The Braves rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat Friends University, 7-6, on Tuesday afternoon in Wichita. The win snapped OU's four game losing streak.
This season, Ottawa is hitting .286, has a .389 on base percentage, and a .426 slugging percentage. The Braves have hit 29 home runs and scored 212 runs.
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. leads OU in batting average (.396),
Johnny Vulcano leads the team in RBI (23),
Diego Quinonez is OU's leader in ERA (2.84), and
Zack Melendez leads the team in strike outs (58).
Ottawa has a road record of 12-10 this season. The Braves have a .281 batting average, a .416 slugging percentage, and a .391 on base percentage. OU's pitching staff has a 5.79 ERA with 157 strike outs in 171 innings. Opponents have a .274 batting average.
The Braves have a record of 9-3 when they score in the first inning and a mark of 15-5 when they score first.
The Braves and Saints have only met one other time before the three game series this weekend. That was last season, on Feb. 8, 2023. OLLU defeated the Braves 7-5.
Our Lady of the Lake University has an overall record of 18-19, a Red River Athletic Conference mark of 9-12, is on a two game winning streak, and has a record of 16-9 at home this season.
After falling 4-0 to Jarvis Christian University on March 30, the Saints defeated JCU 7-0 and took a 10-3 victory over Houston-Victoria on April 2.
Through 37 games this season, OLLU has a .257 batting average, a .375 on base percentage, and a .362 slugging percentage. The Saints have hit 11 home runs and scored 179 runs.
Jack Kalisky leads the team in batting average (.344) and RBI (30). Devin Benavides is OLLU's leader in ERA (2.56) and strike outs (54).
The Saints have committed 50 errors this season, an average of 1.3 per game.
This season, OLLU's pitching staff has a 4.34 ERA, striking out 235 in 282.1 innings. Opponents have a .239 batting average against them. They have also issued 153 walks, an average of 4.1 per game.
The Saints have hit 17 triples this season, 44 doubles, and 11 home runs.
