The Braves are 3-1 to open the 2025 season and are on a three game winning streak. OU swept Haskell Indian Nations University on Feb. 6 at Alumni Park. The Braves won game one 12-1 in five innings and game two, 12-0 in five innings.
This season Ottawa has scored 39 runs, has a .376 batting average, a .455 on base percentage, and a .570 slugging percentage.
Davanie Medina leads the Braves in batting average (.667),
Emma Melvin and
Kara Hafenstine are OU's leaders in RBI (5),
Macy Roever is Ottawa's leader in stolen bases (6),
Megan Kohl leads the Braves in ERA (0.00), and Kohl,
Lanie Becker, and
Cesara Roque have four strike outs apiece.
Ottawa has a record of 1-0 against the University of Houston-Victoria. OU and UHV met in the Oklahoma City NAIA Opening Round on May 14, 2024. The Braves are 2-0 against Our Lady of the Lake University. The first meeting between the two teams happened on May 13, 2014 in the NAIA Opening Round. OU won the game 7-2. The second game was on Feb. 9, 2018. Ottawa won the game 3-2. This will be the first time the two teams have not played each other at a neutral site.
The University of Houston-Victoria has an overall record of 5-6 and is receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25. This season the Jaguars have scored 61 runs, have a .317 batting average, a .353 on base percentage, and a .440 slugging percentage. UHV has hit five home runs.
Kenzie Chambers leads UVH in batting average (.432), Claire Blinka is the Jaguars' leader in RBI (12), Chambers is UVH's leader in stolen bases (12), Audrie Sayas leads the team in ERA (2.47), Hope Quinones is UVH's leader in strike outs (22).
Our Lady of the Lake University is ranked no. 1 in the NAIA Top 25, has a record of 8-3, and is on a two game winning streak. The Saints have scored 83 runs, have a .331 batting average, a .434 on base percentage, a .548 slugging percentage, and have hit 12 home runs.
Lexie Escamilla leads OLLU in batting average (.857), Grace Ross is the Saints' leader in RBI (12), Ava Hernandez and Caitlin Casas are the team's leader in stolen bases (3), Hernandez is OLLU's leader in ERA (3.09), and Annika Litterio leads the team in strike outs (32).
