The Braves split their double header with no. 18 Grand View University last Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. Ottawa fell 2-0 in game one but rebounded to take game two, 4-2. OU hit .176 (9-for-51), scored four runs, hit one double, had a .196 slugging percentage, walked three times, had a .222 on base percentage, and was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts.
This season, Ottawa is hitting .307, has a .386 on base percentage, and a .450 slugging percentage. OU has hit 14 home runs and scored 148 runs.
OU is ranked ninth in the NAIA in at bats (645), 12th in runs (148), 15th in hits (198), 25th in doubles (32), eighth in triples (9), 11th in home runs (14), fifth in RBI (137), 12th in extra base hits (55), eighth in total bases (290), eighth in walks (75), 27th in hit by a pitch (12), 30th in sacrifice flies (6), 15th in stolen bases (46), 40th in slugging percentage (.450), 43rd in WHIP (1.23), 36th in shutouts (4), and 12th in at bats against (600).
Addison Spencer leads the Braves in batting average (.385),
Katie Enneking leads OU in RBI (26), and
Ashlynn Mercer leads OU in ERA (1.81) and strike outs (33).
Ottawa has a record of 10-2 at Alumni Park this season. OU is hitting .359, is outscoring opponents 95-30, has a .502 slugging percentage, walked 40 times, has a .441 on base percentage, and is 31-for-34 in stolen base attempts.
OU has a record of 28-55 against Friends University and went 1-2 against Friends last season. The teams split the regular season double header at Alumni Park on April 11. Ottawa won game one, 2-0 but fell in eight innings in game two, 6-3. Friends defeated OU 5-1 at the KCAC Tournament on May 4 in Great Bend, Kan. The first meeting between the two teams happened on April 12, 1996 at the KCAC Round Robin Tournament with the Falcons taking the victory.
Friends University has an overall record of 12-8, is on a two game losing streak, and has a record of 1-3 on the road this season. The Falcons enter Tuesday's game coming off a double header loss to (RV) Benedictine on March 9. The Ravens won game one, 8-1, and game two, 5-2, in Atchison, Kan.
This season, the Falcons have a .333 batting average, a .404 on base percentage and a .498 slugging percentage. Friends has hit 16 home runs and scored 114 runs.
Friends is ranked 30th in the NAIA in at bats (540), 29th in runs (114), 27th in hits (180), 12th in doubles (37), seventh in home runs (16), 27th in RBI (104), 12th in extra base hits (55), 16th in total bases (269), 40th in walks (54), 27th in hit by pitch (12), 31st in batting average (.333), 37th in on base percentage (.404), 17th in slugging percentage (.498), 36th in shut outs (4), and 42nd in at bats against (487).
Becca Dunn leads Friends in batting average (.484), Priscilla Mora leads the Falcons in RBI (18), Riley Wertz leads the team in ERA (2.95), and Laila Spracklen is Friends' leader in strike outs (54).
In games away from the Two River Sports Complex, the Falcons have a .355 (44-124) batting average, a .429 on base percentage, and a .516 slugging percentage.
