The Braves finished their last conference series of the regular season last Saturday in Bartlesville, Okla. Ottawa went 1-2 on the weekend to no. 13 OKWU. OU won game two, 5-4. OKWU took game one, 4-3 and game two, 18-16.
Ottawa has an overall record of 37-12 and finished third in the KCAC with a mark of 26-10.
Through 50 games this season, OU has scored 495 runs and hit 94 home runs. Ottawa has a .344 batting average, a .451 on base percentage, and a .608 slugging percentage.
Brian Parry leads the Braves with a .423 batting average,
Dylan Garcia is OU's leader in RBI (54),
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. is Ottawa's leader in stolen bases (39),
Bennett King leads the team in ERA (3.43), and
Ryan Wilwers is the team's leader in strike outs (71).
Ottawa is ranked 33rd in the NAIA in at bats (1,555), 10th in runs (495), 12th in hits (535), 24th in doubles (102), 42nd in triples (13), sixth in home runs (94), 11th in RBI (442), seventh in extra base hits (209), seventh in total bases (945), 11th in hit by pitch (101), 37th in sacrifice hits (26), third in stolen bases (189), second in caught stealing (42), 13th in batting average (.344), 23rd in on base percentage (.451), sixth in slugging percentage (.608), 43rd in ERA (5.40), 41st in at bats against (1,505), and 45th in opponent batting average (.267).
The Braves have a record of 14-20 in the KCAC Tournament, winning the championship in 2021 and 1994. Ottawa has played McPherson twice in the KCAC Tournament. May 8, 2021 (W, 12-7) and May 1, 2024 (L, 5-1). The Braves are 1-1 in those games.
Wednesday will be the 58th game between Ottawa University and McPherson College. OU has a record of 57-20 against the Bulldogs. McPherson took the regular season series against OU 2-1. The Bulldogs won the first two games, 12-11 and 15-14. OU won game three, 5-2. The first game between the two teams happened on April 17, 1908 in McPherson. Ottawa won the game 3-0.
McPherson College is 26-24 overall, has a 20-16 KCAC mark, and is on a two game winning streak. Those two victories were road wins against Sterling College on April 27. MC won game one, 25-1, and game two, 8-2.
Through 50 games this season, McPherson has scored 393 runs and hit 76 home runs. MC has a .312 batting average, a .418 on base percentage, and a .518 slugging percentage.
Colt Uphold leads McPherson with a .426 batting average. Jace Essig leads the Bulldogs in RBI (48) and stolen bases (22). Francisco Paradis is MC's leader in ERA (3.79) and Matthew Bomersback leads the team in strike outs (51).
McPherson is ranked 12th in the NAIA in at bats (1,630), 40th in runs (393), 25th in hits (509), 50th in doubles (91), 17th in home runs (76), 34th in RBI (363), 26th in extra base hits (175), 19th in total bases (844), 20th in hit by pitch (90), 34th in stolen bases (103), 35th in caught stealing (23), 32nd in slugging percentage (.518), 11th in at bats against (1,610).
