The Braves are on a four game winning streak after defeating (RV) Avila University last Wednesday afternoon at The Z in Kansas City, Mo. Ottawa hit .278, had a .426 slugging percentage, 10 walks, a .409 on base percentage, and they were 2-for-4 in stolen base attempts. The OU pitching staff had a 0.93 ERA in 15 innings.
Through 38 games this season, Ottawa has a .296 batting average, a .376 on base percentage, and a .429 slugging percentage. The Braves had hit 19 home runs and scored 225 runs.
Ottawa is ranked ninth in the NAIA in at bats (1,025), 15th in runs (225), 25th in hits (303), 43rd in doubles (52) eighth in triples (14), 31st in home runs (19), 16th in RBI (204), 28th in extra base hits (85), 22nd in total bases (440), 10th in walks (120), 46th in hit by pitch (19), 40th in sacrifice flies (10), 43rd in sacrifice hits (26), 31st in stolen bases (69), 34th in ERA (2.20), 26th in WHIP (1.19), 38th in shut outs (7), 14th in at bats against (967), and 43rd in opponent batting average (.247).
Addison Spencer leads OU in batting average (.377),
Reagan Hammons is the team's leader in RBI (34), and
Ashlynn Mercer is OU's leader in ERA (1.46) and strike outs (70).
The Braves have a record of 9-5 on the road this season and are 5-1 in their last six road games. Ottawa has a .258 batting average, a .376 slugging percentage, and a .325 on base percentage. They are 22-for-25 in stolen base attempts. OU's pitching staff has a 1.71 ERA, striking out 43 in 94 innings.
Ottawa has a record of 51-17 against Sterling College and is on a 15 game winning streak against the Warriors. The Braves took both games of the double header last season, defeating Sterling 7-1 in game one and 9-2 in game two on April 25, 2023 on the road in Sterling. The Braves have won nine straight against the Warriors at Alumni Park. Ottawa's last loss to Sterling, at home, happened on April 27, 2013. Sterling won the game 5-4.
Sterling College has an overall record of 19-17, a KCAC mark of 7-9, is on a two game losing streak, and has a record of 8-8 on the road this season. The Warriors has their three game winning streak snapped on Saturday with a double header home loss to Evangel University. Evangel won game one 6-0 and game two, 7-0.
This season, the Warriors have a .345 batting average, a .405 on base percentage, and a .459 slugging percentage. SC has hit 13 home runs and scored 256 runs.
Sterling is ranked 16th in the NAIA in at bats (996), sixth in runs (256), ninth in hits (344), 43rd in doubles (52) 26th in triples (11), eighth in RBI (220), 41st in extra base hits (76), 34th in hit by pitch (21), 31st in sacrifice hits (30), 21st in stolen bases (81), 12th in batting average (.345), 23rd in on base percentage (.405), 40th in slugging percentage (.459), and 15th in at bats against (962).
Kelly Hirlas leads the team in batting average (.455), Desiree Perales is SC's leader in RBI (40), and Allie Olivarria leads Sterling in ERA (3.06) and strike outs (86).
