Ottawa is on a three game winning streak after sweeping William Woods University on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Park. The Braves took game one, 8-0, and game two, 3-2. OU hit .354 , had 17 hits, scored 11 runs, hit one double, drove in nine runs, had a .375 slugging percentage, walked eight times, struck out three, had a .475 on base percentage, and was 10-for-13 in stolen base attempts.
Addison Spencer had a .800 batting average in those two games against William Woods. She scored two runs, had a 2.000 slugging percentage, walked once, finished with a 1.000 on base percentage and stole one base.
This season, Ottawa has a .327 batting average, a .405 on base percentage, and a .462 slugging percentage. OU has hit six home runs and has scored 107 runs.
The Braves are ranked sixth in the NAIA in runs (107), fifth in hits (138), 24th in doubles (21), first in triples (9), 29th in home runs (6), fourth in RBI (98), 13th in extra base hits (36), seventh in total bases (195), eighth in walks (51), 23rd in hit by a pitch (8), eighth in sacrifice flies (6), fifth in stolen bases (38), 48th in on base percentage (.405), 49th in slugging percentage (.462), 32nd in ERA (1.87), 34th in WHIP (1.09), sixth in shutouts (4), 13th in at bats against (375), and 27th in opponent batting average (.221).
The Braves are hitting .318 (57-179) with runners on base.
Nayely Delgado is 5-for-11 (.455) with runners on base. With runners in scoring position,
Katie Enneking leads the Braves with a .467 batting average (7-for-15). As a team, Ottawa is 40-for-117 (.342) with runners in scoring position.
Katie Enneking leads OU with a .422 batting average in 16 games played.
Reagan Hammons and Enneking lead OU with 17 RBI apiece.
Ashlynn Mercer is the team's leader in ERA (1.19) and strike outs (24).
Ottawa has a record of 9-1 at home this season. The lone loss was against Bellevue University on Feb. 12, 5-3. OU is outscoring opponents 81-16 at Alumni Park, hitting .368 while holding opponents to a .191 batting average. The Braves are outhitting opponents 92-42 in those 10 home games this season.
OU has a record of 6-5 against Missouri Valley College and have won four straight against the Vikings. Ottawa swept the double header last season at Alumni Park on February 11, 2023. The Braves won game one, 3-0, and took game two, 10-2, in five innings. Ottawa is 6-2 against Missouri Valley at Alumni Park and have won four straight home game against the Vikings. The first time the two teams met was on March 2, 2007 at the Show Me Games in Springfield, Mo. Missouri Valley won the game 4-2.
Missouri Valley College has started the season with a record of 1-5. The Vikings split their double header with the University of Saint Mary on Feb. 21 in Leavenworth. MVC won its first game of the season, taking game one, 6-2. The Spires won game two, 9-1.
This season the Vikings have a .241 batting average, a .282 on base percentage, and a .364 slugging percentage. Missouri Valley has hit four home runs, and has scored 20 runs.
Hailey Simons leads the Vikings with a .400 batting average in six games. Caitlyn Vela and Quinlynn Keller lead MVC with three RBI apiece. Chloe Shuff leads Missouri Valley with a 4.00 ERA and Cherrelee Miles is MVC's leader in strike outs (11).
In Missouri Valley's two road games this season, the Vikings are hitting .333, have a .345 on base percentage, and a .456 slugging percentage. They have 19 hits in 57 at bats, driving in six runs.
