The Braves swept Southwestern College last Saturday in Winfield, Kan., winning game one, 5-1 and game two, 6-2. Ottawa hit .271, scoring 11 runs, hitting six doubles, driving in eight runs, finishing with a .373 slugging percentage, and a .313 on base percentage.
Aliks Serna hit .667 against Southwestern and
Katie Enneking finished the double header with a .429 batting average.
Ashlynn Mercer had a 1.00 ERA, striking out eight. SWC hit .200 against the Braves.
Through 35 games, Ottawa is hitting .303, has a .390 on base percentage, and a .461 slugging percentage. OU has hit 24 home runs and scored 223 runs.
Ottawa is 30-5 overall, 13-1 in the KCAC, is on a two game winning streak, and has a record of 15-2 at home this season. This is the ninth time that the Braves have won 30 or more games in a single season.
OU is ranked 20th in the NAIA in runs (223), 42nd in hits (281), 14th in doubles (64), 16th in home runs (24), 25th in RBI (188), 16th in extra base hits (93), 25th in total bases (427), 16th in walks (109), 18th in hit by pitch (28), 44th in sacrifice flies (9), 43rd in slugging percentage (.461), 24th in shut outs (8), and 47th in opponent batting average (.248).
Madison Bunfill leads the Braves in batting average (.417), and RBI (41).
Ashlynn Mercer is OU's leader in ERA (3.04) and strike outs (69).
In Ottawa's 17 home games this season, the Braves have a .321 batting average. OU is averaging 6.4 runs per game, has hit 12 home runs, 30 doubles and five triples, has a .415 on base percentage, and a .507 slugging percentage.
Ottawa has a record of 27-53 against Friends University. Ottawa is 2-3 in its last five meetings against the Falcons. The teams split the double header last season in Wichita at the Two Rivers Sports Complex on March 29. Friends won game one, 6-0, while OU rebounded to take game two, 9-8. The teams met in the KCAC Tournament last year on May 7 in Great Bend, Kan. Friends won that game, 3-1. Ottawa has never swept a double header against Friends at Alumni Park. The Braves have lost two straight to the Falcons at home. OU's last win over Friends at Alumni Park was on April 19, 2019. Ottawa won the game, 3-2. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened at the KCAC Round Robin Tournament on April 12, 1996. Friends won the game.
Friends University is 22-8 overall, has a record of 10-2 in the KCAC, is on a six game winning streak, and is 5-3 on the road this season. The Falcons' last loss came against Bethany College in Lindsborg on March 25. The Swedes defeated the Falcons, 7-6.
Through 30 games this season, Friends has a .363 batting average, a .435 on base percentage, and a .532 slugging percentage. The Falcons have hit 29 home runs, which is sixth in the NAIA, and scored 234 runs.
Carolyn Dallimore leads Friends in batting average (.488) and RBI (40). Laila Spracklen is the Falcons' leader in ERA (2.37) and strike outs (138).
Falcon pitcher Laila Spracklen went over the 400 career strike out mark in Friends' 7-0 win over Bethel College last Saturday. She now has 408 career strikeouts, just 33 shy of the school record 441 set by Brandi Leeker (2006-09). It was also her first career individual no hitter. Spracklen pitched four innings in a combined no-hitter last year at Dallas Christian but Saturday's game was her first individual no hitter.
Friends is ranked 17th in the NAIA in runs (234), sixth in home runs (29), 16th in RBI (209), 29th in extra base hits (81), 17th in total bases (459), 29th in walks (99), 35th in strike outs (94), sixth in bassing average (.363), third in on base percentage (.435), sixth in slugging percentage (.532), and 41st in shut outs (6).
In Friends' eight road games, the Falcons have a .326 batting average and are averaging six runs per game. Friends has a .420 on base percentage, and a .455 sluging percentage.
