OTTAWA, Kan. – The (17) Ottawa University softball team swept Haskell Indian Nations University on Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Park. Ottawa took game one, 12-0, and won game two, 22-4. Both games finished in five innings. OU's 22 runs in game two are the most scored by the Braves since OU pushed 21 runs across home plate on March 21, 2021 in a 21-7 win over York University.

Game One
The Braves scored nine runs in the bottom of the first inning on six hits and one error. That is where the score stayed until the bottom of the fourth.

With two outs Cierra Faubion singled to center. Megan Kennedy hit an inside the park home run to right and the Braves had an 11-0 lead. Macey Morris hit an infield single to the HINU shortstop and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Macy Roever tripled to center, scoring Morris, and OU took a 12-0 lead.

It was three up and three down for the Braves in the top of the fifth and OU took the 12-0 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Macy Roever and Addison Spencer had two hits apiece. Both finished with three RBI.
• Addison Spencer, Katie Enneking, Kara Hafenstine, and Reagan Hammons hit doubles.
• Roever hit a triple and Megan Kennedy finished the game with a home run.
• Ashlynn Mercer pitched four innings, striking out four.
• Loralei Gilbert pitched the fifth.

Game Two
Ottawa continued with the offensive explosion in game two. OU scored four runs in the bottom of the first, 10 in the bottom of the second, and eight in the bottom of the third to take a 22-0 lead over HINU.

Haskell scored four runs in the top of the fifth. OU pitcher Julia Waltman was able to get the line out for the final out of the game and OU took the 22-4 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Nayely Delgado was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate. She drove in four runs and scored three runs.
• Kara Hafenstine had four RBI and Katie Enneking finished with three RBI.
• Takiya Hill pitched four innings, striking out five.
• Julia Waltman pitched the fifth.

Who is Next
Ottawa (4-0) hosts Concordia University in a double header on Saturday, Feb. 10 at Alumni Park. Game one is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.