The Braves are on a four game losing streak after being swept this past weekend by (RV) Tabor College at Alumni Park. In the three game series, Ottawa hit .244 (22-90), hit five doubles, two home runs, had a .367 slugging percentage, walked nine times, had a .340 on base percentage, and was 1-for-3 in stolen base attempts.
Through 35 games this season, Ottawa is hitting .287, has a .389 on base percentage, and a .430 slugging percentage. OU has hit 29 home runs and has scored 205 runs.
In 35 games this season,
Cole Broughton leads the Braves in batting average (.348),
Johnny Vulcano leads OU in RBI (23),
Diego Quinonez is Ottawa's leader in ERA (2.84), and
Zack Melendez leads the team in strike outs (58).
The Braves have a road record of 11-10 and are 4-1 in their last five road contests. Ottawa lost its last game on the road, to McPherson, 5-4.
In road games this season, Ottawa is hitting .281 (186-661) and has a 120-113 edge in runs scored. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .422, a .391 on base percentage, and is 36-for-48 in stolen base attempts.
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. is hitting .500 (16-for-32) on the road this season. He has driven in nine runs, has a .844 slugging percentage, and a .528 on base percentage. He is 10-for-11 in stolen base attempts.
Ottawa has a record of 56-69 against Friends University. OU is on a two game winning streak against the Falcons and took the regular season series in 2023, 3-1. The two teams played in the KCAC Tournament with the Braves taking an 11-10 victory over Friends on May 4, 2023 in Great Bend, Kan. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on May 1, 1912 in Wichita. OU won the game, 4-1.
Friends University has an overall record of 24-12, a KCAC mark of 15-9, is on a two game winning streak, and has a record of 19-5 at home this season.
The Falcons enter Tuesday's game coming off a 2-1 series win over Sterling College last weekend in Wichita. Friends lost game one, 5-2 but rebounded to take game two, 15-5, and game three, 8-0.
Through 36 games this season, Friends has a .323 batting average, a .413 on base percentage, and a .463 slugging percentage. The Falcons have hit 26 home runs and scored 280 runs.
Carlos Rodriguez leads Friends in batting average (.406) and RBI (41). Francisco Moscoso leads the Falcons in ERA (1.38) and strike outs (52).
In 24 home games this season, Friends has a .318 batting average, a .407 on base percentage, and a .453 slugging percentage.
In the Falcons 24 wins, they have a .350 batting average. In their 12 losses, they are hitting .268.
