The Braves split with Evangel University on Wednesday afternoon. The Valor took game one, 3-0 but OU rebounded to take game two, 9-4.
OU head coach
Jay Kahnt is two wins away from no. 600. He has a record of 598-414.
This season, the Braves are hitting .302, have a .387 on base percentage, and a .432 slugging percentage. OU has hit 15 home runs and scored 186 runs.
The Braves are ranked sixth in the NAIA in at bats (805), fourth in runs (186), 10th in hits (243), 24th in doubles (40), 12th in triples (10), 19th in home runs (15), fourth in RBI (170), 13th in extra base hits (65), seventh in total bases (348), second in walks (100), 25th in hit by pitch (16), 41st in sacrifice flies (7), 20th in stolen bases (57), 45th in ERA (2.55), 43rd in WHIP (1.243), 39th in shut outs (5), and seventh in at bats against (768).
Ottawa has a record of 4-4 on the road this season. OU is hitting .251, has eight doubles, three triples, two home runs, drove in 27 runs, has a .341 slugging percentage, walked 22 times, has a .320 on base percentage, and is 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts.
The Braves have four players hitting over .300 on the road.
Nayely Delgado: .462 |
Morgan Bradford: .385 |
Addison Spencer: .345 |
Megan Kennedy: .300.
Takiay Hill is 3-1 on the road with a 2.15 ERA in 26 innings pitched.
Addison Spencer leads the Braves in batting average (.408) and
Katie Enneking is OU's leader in RBI (27).
Ashlynn Mercer is the team's leader in ERA (1.59) and strike outs (51).
Ottawa has a record of 32-41 against the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. OU is on a seven game winning streak against the Coyotes. The last time OU lost to KWU was on April 20, 2019 in Salina. The Coyotes won the game, 8-7. Ottawa won the series last season, defeating KWU 10-3 in game one and 8-7 in game two on March 22, 2023 in Salina. The first meeting between the two teams took place in 1996 with KWU taking the victory.
Kansas Wesleyan University has an overall record of 12-10, a KCAC mark of 1-5, has lost five straight games, and is 6-3 at home this season.
The Coyotes have a .289 batting average, a .371 on base percentage, and a .399 slugging percentage. They have hit five home runs and scored 112 runs.
KWU is ranked 22nd in the NAIA in doubles (41), 32nd in hit by pitch (15), and 29th in sacrifice hits (21).
Trenity Miller leads the team in batting average (.414) and RBI (22). Caitlyn Collier is KWU's leader in ERA (1.47) and Miranda Fogal is the Coyotes' leader in strike outs (56).
At home this season, Kansas Wesleyan has a .279 batting average, a .385 on base percentage, and a .374 slugging percentage. In their 12 wins, they are hitting. 337. In their 10 losses, the Coyotes are hitting .231.
