The Braves have an overall record of 31-7, are in third place in the KCAC with a mark of 20-5, have won two straight, are 12-4 on the road this season, and are ranked no. 19 in the NAIA.
Ottawa enters Tuesday's game coming off a double header sweep of no. 21 Central Methodist University last Thursday in Fayette, Mo. It was the first time since March 5, 2022 that OU had a double header sweep of a NAIA Top 25 Team. Ottawa took the double header from, then, no. 9 Oklahoma Wesleyan 11-8 and 6-1 in Bartlesville.
Through 38 games this season, Ottawa has scored 375 runs and hit 71 home runs. OU has a .345 batting average, a .454 on base percentage, and a .613 slugging percentage.
Brian Parry leads the Braves in batting average (.423),
Cole Broughton is OU's leader in RBI (46),
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. is Ottawa's leader in stolen bases (29), and
Zack Melendez leads the Braves in ERA (3.54) and strike outs (57).
OU is ranked 17th in the NAIA in hits (408), 20th in doubles (83), 42nd in triples (10), eighth in home runs (71), 15th in RBI (334), eighth in total bases (724), 17th in hit by pitch (74), 39th in sacrifice hits (18), third in stolen bases (144), third in caught stealing (29), 14th in batting average (.345), 20th in on base percentage (.454), ninth in slugging percentage (.613), 42nd in ERA (5.35), 50th in WHIP (1.56), 50th in at bats against (1,152), and 49th in batting average (.266).
The Braves are 12-4 on the road this season. OU is hitting .319 (167-524), has scored 136 runs, hit 23 doubles, three triples, and 35 home runs. Ottawa has a .574 slugging percentage, walked 58 times, have been hit by a pitch 31 times, has struck out 107 times, has a .416 on base percentage, and is 44-for-59 in stolen base attempts. OU's pitching staff has a 6.59 ERA, striking our 130 times in 127 innings. Opponents are hitting .278 against the Braves.
OU has eight players hitting .300 or better on the road this season.
Jackson Alaniz: 300 |
Shaun Gomez, Jr.: .314 |
Brian Parry: .324 |
Jeremy Freeman, Jr.: .340 |
Nicholas Sizemore: .353 |
Cole Broughton: .381 |
Jaquavius Davis: .388 |
Dylan Garcia: .400.
Tuesday is the 129th game between Ottawa University and Friends University. Friends leads the series 70-58 and the Falcons won the first game this season on April 1 in Ottawa, 11-4. That win snapped OU's four game winning streak against the Falcons. Ottawa has won three straight against Friends in Wichita. The Braves last loss to the Falcons in Wichita was on March 24, 2023. Friends won the game 6-3.
Friends University has an overall record of 22-16, a KCAC record of 16-11, are on a two game winning streak, and have a record of 12-6 at home this season. The Falcons two straight wins are against York University (5-4, 13-1) on April 6 in Wichita.
Through 38 games this season, Friends has scored 344 runs and hit 43 home runs. The Falcons have a .329 batting average, a .442 on base percentage, and a .495 slugging percentage.
Bernie Socarras leads the Falcons in batting average (.417), Zeke Henson is Friends' leader in RBI (49), Socarras leads the team in stolen bases (10), and Francisco Moscoso is the team's leader in ERA (4.30) and strike outs (68).
Friends is ranked 11th in the NAIA in at bats (1,253), 21st in runs (344), 14th in hits (412), 36th in home runs (43), 26th RBI (301), 24th in total bases (620), 22nd in walks (207), 45th in hit by pitch (60), 23rd in sacrifice hits (21), sixth in hit into a double play (31), 31st in on base percentage (.442), 50th in slugging percentage (.495), 31st in shutouts (3), and 34th in at bats against (1,173).