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(RV) Baseball Hosts Bethany This Weekend

The Braves have an overall record of 33-10, are in third place in the KCAC with a record of 22-8, are on a two game winning streak, and have a home record of 20-3.

Through 43 games this season, Ottawa has scored 427 runs and hit 85 home runs. The Braves have a .347 batting average, a .452 on base percentage, and a .620 slugging percentage.

Brian Parry leads the team with a .423 batting average, Cole Broughton is OU's leader in RBI (48), Jeremy Freeman, Jr. leads the Braves in stolen bases (31), and Zack Melendez is the team's leader in ERA (3.99) and strike outs (58).

Ottawa set the school single season record for stolen bases in the 20-5 win over Friends on Tuesday. OU finished the game with three stolen bases and now has 157 for the season. The old record was 155 set in 2022.

The Braves are ranked 33rd in the NAIA in at bats (1,354), 12th in runs (427), 13th in hits (470), 21st in doubles (92), 44th in triples (11), sixth in home runs (85), 13th in RBI (384), sixth in extra base hits (188), sixth in total bases (839), 13th in hit by pitch (86), 50th in sacrifice flies (20), 43rd in sacrifice hits (21), fourth in stolen bases (157), second in caught stealing (35), 12th in batting average (.347), 19th in on base percentage (.452), sixth in slugging percentage (.620), and 46th in at bats against (1,311).

The Braves have a home record of 20-3. Ottawa has a .375 batting average, a .657 slugging percentage, and a .489 on base percentage. OU is 103-for-117 in stolen base attempts. Ottawa's pitching staff has a 4.45 ERA. In 178 innings, the Braves have struck out 214 and opponents have a .256 batting average.

There are 10 Braves that are hitting over .300 at home this season: Owen Powers (.308), Jeremy Freeman, Jr. (.327), Nicholas Sizemore (.333), Dylan Garcia (.370), Isaac Vega (.375), Branden Franz (.389), Cole Broughton (.402), Shaun Gomez, Jr. (.429), Jackson Alaniz (.443), Anthony Soria (.450), Jaquavius Davis (.452), and Brian Parry (.514).

Ottawa has a record of 68-46 against Bethany College. OU is on a three game winning streak against the Swedes and have a record of 8-2 in their last 10 games. Ottawa won the season series last year, 3-0 in Lindsborg. The first ever game between Ottawa and Bethany happened in Lindsborg on April 25, 1902. OU won the game 8-4.

Bethany College has an overall record of 12-30, a KCAC mark of 8-22, is on a 13 game losing streak, and has a record of 4-17 on the road this season. The Swedes last win was on March 25 in Lindsborg against Friends, 10-9. Bethany has lost seven straight road games. BC's last road victory was on March 11 at Saint Mary, 17-9.

Through 42 games this season, Bethany has scored 220 runs and hit 25 home runs. BC has a .260 batting average, a .359 on base percentage, and a .366 slugging percentage.

Rafael Perez leads Bethany with a .338 batting average, Alexander Cuevas is BC's leader in RBI (30), Jonathan Crist is the team's leader in stolen bases (16), Christopher Echavarria leads BC in ERA (3.96), Luka Morales is the team's leader in strike outs (52).

In 21 road games, Bethany has a .257 batting average, a .349 on base percentage, and a .380 slugging percentage.
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Players Mentioned

Jackson Alaniz

#35 Jackson Alaniz

C
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Cole Broughton

#84 Cole Broughton

OF
5' 8"
Senior
R/R
Jaquavius Davis

#0 Jaquavius Davis

OF
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Jeremy Freeman, Jr.

#2 Jeremy Freeman, Jr.

UT
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Dylan Garcia

#31 Dylan Garcia

INF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Zack Melendez

#33 Zack Melendez

RHP
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Nicholas Sizemore

#4 Nicholas Sizemore

C
5' 10"
Graduate Student
R/R
Anthony Soria

#1 Anthony Soria

INF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Shaun Gomez, Jr.

#23 Shaun Gomez, Jr.

INF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Owen Powers

#77 Owen Powers

INF
5' 8"
Junior
R/R
Brian Parry

#8 Brian Parry

UT
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Isaac Vega

#10 Isaac Vega

C
5' 10"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Jackson Alaniz

#35 Jackson Alaniz

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
C
Cole Broughton

#84 Cole Broughton

5' 8"
Senior
R/R
OF
Jaquavius Davis

#0 Jaquavius Davis

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
OF
Jeremy Freeman, Jr.

#2 Jeremy Freeman, Jr.

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
UT
Dylan Garcia

#31 Dylan Garcia

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
INF
Zack Melendez

#33 Zack Melendez

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Nicholas Sizemore

#4 Nicholas Sizemore

5' 10"
Graduate Student
R/R
C
Anthony Soria

#1 Anthony Soria

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
INF
Shaun Gomez, Jr.

#23 Shaun Gomez, Jr.

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
INF
Owen Powers

#77 Owen Powers

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
INF
Brian Parry

#8 Brian Parry

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
UT
Isaac Vega

#10 Isaac Vega

5' 10"
Junior
L/R
C