The Braves are on a five game winning streak with wins over Missouri Valley College and Avila University. Ottawa is 17-3 overall and 8-1 in the KCAC. OU is ranked no. 22 in the latest NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll. It is Ottawa's first appearance in the NAIA Top 25 since June of 2022.
Ottawa has scored 174 runs and hit 31 home runs. They have a .324 batting average, a .444 on base percentage, and a .569 slugging percentage.
Brian Parry leads OU in batting average (.440),
Cole Broughton and
Nicholas Sizemore share the team lead in RBI (19),
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. leads the Braves in stolen bases (18),
Luis Diaz leads the Braves in ERA (1.86), and
Zack Melendez is OU's leader in strike outs (33).
Ottawa is ranked 48th in the NAIA in at bats (578), 19th in runs (174), 24th in hits (187), 24th in doubles (41), 46th in triples (4), seventh in home runs (31), 20th in RBI (150), eighth in extra base hits (76), 15th in total bases (329), 32nd in walks (99), 45th in hit by pitch (30), 36th in sacrifice flies (9), 17th in sacrifice hits (12), third in stolen bases (83), 31st in batting average (.324), 30th in on base percentage (.441), ninth in slugging percentage (.569), 33rd in ERA (4.74), and 24th in opponent batting average (.237).
Ottawa is 5-2 on the road this season. The Braves have a .280 batting average, a .533 slugging percentage, and a .366 on base percentage. OU is 21-for-30 in stolen base attempts. Ottawa's pitching staff has a 5.20 ERA with 52 strike outs in 53.2 innings pitched.
On the road this season,
Shaun Gomez, Jr. leads the team in batting average (.467 ). Gomez and
Nicholas Sizemore have six RBI apiece.
The Braves have a record of 62-62 against Sterling College. Ottawa is on a seven game winning streak against the Warriors. The last time the two teams played against each other in Sterling was April 29 and April 30, 2022. OU won the series 2-1. The first ever game between the two teams were April 25, 1903 in Sterling. Ottawa won the game 3-2.
Sterling College has an overall record of 5-12 and a KCAC record of 0-5. The Warriors have lost three straight and have a record of 5-6 at home.
The Warriors have scored 116 runs and hit eight home runs. They have a .285 batting average, a .401 on base percentage, and a .392 slugging percentage.
Andrew Dutro leads Sterling in batting average (.373) and RBI (20). Jace Phillips and Tyler Gates are the team's leader in stolen bases with five apiece. Trenton Canaan is SC's leader in ERA (5.63) and strike outs (22).
The Warriors are ranked 34th in the NAIA in hit by pitch (33), 36th in sacrifice flies (9), 44th in sacrifice hits (7), and 43rd in hit into a double play (10).
At home, Sterling has a .308 batting average, a .428 on base percentage, and a .427 slugging percentage.
