Ottawa finished its series with (RV) Kansas Wesleyan University with a mark of 1-2. KWU won the first two games, 15-1 and 14-4. Ottawa took game three, 8-5.
Zachary Spradlin leads the Braves in batting average (.412),
Cole Broughton is OU's leader in RBI (45), and
Tyler Bryant leads Ottawa in ERA (2.31) and strike outs (69).
Through 43 games this season, Ottawa is hitting .296, has a .385 on base percentage, and has a .477 slugging percentage. OU has hit 41 home runs and scored 284 runs.
After starting the season 1-8 on the road, Ottawa is 10-4. OU has an overall road record of 11-2. On the road this season, the Braves hit .274, are averaging 5.9 runs per game, have hit 21 home runs, had a .447 slugging percentage, walked 61 times, are averaging 6.4 strike outs per game, and have a .353 on base percentage. On the road this season, the OU pitching staff has a 6.10 ERA, striking out 189 in 177 innings. Opponents are hitting .268 against Ottawa.
Ottawa has a record of 10-7-1 against Southwestern College. OU took the series last season, 3-0 against Southwestern on April 9 at Alumni Park: 9-2, 16-6 (7), 6-0. The Braves are 2-3 in their last five games against Southwestern in Winfield. In the last series in Winfield, Ottawa won the series, 2-1. OU took the first two games at Broadway Recreation Complex 7-1 and 10-4. Southwestern won game three, 9-8. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on April 9, 1909 in Ottawa. The Braves won the game, 10-7.
Southwestern College has an overall record of 8-34, a KCAC mark of 2-24, has lost 19 straight games and is 5-10 at home this season. The Moundbuilders last win came on March 12 in Lindsborg. SWC defeated Bethany, 16-10. That is also the last series that Southwestern has won this season. The Moundbuilders won game one, 13-3 in eight innings, fell in seven innings in game two, 22-5, and took game three, 16-10.
The Moundbuilders have lost nine straight games at home. Its last victory at the Broadway Sports Complex was on February 18 against Central Christian College, 10-3.
Tyler Seboldt leads SWC in batting average (.368), Marcus Burton leads the team in RBI (38), Braden Ash is the Moundbuilders' leader in ERA (4.80), and Gannon Dow is the team's leader in strike outs (48).
Through 42 games, Southwestern is hitting .280, has a .370 on base percentage, and a .416 slugging percentage. SWC has hit 23 home runs, and scored 231 runs.
In 15 home games this season, Southwestern is hitting .282, averaging 6.6 runs per game, has hit 13 home runs, has a .377 on base percentage, and a .451 slugging percentage. The Moundbuilders are striking out 9.2 times per game.
