The Braves split its double header with (RV) Grand View University last Saturday at Alumni Park. Ottawa lost game one 9-7 and took game two, 10-2.
Ottawa has an overall record of 10-12 and is 3-4 on the road this season. Through 22 games this season OU has scored 116 runs, hit five home runs, has a .294 batting average, a .375 on base percentage, and a .439 slugging percentage.
Macy Roever leads the Braves with a .414 batting average,
Addison Spencer is OU's leader in RBI (17), and Roever is Ottawa's leader in stolen bases (24).
Cesara Roque leads OU in ERA (3.50) and
Lanie Becker is the team's leader in strike outs (9).
Macy Roever's 24 stolen bases rank her fourth in the NAIA.
Ottawa is ranked 15th in the NAIA in at bats (572), 25th in runs (116), 31st in hits (168), 10th in doubles (38), 15th in triples (15), 29th in RBI (100), 11th in extra base hits (58), 22nd in total bases (251), 14th in walks (66), 31st in hit by pitch (12), 33rd in sacrifice flies (6), 50th in sacrifice hits (12), 10th in stolen bases (55), 10th in stolen bases (55), 13th in caught stealing (7), and 12th in bat bats against (587).
OU has a record of 30-56 against Friends University. The Braves won both games of the double header last season but lost to the Falcons in the KCAC Tournament 6-2. The last time the two teams met in Wichita was on March 29, 2022. The teams split the double header. Friends won game one, 6-0. The Braves took game two, 9-8. The first ever game between the two teams happened on April 12, 1996 at the KCAC Round Robin Tournament with Friends taking the victory.
In seven games road games this season, Ottawa has a .236 batting average. The Braves have scored 18 runs, hit six doubles, one triple, and one home run. OU has a .298 slugging percentage, 22 walks, 41 strike outs, a .323 on base percentage, and OU is 10-for-16 in stolen base attempts. Ottawa's pitching staff has a 4.88 ERA with 14 strike outs in 43 innings. Opponents have a .321 batting average.
Friends University has an overall record of 10-6, is on a two game winning streak, and has a mark of 8-3 at home.
Through 16 games this season the Falcons have scored 86 runs and hit 14 home runs. They have a .350 batting average, a .399 on base percentage, and a .499 slugging percentage.
Friends is ranked 49th in the NAIA in hits (148), 10th in home runs (14), 46th in total bases (211), 24th in batting average (.350), 42nd in on base percentage (.399), 27th in slugging percentage (.499), and 13th in shutouts (4).
Becca Dunn leads the Falcons in batting average (.449) and RBI (20). Elana Montoya and Izzy Jones lead the team in stolen bases (6). Riley Wertz is Friends' team leader in ERA (2.30) and strike outs (65).
