Ottawa is on a three game winning streak after taking the series against Sterling College last weekend, 3-0. OU hit .333 (29-for-87), scored 31 runs, hit seven doubles, five home runs, had a .586 slugging percentage, drove in 23 runs, walked 16 times, was hit by a pitch four times, had a .454 on base percentage, and was 12-for-13 in stolen base attempts.
In the three game series with Sterling, OU's pitching staff had a 4.30 ERA, struck out 21 in 23 innings, and Sterling had a .258 batting average against them.
In the three games,
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. and
Anthony Soria led OU in batting average (.444), and Soria had a team high seven RBI. Freeman was 5-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
Flynn Ridley and
Caden Gray had a ERA of 0.00.
Jurgen Zwitzer,
Diego Quinonez, and
Cameron Sistrunk had four strike outs apiece.
Through 23 games this season, Ottawa is hitting .287, has a .386 on base percentage, and a .446 slugging percentage. OU has hit 25 home runs and scored 138 runs.
OU is ranked 46th in the NAIA in at bats (689), 37th in home runs (25), 44th in hit by pitch (34), 41st in stolen bases (40), 43rd in ERA (5.00), 35th in WHIP (1.47), and 30th in opponent batting average (.250).
Brent Swearingen leads OU in batting average (.448),
Johnny Vulcano is the Braves' leader in RBI (18), and
Zack Melendez leads the team in ERA (1.99) and strike outs (40).
The Braves are hitting .288 (61-for-212) with runners in scoring position.
Ottawa has a record of 34-18 against McPherson College. The Braves are on a three game winning streak against the Bulldogs and have a record of 4-2 in the last two series against MC. Last season the Braves defeated, then no. 20, McPherson 4-3 in game one 7-3 in game two and 5-4 in eight innings in game three at Alumni Park. The first game between Ottawa and McPherson happened on April 17, 1908 in McPherson. Ottawa won the game, 3-0.
McPherson College has an overall record of 8-16, a KCAC mark of 4-8, is on a three game losing streak and has a record of 5-2 at home this season. The Bulldogs enter Tuesday's game coming off a 3-0 series loss to (16) Kansas Wesleyan University. The Bulldogs lost game one, 14-2, game two, 6-3, and game three, 13-3 last weekend at KWU.
The Bulldogs' pitching staff has struck out 164 this season but walked 153.
This season, MC has a .295 batting average, a .403 on base percentage, and a .500 slugging percentage. They have hit 35 home runs and scored 160 runs.
McPherson is ranked 25th in the NAIA in at bats (730), 35th in hits (215), 15th in home runs (35), 29th in extra base hits (77), 28th in total bases (365), 47th in walks (102), 35th in hit by pitch (36), 38th in slugging percentage (.500), and 25th in at bats against (721).
Through 24 games this season, Kevinn Castillo leads the Bulldogs in batting average (.321) and RBI (27). Ethan Alexander leads MC in ERA (5.94) and Hayden Casey is the Bulldogs' leader in strike outs (27).
In seven home games this season, McPherson is hitting .357 (84-235), has a .456 on base percentage, and a .655 slugging percentage.
