Ottawa swept McPherson College on Sunday afternoon at Bulldog Park, taking game one 6-1 and game two, 11-1 in six innings. In the double header, the Braves hit .316, had a .509 slugging percentage and a .385 on base percentage.  The OU pitching staff had a 1.08 ERA, striking out 14 and the Bulldogs had a .185 batting average.

The Braves are led in batting average (.417) and RBI (47) by Madison Bunfill. Ashlynn Mercer leads Ottawa in ERA (2.77) and strike outs (85).

Ashlynn Mercer was named KCAC Pitcher of the Week for her efforts last against Friends University and McPherson College. She finished last week with two wins, a 0.50 ERA, and struck out 16 in 14 innings. Opponents had a .154 batting average against her. Mercer struck out 11 in OU's 6-1 win over McPherson on Saturday and Friends had a .130 batting average against her in OU's 2-0 win last Tuesday.

Ottawa has a record of 16-3 at home this season. The Braves are hitting .311, are averaging 6.1 runs per game, have hit 13 home runs, have a .483 slugging percentage, walked 61 times, have a .404 on base percentage, and stolen 43 bases. The OU pitching staff has a 1.59 ERA, striking out 80 in 123 innings. Opponents are hitting .226 against Ottawa.

The Braves have a record of 35-35 against Bethany College. Ottawa is 4-1 against the Swedes in the last five meetings. The two teams split the double header last season in Lindsborg. Ottawa took game one, 9-1 in five innings but fell 4-3 in game two on April 11. The first meeting between the two teams happed on April 13, 1996 at the KCAC Round Robin Tournament. Bethany won the game, 15-5. OU is on a six game home winning streak against Bethany. OU's last loss at Alumni Park to the Swedes was on April 22, 2014. Bethany won the game, 3-0.

Through 39 games this season, Ottawa is hitting .300, has a .386 on base percentage, and a .455 slugging percentage. OU has hit 28 home runs and has scored 245 runs.

Madison Bunfill tied the school record of 11 home runs in a season on Sunday with two three run shots against McPherson. The record was set by Elisa Valenzuela in 2015.

Ottawa is ranked 44th in the NAIA in at bats (1,035), 26th in runs (245), 50th in hits (311), 23rd in doubles, 16th in home runs (28), 35th in RBI (205), 23rd in extra base hits (99), 35th in total bases (471), 18th in walks (121) 22nd in hit by pitch (29), 51st in sacrifice flies (10), 35th in stolen bases (80), 49th in on base percentage (.386), 44th in slugging percentage (.455), 50th in ERA (2.71), 28th in shut outs (9), and 46th in opponent batting average (.245).

Bethany College is 23-18 overall, has a record of 14-6 in the KCAC, is on a one game winning streak, and had a mark of 7-5 on the road. The Swedes broke their two game losing streak on Sunday with a game two victory over Kansas Wesleyan University, 12-0 in Lindsborg. Prior to that win. The Swedes had lost game two against York, 11-8, on April 11, and game one against KWU 8-2.

Through 41 games the Swedes are hitting .327, have a .414 on base percentage, and a .490 slugging percentage. Bethany has hit 31 home runs, and scored 260 runs. BC is ranked 20th in the NAIA in at bats (1,115), 17th in runs (260) 16th in hits (365), 30th in doubles (64), 35th in triples (12), 10th in home runs (31), 20th in RBI (228), 16th in extra base hits (107), 15th in total bases (546), 10th in walks (133), sixth in hit by pitch (39), fourth in sacrifice hits (45), 41st in caught stealing (12), 37th in batting average (.327), 13th in on base percentage (.414), and 19th in slugging percentage (.490).

The Swede pitching staff has a 5.10 ERA and opponents are hitting .302 against Bethany.

In road games this season, Bethany is hitting .338, averaging 6.9 runs per game, has hit seven home runs, walked 46 times, has stolen 18 bases, has a .426 on base percentage, and a .521 slugging percentage.

Lilliana Martinez leads Bethany in batting average (.420), RBI (53), and ERA (3.11) Sasha Martello is the team's leader in strike outs (81).