The Braves took one of two from (20) Benedictine College on Thursday afternoon. Ottawa fell in game one, 6-1, but took game two, 5-2.
Ottawa has an overall record of 9-11 and is 3-3 at home this season. The Braves have scored 99 runs and hit four home runs. OU has a .288 batting average, a .366 on base percentage, and a .425 slugging percentage.
At Alumni Park this season, OU is hitting .329 (48-for-146). The Braves have a .507 slugging percentage and a .402 on base percentage. Ottawa is 16-for-16 in stolen base attempts. OU has four players hitting .400 or better at home this season.
Macy Roever (.563), Davanie Medina (.556),
Mallory Dunn (.444), and
Emma Melvin (.400).
OU is ranked 15th in the NAIA in at bats (525), 27th in runs (99), 28th in hits (151), 22nd in doubles (30), first in triples (15), 35th in RBI (84), 13th in extra base hits (49), 23rd in total bases (223), 18th in walks (58), 37th in hit by pitch (10), 39th in sacrifice flies (5), 19th in stolen bases (40), ninth in caught stealing (7), and 11th in at bats against (538).
Macy Roever leads OU with a .431 batting average and stolen bases (20).
Addison Spencer is OU's leader in RBI (16),
Cesara Roque is Ottawa's leader in ERA (3.80), and
Lanie Becker leads OU in strike outs (14).
Macy Roever is ranked in the top 50 in the NAIA in several statistical categories. She is fourth in the NAIA in stolen bases (20), 26th in the NAIA in plate appearances (77), 27th in at bats (65), 35th in runs (18), 15th in hits (28), third in triples (4), 34th in total bases (39), and 41st in walks (9).
Ottawa has a record of 8-9 against Grand View University. The two teams met last year, March 9 in Des Moines, Iowa, for the first time as both ranked opponents. Ottawa was no. 23 and Grand View no. 18. The Vikings won game one 2-0 but Ottawa took game two, 4-2. OU is 6-4 at Alumni Park against GVU. The last time the two teams played against each other in Ottawa was on February 27, 2021. Ottawa won game one, 3-0 but lost game two, 5-2. The first ever game between the two teams was in 2021. Grand View won the game 9-1.
Grand View University has an overall record of 8-8 this season, is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25, has a road record of 3-3, and is on a two game losing streak. The Vikings last two losses come to Southeastern University. GVU fell 5-1 and 3-2 on March 3 to the Fire.
This season, Grand View has scored 62 runs, hit five home runs, has a .275 batting average, a .362 on base percentage, and a .416 slugging percentage.
Olivia Harmon leads Grand View with a .415 batting average and stolen bases (6). Nevaeh Randall is GVU's leader in RBI (16). Madeline Waldorf leads the Vikings in ERA (2.66) and strike outs (21).
Grand View is ranked 47th in the NAIA in doubles (24), 19th in triples (7), 40th in extra base hits (36), 21st in hit by pitch (12), 25th in sacrifice hits (15), and 19th in shut outs (3).
