The Braves were defeated 12-6 and 5-2 by Morningside University on Tuesday afternoon at Alumni Park. Ottawa is now on a three game losing streak.
This season Ottawa has scored 93 runs and hit four home runs. Ottawa has a .297 batting average, a .379 on base percentage, and a .442 slugging percentage.
Macy Roever leads the Braves in batting average (.431) and stolen bases (17).
Addison Spencer is OU's leader in RBI (15).
Lanie Becker leads the team in ERA (3.98) and strike outs (14).
Macy Roever is ranked 28th in the NAIA in plate appearances (70), 44th in at bats (58), 48th in runs (16), 17th in hits (25), third in triples (4), 34th in total bases (36), 25th in walks (9), and seventh in stolen bases (17).
Ottawa is ranked 20th in the NAIA in at bats (468), 30th in runs (93), 31st in hits (139), 24th in doubles (28), first in triples (14), 35th in RBI (79), 12th in extra base hits (46), 21st in total bases (207), 17th in walks (55), 27th in hit by pitch (10), 32nd in sacrifice flies (5), 10th in caught stealing (6), and 13th in at bats against (483).
OU has a record of 12-22 against Benedictine College and is on a two game winning streak against the Ravens. The two teams have not played since Feb. 17, 2019 in Conway, Ark. Ottawa defeated Benedictine 11-9 in eight innings. The last time the two teams played in Atchison was on Feb. 23, 2017. Benedictine won game one, 9-4 but the Braves took the 15-7 victory in game two. The first time the two teams met was in a double header on April 1, 1998 at the Orlis Cox Sports Complex in Ottawa. The Braves swept the Ravens, winning 4-0 and 7-2
Benedictine College is 9-5 overall, is on a two game winning streak and is ranked no. 20 in the NAIA Top 25 Poll. The Ravens last two wins come on March 2 against Briar Cliff University, 9-3 and Waldorf University, 11-3.
This season, the Ravens have scored 82 runs and hit 13 home runs. Benedictine has a .277 batting average, a .344 on base percentage, and a .430 slugging percentage.
Alena Velilla leads Benedictine with a .302 batting average, Alma Garcia is BC's leader in RBI (12), and Ryan Cooper is BC's leader in stolen bases (10). Bailey Selvage is the team's leader in ERA (1.34) and strike outs (69).
Benedictine is ranked 49th in the NAIA in at bats (393), 42nd in runs (82), 50th in doubles (21), seventh in home runs (13), 40th in RBI (75), 39th in extra base hits (34), 48th in total bases (169), 48th in sacrifice flies (4), 34th in ERA (2.11), 37th in WHIP (1.15), 30th in shut outs (2), and 15th in opponent batting average (.220).
