The Braves are on a two game winning streak after defeating McPherson College 7-0 on Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Park. Ottawa leads the season series 2-0 against the Bulldogs.

OU won the program's 450th game in KCAC play in its 7-0 win over McPherson on Tuesday afternoon. The Braves have a KCAC record of 450-440 (.505),

This season, Ottawa has a .291 batting average, a .391 on base percentage, and a .445 slugging percentage. OU has hit 27 home runs and scored 172 runs.

Brent Swearingen is OU's leader in batting average (.435), Johnny Vulcano leads the Braves in RBI (21), and Zack Melendez is OU's leader in ERA (2.52) and strike outs (45).

Ottawa has a record of 8-9 on the road this season. OU has a .280 batting average, a .434 slugging percentage, and a .387 on base percentage. The Braves are 28-for-39 in stolen base attempts away from Alumni Park this season.

In its 17 KCAC games this season, Ottawa is outscoring opponents 128-89. The Braves have a .329 batting average, a .510 slugging percentage, and a .431 on base percentage. OU is 45-for-58 in stolen base attempts. Ottawa's pitching staff has a 4.87 ERA, striking out 139 in 136.2 innings. KCAC opponents are batting .263 against the Braves.

In KCAC play, opponents are 10-for-14 in stolen base attempts against the Braves.

The Braves have a record of 4-11-1 against Evangel University. The last time the two teams met was on Feb. 3, 2021 in Springfield. Evangel took the double header, winning game one, 9-2 and game two in eight innings, 2-1. Ottawa has lost five straight to the Valor in Springfield. OU's last win at Evangel was on Feb. 27, 2010. Ottawa won the game, 8-3. The Braves have a record of 3-10-1 in Springfield. The first game between the two teams happened on April 2, 1971 in Springfield. Evangel won the game 3-1.

Evangel University has an overall record of 12-14, a KCAC mark of 5-10, and has a record of 8-7 at home this season. The Valor enter Friday's series coming off a 17-8 win over Friends on March 19 in Wichita, Kan.

The Valor are hitting .327, have a .417 on base percentage, and a .493 slugging percentage. They have hit 21 home runs and scored 214 runs.

Riley Mitchell leads Evangel in batting average (.500) and RBI (33). Wyatt Keplar is EU's leader in ERA (4.31)

At home this season, the Valor are hitting .360, have a .450 on base percentage, and a .551 slugging percentage.

In their 12 wins, Evangel is hitting .405 with 59 walks. In the Valor 11 losses, they are hitting .255 and have walked 40 times.