Ottawa moved its winning streak to five games with its 8-2 victory over the University of Saint Mary on Tuesday afternoon at the USM Baseball Field.
Zachary Spradlin went 3-for-3 at the plate, scoring three runs and driving in one.
Cole Broughton had two RBI.
Josh Perez pitched seven innings, striking out eight.
Ryan Olchoway was named KCAC Pitcher of the Week for his performance in OU's 11-1 victory over York University in game two of the double last Friday in York, Neb. Olchoway went 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and struck out five in six innings pitched. The Panthers had a .136 batting average against Olchoway.
Cole Broughton leads the Braves in batting average (.398) and RBI (43).
Tyler Bryant is OU's leader in ERA (2.31) and strike outs (69).
During its five game winning streak, the Braves are hitting .287 while holding opponents to a .201 batting average. Ottawa has scored 38 runs, hit 14 doubles, seven home runs, has 32 RBI, a .510 slugging percentage, 19 walks, a .380 on base percentage, and 12 stolen bases. Opponents have only scored 11 runs and has 30 hits, an average of six hits per game.
The Braves have a record of 31-18 against McPherson College. Ottawa is 3-2 in its last five meetings against the Bulldogs. McPherson won the series in McPherson last season on March 26 and March 27. MC won game one, 12-6. Ottawa bounced back to take game two, 11-3. McPherson won game three in 10 innings, 4-3. The first meeting between the two teams happened on April 17, 1908 in McPherson. Ottawa won the game, 3-0.
Through 36 games, the Braves are hitting .298, have a .389 on base percentage, and a .486 slugging percentage. OU has hit 37 home runs and scored 242 runs.
Ottawa is 15-2 at home this season. The Braves are hitting .328, averaging 7.7 runs per game, have hit 23 doubles, eight triples, and 20 home runs. OU has a .543 slugging percentage, walked 64 times, have been hit by a pitch 30 times, struck out 91 times, have a .431 on base percentage, and is 44-for-54 in stolen base attempts.
In OU's 17 home games this season, opponents are 3-for-7 in stolen base attempts.
McPherson College is 24-9 overall, 17-2 in the KCAC, ranked no. 20 in the NAIA, and is 11-6 on the road this season. The Bulldogs have won four straight games and enter Friday's game coming off victories over Sterling (14-5) on March 28, and the University of Saint Mary (W, 15-4/W, 13-4/W, 9-8) on April 1 and April 2. McPherson's last loss was on March 26 in McPherson against Bethany College, 14-7.
Antonio Fernandez leads the Bulldogs in batting average (.449) and RBI (55). Rob Schmidt is the team's leader in ERA (3.86) and Blake Maddock is MC's leader in strike outs (48).
Through 33 games, the Bulldogs have a .317 batting average, a .414 on base percentage, and a .492 slugging percentage. They have hit 31 home runs and scored 254 runs.
In its 17 road games this season, McPherson has a .305 batting average and is scoring 6.6 runs per game. The Bulldogs have a .406 on base percentage, and a .443 slugging percentage.
