The Braves won its series with Viterbo University last weekend, 3-1. Ottawa took game one, 2-0, game two, 8-2, and game three, 5-0. The V-Hawks won game four, 1-0.
This season, Ottawa has a .218 batting average, a .310 on base percentage, and a .321 slugging percentage. The Braves have hit seven home runs and scored 44 runs.
OU is ranked 32nd in the NAIA in at bats (293), 40th in home runs (7), 28th in hit by pitch (15), 41st in sacrifice hits (3), eighth in shut outs (1), 38th in at bats against (284), and 35th in opponent batting average (.232).
Dylan Garcia leads the Braves in batting average (.385),
Pedro Astacio is OU's leader in RBI (7), and
Zack Melendez leads the team in ERA (1.50) and strike outs (20).
The Braves are 11-for-47 (.234) against left handed pitching and 50-for-228 (.219) versus right handed pitching.
OU's pitching staff has a 5.03 ERA with 74 ground outs and 52 fly outs.
Ottawa has a record of 68-71 against Kansas Wesleyan. The Braves are 1-4 in their last five games against the Coyotes. Last season, KWU won the regular season series, 2-1 and defeated OU in the KCAC Tournament 14-11. The first time the two teams met was on April 24, 1902 in Salina. Ottawa won the game, 11-5.
Kansas Wesleyan has an overall record of 5-1, is ranked no. 16 in the NAIA, has a mark of 4-1 on the road this season, and is on a three game winning streak. KWU enters Saturday's double header coming off a three game sweep of Baker University.
This season, KWU has ha .249 batting average, a .395 on base percentage, and a .525 slugging percentage. The Coyotes have hit 10 home runs and scored 47 runs.
The Coyotes are ranked 22nd in the NAIA in triples (3), 24th in home runs (10), 32nd in extra base hits (27), 25th in slugging percentage (.525), and 47th in earned run average (3.60).
Reece Bishop leads the Coyotes in batting average (.421), Jacob Williamson is KWU's leader in RBI (10), and Jarrett Brannen leads the team in ERA (0.82) and strike outs (12).
Kansas Wesleyan is 15-for-68 (.220) with runners in scoring position and 13-for-58 (.224) with two outs. The Coyotes are 2-for-18 against left handed pitchers and 43-for-165 against right handed pitchers.
The Coyote pitching staff has a 3.60 ERA with 41 ground outs and 38 fly outs. Hitters are 21-for-83 (.255) with runners on.
