The Braves fell in game three of its series with McPherson College, 5-4, on Wednesday afternoon. Ottawa took the series, 2-1.
This season, Ottawa has a .291 batting average, a .393 on base percentage, and a .436 slugging percentage. The Braves have hit 27 home runs and scored 196 runs.
Jeremy Freeman, Jr., leads OU in batting average (.420),
Johnny Vulcano is the team's leader in RBI (22),
Flynn Ridley leads OU in ERA (1.66) and
Zack Melendez is the team's leader in strike outs (53).
The Braves are 8-3 at Alumni Park this season. Ottawa has a .310 batting average, a .464 slugging percentage, and a .398 on base percentage. The OU pitching staff has a 2.96 ERA with 98 strike outs and 35 walks. Opponents are batting .197 against the Braves at Alumni Park.
OU has a record of 56-62 against Tabor College. The Bluejays are on a four game winning streak against the Braves. Ottawa's last win over Tabor was on April 23, 2022 at Alumni Park. OU swept the three game series against, then no. 22, Tabor and won game three 13-5. The first meeting between the two teams happened on April 4, 1989 in Hillsboro. Tabor won the game 13-3.
Tabor College has an overall record of 20-8, a KCAC mark of 14-4, is on a three game winning streak, and has a record of 7-7 on the road this season.
The Bluejays defeated Oklahoma Wesleyan (21-10) on March 19 and then took a two game sweep of no. 22 Freed-Hardeman University 5-4 and 5-2 on March 27.
Through 28 games this season, Tabor has a .378 batting average, a .491 on base percentage, and a .627 slugging percentage. The Bluejays have hit 50 home runs and scored 313 runs.
Tyler Mata Lloyd leads Tabor in batting average (.474), Trotter Boston is TC's leader in RBI (35), Aaron Geisler is the team's leader in ERA (4.15), and Cutter Smith leads the Bluejays in strike outs (44).
