The Braves split with Columbia College on Wednesday afternoon in Columbia, Mo. Ottawa was defeated 4-1 in game two but bounced back to take game two, 7-2. In the two games, Ottawa had a .276 batting average (16-for-58), scored eight runs, hit two doubles and two triples, drove in six runs, had a .379 slugging percentage, walked eight times, struck out 13, had a .323 on base percentage, and was 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts. OU's pitching staff finished the double header with a 2.69 ERA, five strike outs, and Columbia had a .208 batting average.
This season, OU has a .324 batting average, a .395 on base percentage, and a .473 slugging percentage. OU has hit six home runs and scored 96 runs.
Katie Enneking leads OU with a .405 batting average and has a team high 17 RBI.
Ashlynn Mercer is the Braves' leader in ERA (1.37) and strike outs (23).
Ottawa is ranked sixth in the NAIA in at bats (374), third in runs (96), sixth in hits (121), 15th in doubles (20), first in triples (9), 20th in home runs (6), first in RBI (89), fourth in extra base hits (35), second in total bases (177), ninth in walks (43), 41st in hit by pitch (5), fourth in sacrifice flies (6), ninth in stolen bases (28), 46th in slugging percentage (.473), 48th in ERA (1.99), sixth in shutouts (3), 44th in WHIP (1.09), and 32nd in opponent batting average (.221).
The Braves are 40-for-117 (.341) with runners in scoring position. OU has seven players hitting over .300 with runners in scoring position:
Addison Spencer (.350),
Rachel Pederson (.500),
Kara Hafenstine (.385),
Morgan Bradford (.333),
Katie Enneking (.467),
Nayely Delgado (.429),
Macy Roever (.333).
Ottawa has a record of 6-4 against William Woods University and the Braves are on a two game winning streak against the Owls. OU took both games of the double header last season at Alumni Park on Feb. 25. OU won game one in five innings, 8-0 and took game two, 8-0. The first meeting between the two teams happened on April 5, 2008 at the OCU Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla. OU won the game 3-0. The Braves are 4-2 against the Owls at Alumni Park.
William Wood has opened the season with a record of 4-3, has a 1-1 road mark, and enters Saturday's double header coming off a split with the University of Saint Mary on Feb. 18. The Owls lost game one to the Spires, 4-1 but rebounded to take game two, 9-5.
This season the Owls have a .287 batting average, a .420 on base percentage, and a .425 slugging percentage. They have hit two home runs and scored 41 runs.
Jessica Keilholz leads WWU with a .476 batting average. Keilholz and Ally Mahoney lead the team in RBI with six apiece. Micaiah Cordell leads the Owls in ERA (2.02) and Brooke Lopez is WWU's leader in strike outs (25).
The Owls are ranked 33rd in the NAIA in triples (3), 21st in walks (39), 41st in hit by pitch (5), 32nd in strike outs (16), fourth in sacrifice flies (6), 18th in sacrifice hits (18), 32nd in on base percentage (.420), 45th in shut outs (1), and 50th in opponent batting average (.243).
