The Braves took the series against no. 11 Oklahoma Wesleyan University 2-1 this past weekend. Ottawa rallied to take game one, 4-3. The Eagles took game two, 12-1. The Braves won the third game in the series, 12-2 in eight innings. OU hit .264, scored 17 runs, hit six doubles, drove in 14 runs, had a .330 slugging percentage, walked nine times, struck out 16 times, had a .374 on base percentage, and was 1-for-3 in stolen base attempts. The OU pitching staff struck out 26 Eagles, had a 4.13 ERA, and OKWU hit .202 against the Braves.
Brandon Kelley leads the Braves in batting average (.397),
Cole Broughton is OU's leader in RBI (35),
Tyler Bryant leads Ottawa in ERA (3.02) and strike outs (54).
OU is 18-10 on the season, 6-5 in the KCAC, and is 15-1 at home this season. Through 28 games, Ottawa has a .307 batting average, a .404 on base percentage, and a .501 slugging percentage. The Braves have hit 29 home runs and scored 193 runs. Ottawa is averaging 6.8 runs per game.
In its 18 wins this season, Ottawa is scoring eight runs per game. In its 10 losses, the Brave are averaging 4.9 runs per game.
Tuesday is the 54th meeting between Ottawa University and Avila University. The Eagles lead the series, 33-19-1 and won the first meeting this season on a walk off, 7-6 in Kansas City, Mo. on February 28. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on March 20, 1990. Avila won the game 10-5.
In the loss to Avila on February 28,
Nicholas Sizemore and
Jonah Weisner had two hits apiece.
Cole Broughton led OU with two RBI.
Josh Perez pitched in four innings, striking out one.
Avila University is 14-13 overall, 5-5 in the KCAC, 3-4 on the road this season and are on a two game winning streak with victories over Bethany College (19-0/9-5) on March 17. Through 27 games, the Eagles have a.262 batting average, a .379 on base percentage, and a .385 slugging percentage. AU has hit 12 home runs and scored 146 runs.
Landon Vahle leads Avila in batting average (.375), Kurt Trotter is AU's leader in RBI (22), Jarrett Dotson has pitched in 48 innings and has a 3.91 ERA and leads the team in strike outs (44).
In Avila's seven road games, the Eagles have a .234 batting average and are averaging 6.4 runs per game.
