Ottawa is on a three game winning streak after sweeping (RV) Friends University 7-1 and 8-6 on Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Park. The Braves had a .308 batting average, hit three doubles, drove in 14 runs, had a .365 slugging percentage, walked nine times, was hit by a pitch once, struck out 12 times, had a .413 on base percentage, and was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts.
Through 26 games this season, OU has a .307 batting average, a .388 on base percentage, and a .443 slugging percentage. The Braves have hit 14 home runs and scored 163 runs.
OU head coach,
Jay Kahnt, is four wins away from no. 600. He has an overall record of 596-412. Kahnt will be the first coach OU athletic coach to reach the 600 win milestone.
Ottawa is ranked fifth in the NAIA in runs (163), 10th in hits (214), 27th in doubles (35), eighth in triples (9), 13th in home runs (14), third in RBI (151), 12th in extra base hits (58), eighth in total bases (309), sixth in walks (84), 33rd in hit by pitch (13), 27th in sacrifice flies (7), 16th in stolen bases (50), 42nd in slugging percentage (.443), 49th in WHIP (1.26), 42nd in shut outs (4), and eighth in at bats against (659).
Addison Spencer leads OU in batting average (.398) through 26 games this season.
Katie Enneking is the Braves' leader in RBI (27).
Ashlynn Mercer leads the team in ERA (1.64) and strike outs (37).
The Braves have a record of 12-2 at Alumni Park this season. Ottawa has a .351 batting average and is outscoring opponents 110-37. The OU pitching staff has a 2.36 ERA with 52 strike outs in 92 innings.
Ottawa has a record of 39-12 against McPherson College and the Braves are on a two game winning streak against the Bulldogs. OU swept the double header last season against McPherson, defeating the Bulldogs 6-1 in game one and 11-1 in six innings on April 16, 2023. The first time the two teams met was in 2001. OU won the game 4-1.
McPherson College has an overall record of 9-9, a KCAC mark of 1-1, is on a three game losing streak, and has a road record of 5-3. The Bulldogs split its KCAC opener at Tabor College on March 12. McPherson won game one, 5-3 but fell 13-12 in game two. The Bulldogs enter Saturday's game coming off two losses to Newman University on Thursday afternoon. McPherson fell 6-4 in game one and 7-5 in game two.
The Bulldogs are ranked 34th in the NAIA in runs (121), 32nd in hits (178), eighth in doubles (42), 49th in RBI (97), 27th in extra base hits (51), 38th in total bases (244), eighth in sacrifice flies (9), 31st in stolen bases (43), ninth in batting average (.348), 30th in on base percentage (.403), and 26th in slugging percentage (.477).
Alexandrea Garcia leads McPherson in batting average (.538), Rowdy New is MC's leader in RBI (19), and Jordyn Johnson leads the team in ERA (2.64) and strike outs (52).
In McPherson's eight road games this season, the Bulldogs have a .407 batting average, a .447 on base percentage, and a .553 slugging percentage.
In their nine wins, the Bulldogs are hitting .421. In their nine losses, they are hitting .259.
