Ottawa is on a four game winning streak after a three game sweep of Southwestern College last weekend in Winfield, Kan. OU won game one, 12-2, in seven innings. The Braves took game two,13-8, and game three, 13-9.
Josh Perez had a very good outing in OU's 12-2 seven inning victory over the Moundbuilders on Saturday afternoon. He struck out a career high 11 and only allowed five hits.
Zachary Spradlin leads the Braves in batting average (.398),
Cole Broughton is OU's leader in RBI (49), and
Tyler Bryant is OU's leader in ERA (2.24) and strike outs (70).
During OU's four game winning streak, the Braves are outscoring opponents, 46-24. Ottawa is hitting .361, has a .707 slugging percentage, and a .442 on base percentage. The Brave pitching staff has a 5.70 ERA and opponents are hitting .256.
Through 46 games this season, Ottawa is hitting .302, has a .391 on base percentage, and a .493 slugging percentage. OU has hit 49 home runs, and scored 322 runs.
The Braves have a record of 42-39 against the University of Saint Mary. Ottawa is on an eight game winning streak against the Spires. OU's last loss to Saint Mary was on March 10, 2020 in Leavenworth. USM won the game, 4-3. The Braves have won four straight at home against the Spires. Ottawa's last loss at Alumni Park to Saint Mary was on March 23, 2019. Saint Mary won the game, 7-2. The Braves have won the first two games of the series this season, defeating USM in Ottawa 11-5 on March 14 and taking an 8-2 victory over the Spires in Leavenworth on April 4. The very first meeting between the two teams happened on March 16, 2002 in Ottawa. The Braves won the game, 10-0.
The University of Saint Mary is 18-28 overall, has a record of 10-19 in the KCAC, is on a one game winning streak, and has a record of 8-12 on the road this season. Since losing to the Braves in Leavenworth on April 4, USM has a record of 9-4.
The Spires took the series this past weekend versus Bethany in Lindsborg. USM won game one, 15-9, fell in game two, 8-7, but took game three, 10-2.
Caleb McClellan leads the Spires in batting average (.421), Brendan Roop is USM's leader in RBI (43), Jacob Casteneda is the team's leader in ERA (4.50), and Yanthony Navarro is USM's leader in strike outs (37).
Through 46 games this season, Saint Mary is hitting .282, has a .385 on base percentage, a .390 slugging percentage, hit 18 home runs, and has scored 285 runs.
In 20 road games this season, USM is hitting .303 and is averaging 7.1 runs per game. The Spires had hit 12 home runs, have a .405 on base percentage, and a .432 slugging percentage.
