The Braves are on a six game winning streak after sweeping Southwestern College last weekend in the opening series of KCAC play. The games were played in Saginaw, Texas at Saginaw High School. Ottawa won game one 12-11, game two 11-7, and game three 16-3 in seven innings.
This season the Braves have scored 91 runs and hit 18 home runs. Ottawa has a .306 batting average, a .433 on base percentage, and a .568 slugging percentage.
The Braves are ranked 40th in the NAIA in runs (91), 43rd in doubles (21), eighth in home runs (18), 47th in RBI (74), 27th in extra base hits (41), 41st in total bases (171), 47th in walks (56), 21st in sacrifice hits (7), fifth in stolen bases (47), eighth in caught stealing (10), 39th in on base percentage (.433), 12th in slugging percentage (.568), 34th in WHIP (1.31), and 23rd in batting average (.228)
Anthony Soria leads the Braves in batting average (.500),
Jesus Rodriguez is OU's leader in RBI (12),
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. leads the team in stolen bases (13).
Zack Melendez is the Braves' leader in ERA (1.62) and strike outs (25).
The Braves are 3-1 on the road this season. Away from Alumni Park, Ottawa has a .250 batting average while its pitching staff is holding opponents to a .184 batting average.
In four road games,
Julius Ryan leads OU with a .364 batting average (4-for-11).
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. is 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts and
Zack Melendez has a 0.00 ERA with eight strike outs in seven innings pitched.
The Braves have a record of 68-71 against Kansas Wesleyan University. Ottawa had a record of 2-1 against the Coyotes last season at Alumni Park. KWU defeated the Braves 5-3 in 10 innings in game one and 8-6 in game two. The Braves took game three 14-4 in eight innings. Ottawa has lost three straight against KWU in Salina. OU's last road win over the Coyotes at Dean was on March 20, 2021, 11-3. The last time either team won with a sweep was in 2022. The Braves, then, ranked no. 12 took all three games from the Coyotes in Ottawa (5-3, 2-0, 2-1).
Kansas Wesleyan University is 8-6 overall and 3-0 in the KCAC. The Coyotes are on a five game winning streak and are 4-3 at home this season. KWU opened KCAC play with a three game sweep of Evangel University last weekend. The Coyotes won 16-4, 13-4, and 4-2.
This season the Coyotes have scored 85 runs and hit 13 home runs. KWU has a .251 batting average, a .395 on base percentage, and a .428 slugging percentage.
KWU is ranked 43rd in the NAIA in at bats (383), 47th in runs (85), 36th in doubles (23), 35th in triples (3), 21st in home runs (13), 45th in RBI (76), 32nd in extra base hits (39), 46th in total bases (164), 18th in walks (75), 38th in hit by pitch (20), 36th in sacrifice flies (5), 37th in sacrifice hits (5), 36th in stolen bases (25), 44th in ERA (4.08), 24th in shutouts (1), and 31st in at bats against (410).
Jacob Williamson leads KWU in batting average (.442), Garrett Garfield is the team's leader in RBI (24), Michael Rago leads the Coyotes in stolen bases (11), Ritter Steinmann is KWU's leader in ERA (1.84), and Nathan Righi leads the team in strike outs (26).
In wins, Kansas Wesleyan hits .502. In losses, the Coyotes have a .321 batting average.
