The Braves are on a four game losing streak after falling to Tabor College in the teams' three games series last weekend in Hillsboro. Ottawa hit .301 had a .559 slugging percentage, and a .363 on base percentage.
Jonah Weisner hit .538 (7-for-13), had a .846 slugging percentage and a .538 on base percentage.
Jonah Weisner was hitting .222 through the first five games of the season for the Braves. In the last 16 games, Weisner is now hitting .373 and has a .431 on base percentage. For the season, Weisner is now hitting .338 for the Braves.
Brandon Kelley leads the Braves in batting average (.421),
Cole Broughton is OU's leader in RBI (27) and he has eight home runs, and
Tyler Bryant is OU's leader in ERA (4.08) and strikeouts (39).
In OU's 12 home games this season, Ottawa is hitting .329, averaging 8.5 runs per game, walked 43 times, has a .426 on base percentage, and a .546 slugging percentage.
Through 21 games this season, Ottawa is has a .300 batting average, a .389 on base percentage, and a .502 slugging percentage. The Braves have hit 22 home runs and scored 141 runs.
OU is 11-1 at home this season and have won eight straight games at Alumni Park.
Sterling leads the series with the Braves, 62-56, but the Braves are 3-2 in the last five games between the two teams. Last season in Sterling, Ottawa won the series, 2-1. The Braves took game one, 13-3 in seven innings, fell in game two 5-3, but took game three, 10-0. The first meeting between the two teams happened April 25, 1903 in Sterling, Kan. Ottawa won the game, 3-2.
Sterling College is 9-10 overall, 2-2 in the KCAC, 3-4 on the road this season, and enter the series coming off a 2-1 series win over the University of Saint Mary last weekend in Sterling. The Warriors won game one (13-9) and game two (14-0). Sterling lost game three, 5-4.
Through 19 games this season, Sterling has a .252 batting average, a .359 on base percentage, and a .355 slugging percentage. The Warriors have hit five home runs and scored 97 runs.
Aaron Johnson leads Sterling in batting average (.389), Ryan Speer leads the team in RBI (14), Andrew Mason leads SC in ERA (2.51) and strike outs (23).
In their seven road games, Sterling is hitting .238. The Warriors are averaging 4.8 runs per game, has a .337 on base percentage, and a .346 slugging percentage. In losses this season, Sterling is hitting .203 and averaging 1.9 runs per game.
