The Braves have an overall record of 23-5, are tied for first in the KCAC with a mark of 14-3, is ranked no. 21 in the NAIA, and has a record of 15-2. Ottawa enters the series with Evangel coming off a 15-14 loss to McPherson College on Tuesday afternoon.

Through 28 games, Ottawa has scored 277 runs and hit 48 home runs. OU has a .345 batting average, a .457 on base percentage, and a .607 slugging percentage.

Brian Parry leads the Braves in batting average (.423), Cole Broughton leads OU in RBI (39), Jeremy Freeman, Jr. is OU's leader in stolen bases (22), and Zack Melendez leads Ottawa in ERA (2.75) and strike outs (47).

Ottawa is ranked 26th in the NAIA in at bats (860), 10th in runs (277), 12th in hits (297), 12th in doubles (63), 21st in triples (9), eighth in home runs (48), 13th in RBI (242), sixth in extra base hits (120), fifth in total bases (522), 37th in walks (136), 20th in hit by pitch (52), 38th in sacrifice flies (13), 23rd in sacrifice hits (15), third in stolen bases (119), third in caught stealing (23), 17th in batting average (.345), 16th in on base percentage (.457), eighth in slugging percentage (.607), 30th in ERA (4.85), 30th in WHIP (1.45), 34th in at bats against (825), and 26th in opponent batting average (.250).

The Braves are ranked third in the NAIA in stolen bases with 119. That mark is ranked second in the OU record book in single season stolen bases.

OU has a record of 15-2 at Alumni Park this season. Ottawa has a .374 batting average, a .661 slugging percentage, and a .490 on base percentage. The Braves are outscoring opponents 11-5. Ottawa's pitching staff has a 4.43 ERA, striking out 158 in 132 innings. Opponents are hitting .250 at Alumni Park this season.

Ottawa has two players ranked in the top 15 in the NAIA in stolen bases. Jeremy Freeman, Jr. is ranked ninth in the NAIA in stolen bases with 22. Brian Parry is ranked 14th in the NAIA with 20 stolen bases.

The Braves have a record of 7-12-1 against Evangel University. Last season Ottawa took the series against the Valor 3-0 but fell 3-2 in the KCAC Tournament to Evangel. This weekend's series is the first time since Feb. 13, 2008 that Ottawa and Evangel have played each other at Alumni Park. On that date, the two teams split the double header with Evangel taking game one, 7-4, and the Braves winning game two, 6-4. Ottawa has a record of 1-1 against Evangel at Alumni Park. The first ever game between the two teams was on April 2, 1971 in Springfield. The Valor won the game 3-1.

Evangel University has an overall record of 9-19, are tied for 11th in the KCAC with a mark of 4-11, have a road record of 4-7, and enter this weekend's series coming off a 20-16 victory over Friends University in Wichita, Kan. on March 18.

Through 28 games this season, the Valor have scored 141 runs and hit 11 home runs. Evangel has a .258 batting average, a .382 on base percentage and a .357 slugging percentage.

Quentin Edwards leads Evangel in batting average (.477) and RBI (25). Evan Baptiste and Shane Poe lead the Valor in stolen bases (9), Hayden Larson leads the team in ERA (5.63), and Wyatt Keplar is EU's leader in strike outs (50).

Evangel is ranked 16th in hit by pitch (54), 23rd in sacrifice hits (15), fourth in hit into a double play (22), 38th in caught stealing (13), and 23rd in at bats (863).

In 11 road games this season, the Valor have a .247 batting average, a .392 on base percentage, and a .355 slugging percentage. In 299 at bats, Evangel has 74 hits, 51 walks, and have struck out 70 times.