Ottawa has won 10 straight games, taking two from Avila University last Saturday at Alumni Park, 3-1 | 7-6. The Braves hit .277 against the Eagles, scored 10 runs, hit four doubles, had a .362 slugging percentage, walked three times, struck out four times, had a .340 on base percentage, and was 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts. The OU pitching staff had a 2.50 ERA against Avila, striking out six in 14 innings. The Eagles had a .273 batting average against the Braves.
The Braves are led in batting average (.422) and RBI (33) by
Madison Bunfill.
Ashlynn Mercer is OU's leader in ERA (2.94) and strike outs (53).
In OU's 10 game winning streak, the Braves are hitting .346, scoring 82 runs, hitting 24 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs, driving in 72 runs, has a .549 slugging percentage, walked 28 times, hit by a pitch seven times, struck out 35 times, has a .413 on base percentage, and is 21-for-24 in stolen base attempts. The Ottawa pitching staff has a 3.55 ERA in 67 innings. The Brave pitching staff has struck out 38, walked 21, and opponents have a .284 batting average against OU.
Ottawa is 11-13 against Park University and the Braves have won eight straight against the Pirates. The last time the teams met, March 1, 2021 at Alumni Park, Ottawa defeated Park 3-0 and 9-1(5). OU won the very first meeting between the two teams on March 12, 1997, 10-2 and 8-0. The Braves have won four straight games against Park in Parkville. Ottawa's last loss to Park in Parkville was on March 22, 2011. OU lost the double header, 6-4, and 5-7.
The Braves are 23-4 this season, 8-0 in the KCAC, are 9-3 on the road this season, and ranked no. 20 in the NAIA. Through 27 games this season, Ottawa has a .320 batting average, a .396 on base percentage, a .481 slugging percentage, has hit 19 home runs, and scored 175 runs.
OU is ranked 19th in the NAIA in runs (175), 37th in hits (231), 11th in doubles (53), 13th in home runs (19), 29th in RBI (147), 14th in extra base hits (75), 25th in total bases (347), 35th in walks (77), 30th in hit by pitch (19), 33rd in sacrifice flies (8), 47th in stolen bases (50), 44th in on base percentage (.396), 22nd in slugging percentage (.481), 10th in shutouts (8), and 46th in opponent batting average (.244).
Park University has an overall record of 12-7, a HAAC record of 1-3, is 2-0 at home this season, and enters Wednesday's game coming off an 8-0 victory over William Penn University on Tuesday afternoon.
Halle Magee leads Park in batting average (.446) and Kali Day is the team's leader in RBI (23). Lauren Fiene is Park's leader in ERA (1.76) and strike outs (46).
Through 19 games, Park has a .335 batting average, a .385 on base percentage, and a .453 slugging percentage. The Pirates have hit 10 home runs and scored 106 runs.
Park is ranked 61st in the NAIA in strike outs (61), 33rd in batting average (.335), and 50th in slugging percentage (.453).
