The Braves extended their winning streak to eight games with a sweep of York University last Saturday at Alumni Park. Ottawa won both games in five innings, taking game one 8-0 and game two, 11-0.
Ottawa has won 30 or more games for the fourth straight season and for the 10th time under head coach
Jay Kahnt.
Through 42 games this season, the Braves have a .303 batting average, a 383 on base percentage, and a .440 slugging percentage. OU has hit 21 home runs and scored 263 runs.
OU is ranked 12th in the NAIA in at bats (1,121), 14th in runs (263), 30th in hits (340), 41st in doubles (60), 10th in triples (15), 35th in home runs (21), 15th in RBI (236), 29th in extra base hits (96), 25th in total bases (493), 14th in walks (131), 48th in hit by pitch (21), 35th in stolen bases (75), 26th in ERA (2.04), 24th in WHIP (1.16), 12th in shut outs (11), 33rd in at bats against (1,040), and 35th in opponent batting average (.243).
Addison Spencer leads the team in batting average (.369) and
Reagan Hammons is OU's leader in RBI (41).
Ashlynn Mercer is OU's leader in ERA (1.36) and strike outs (76).
Ottawa has a record of 9-5 on the road this season. The Braves have a .258 batting average, a .376 slugging percentage, and a .325 on base percentage. The OU pitching staff has a 1.71 ERA, striking out 43 in 94 innings. Opponents have a .243 batting average against the Braves.
The Braves have a record of 44-12 against the University of Saint Mary. Ottawa is on a 17 game winning streak against USM. The last time the Braves lost to the Spires was on March 24, 2015 at Alumni Park. The Spires took the game 18-10 in six innings. Ottawa has won 11 straight games in Leavenworth. OU's last road loss to the Spires was on April 26, 2005. USM won the game, 2-1. Ottawa won the double header last season at Alumni Park 9-1 in five innings in game one and 6-2 in game two on April 1, 2023.
The University of Saint Mary has an overall record of 25-17, a KCAC mark of 14-6, is on a four game winning streak, and has a home record of 17-5. The Spires enter Wednesday's game coming off two sweeps of Southwestern College on April 9 and Bethany College on April 13.
Through 42 games, the Braves have a .285 batting average, a .364 on base percentage, and a .424 slugging percentage. USM has hit 17 home runs and scored 221 runs.
USM is ranked 33rd in the NAIA in runs (221), 18th in doubles (69), fifth in triples (16), 47th in home runs (17), 48th in RBI (184), 20th in extra base hits (102), 35th in total bases (464), 34th in walks (109), eighth in hit by pitch (33), 34th in stolen bases (78), and 15th in at bats against (1,087).
Alexis McDaniel leads the Spires in batting average (.382) and RBI (35). Desara Chavez is the team's leader in ERA (2.40) and Grace Rose leads the Spires in strike outs (40).
