The Braves are on a three game winning streak after sweeping William Woods University, 8-0, in both games last Saturday at Alumni Park.
Ottawa University short stop,
Madison Bunfill, was named KCAC Player of the Week for her efforts in OU's four games last week. She went 6-for-11 at the plate to finish the week with a .545 batting average in four games last week. She scored five runs, hit two doubles and two home runs, drove in six runs, had a 1.273 slugging percentage, walked twice, had a .571 on base percentage, and was 1-for-1 in stolen bases.
Madison Bunfill leads the Braves in batting average (.469) and RBI 12).
Ashlynn Mercer leads the Braves in ERA (1.78) and strike outs (30).
Through 12 games, Ottawa is hitting .331, has a on base percentage of .413, and a .503 slugging percentage. OU has it nine home runs and has scored 76 runs.
The Braves are ranked 26th in the NAIA in runs (76), 39th in hits (102), 13th in doubles (24), 17th in home runs (9), 34th in RBI (63), 15th in extra base hits (34), 27th in total bases (155), 32nd in walks (39), 43rd in hit by pitch (7), 21st in sacrifice flies (4), 38th in on base percentage (.413), 31st in slugging percentage (.503), 30th in ERA (1.40), first in shut outs (6), and 20th in opponent batting average (.206).
Ottawa leads the series against St. Mary-of-the-Woods, 1-0. The Braves and the Pomeroys met for the first time last year on March 5. Ottawa won the game in eight innings, 8-7. The Braves and Stars are meeting for the 15th time on Friday. OCU leads the series 9-5. The last time the two teams met was at the NAIA Opening Round on May 17, 2021. Ottawa defeated, then no. 2, OCU 3-1. The Braves are 2-0 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The last time the two teams met was on March 3, 2020 in Wichita. OU won the game in six innings, 8-0. The Braves are 0-3 against Mid-America Christian University. The last time the two teams met was on March 4, 2022. MACU won the game 7-1.
Oklahoma City University is 10-4 overall, is on a two game winning streak and ranked no. 1 in the NAIA. The Stars are hitting .334, have a .413 on base percentage, and a .517 slugging percentage. OCU has hit 11 home runs and scored 73 runs. Brooklyn Mason leads OCU in batting average (.429), Kamryn Garvie leads the team in RBI (11), and Shelbey Cornelson is the team's leader in ERA (3.00) and strike outs (56).
Oklahoma Panhandle State University has a record of 7-6 and is on a three game winning streak with those three wins coming against Tabor College last weekend. OPSU has a .260 batting average, a .348 on base percentage, and a .362 in slugging percentage. The Aggies have hit five home runs and scored 84 runs.
Mid-America Christian University is 6-2 overall and on a two game winning streak with wins over Dallas Christian on Tuesday. The Evangels have a .280 batting average, a .387 on base percentage, and a .405 slugging percentage. MACU has hit one home run and scored 48 runs.
