braves hit .364, scored 35 runs, and hit three doubles, three triples, five home runs. OU drove in 32 runs, had a .606 slugging percentage, walked 16 times, had a .435 on base percentage, and was 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts.
Tyler Farnham hit .500 (6-for-12), scored four runs, hit one double, drove in three runs, had a .583 slugging percentage, walked twice, and had a .571 on base percentage.
Tyler Bryant pitched a complete game shutout out. In seven innings, he struck out 11 and Viterbo had a 0.050 batting average against him.
Brandon Kelley leads the Braves in batting average (.480),
Cole Broughton is the team's leader in RBI (22),
Ryan Olchoway is Ottawa's leader in ERA (2.74), and
Tyler Bryant is OU's leader in strike outs (32).
Through 17 games this season, Ottawa has a .304 batting average, a .397 on base percentage, and a .498 slugging percentage. The Braves have hit 15 home runs and scored 122 runs.
Tuesday is the 53rd meeting between the two teams. Avila leads the series, 32-19-1 but the Braves are on a seven game winning streak against the Eagles. Ottawa's last loss to Avila was on February 26, 2019 in Kansas City, Mo. Avila won the game, 7-5. OU has won the last four road games against the Eagles. The first ever meeting between Ottawa and Avila happened on March 20, 1990 at the Orlis Cox Sports Complex in Ottawa. Avila won the game, 10-5.
Opponents are batting .246 against Braves and are 5-for-11 in stolen base attempts.
Ottawa is 1-4 on the road this season. The Braves are hitting .255, have scored 28 runs, hit 10 doubles, three triples, two home runs, drove in 21 runs, had a .404 slugging percentage, walked 15 times, and have a .335 on base percentage. OU is 7-for-12 in stolen base attempts.
Avila University 9-8 this season, has a record of 8-5 at home, and is 8-2 in its last 10 games this season. The Eagles enter Tuesday's game coming off a 6-3 loss to Waldorf University, snapping its eight game winning streak.
Landon Vahle leads Avila in batting average (.356), Kurt Trotter is the team's leader in RBI (15), Gaven Mooney is AU's leader in ERA (2.25), and Jarret Dotson is the Eagles' leader in strike outs (30).
Through 17 games this season, Avila has a .259 batting average, has a .382 on base percentage, and a .366 slugging percentage. The Eagles have hit six home runs, and scored 80 runs.
In its nine victories, the Eagles are hitting .325 and are averaging 6.2 runs per game. In AU's eight losses, the Eagles are hitting .182 and are averaging three runs per game.
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