The Braves have an overall record of 14-14, are 4-2 in the KCAC, have a home record of 4-4, and are on a four game winning streak after a double header sweep of (24) Evangel University on Thursday afternoon.
This season, Ottawa has scored 169 runs and hit 11 home runs. The Braves have a .308 batting average a .394 on base percentage, and a .460 slugging percentage.
Macy Roever leads Ottawa in batting average (.418),
Addison Spencer is OU's leader in RBI (24), Roever leads the team in stolen bases (29),
Cesara Roque is OU's leader in ERA (3.73), and
Lanie Becker leads the team in strike outs (18).
Ottawa is 4-4 at home this season, hitting .340 with a .533 slugging percentage, and a .420 on base percentage. The Braves are a perfect 32-for-32 in stolen bases this season at Alumni Park. OU's pitching staff has a 5.25 ERA, striking out 21 in 48 innings. Opponents are hitting .312 against the Braves at home this season.
OU has a record of 35-41 against Kansas Wesleyan University and on a 10 game winning streak against the Coyotes. The last time KWU defeated the Braves was on April 20, 2019 in Salina. KWU won the game 8-7. The first game between Ottawa and Kansas Wesleyan happened in 1996 with KWU taking the victory. Ottawa lost the first nine games between the two teams. OU's first win over KWU happened on April 3, 1998 in Ottawa. OU won the game 8-0. Â
The Braves are ranked 12th in the NAIA in at bats (754), 17th in runs (169), 23rd in hits (232), 14th in doubles (50), first in triples (16), 38th in home runs (11), 18th in RBI (149), eighth in extra base hits (77), 15th in total bases (347), third in walks (97), 42nd in hit by pitch (15), 31st in sacrifice flies (8), ninth in stolen bases (73), 19th in caught stealing (9), 50th in on base percentage (.460), and eighth in bat bats against (753).
Kansas Wesleyan University has an overall record of 11-13, a KCAC mark of 2-4, is on a four game losing streak, and has a record of 1-4 on the road this season. KWU's last four losses have come to Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Friends University.
This season, KWU has scored 112 runs and hit five home runs. The Coyotes have a .275 batting average, a .351 on base percentage, and a .358 slugging percentage.
Briannah Kutschkau leads KWU in batting average (.397) Elli Han, Brooklyn Lange, and Cadence Mallet are the team's leaders in RBI (12), Kutschkau is the Coyotes' leader in stolen bases (18), and Caitlyn Collier is KWU's leader in ERA (2.57) and strike outs (41).
The Coyotes are ranked 33rd in the NAIA in hit by pitch (16), 16th in hit into a double play (8), 49th in caught stealing (6), 45th in shut outs (3), and 34th in at bats against (649).