Ottawa split with Tabor College on Saturday afternoon in Hillsboro. Tabor won game one, 9-7, in nine innings and the Braves took game two, 13-11.
Through 46 games this season, Ottawa has a .308 batting average, a .384 on base percentage, and a .454 slugging percentage. OU has hit 25 home runs and scored 292 runs.
Addison Spencer leads the team in batting average (.374) and
Reagan Hammons is OU's leader in RBI (45).
Ashlynn Mercer is the Braves' leader in ERA (1.42) and strike outs (80).
The Braves have a record of 20-4 at home this season. OU is hitting .337, is outscoring opponents 180-48, has hit 40 doubles, eight triples, and eight home runs. The OU pitching staff has a 1.81 ERA with 87 strike outs in 155 innings. Opponents are batting .224 at Alumni Park this season.
OU is ranked eighth in the NAIA in at bats (1,248), 14th in runs (292), 27th in hits (384), 30th in doubles (71), sixth in triples (18), 31st in home runs (25), 14th in RBI (264), 20th in extra base hits (114), 27th in total bases (566), 15th in walks (139), 35th in stolen bases (85), 50th in on base percentage (.384), 42nd in slugging percentage (.454), 28th in ERA (2.13), 32nd in WHIP (1.21), 22nd in shut outs (11), and 36th in at bats against (1,161).
Ottawa has a record of 33-11 against Southwestern College. OU has won seven straight against the Moundbuilders. The Braves last loss to Southwestern was on April 3, 2019 in Winfield. The Moundbuilders won the game in six innings, 15-7. OU has won 13 straight games at Alumni Park against Southwestern. Ottawa's last loss at home to the Moundbuilders was on April 15, 2006. SWC won the game, 8-7. The very first game between the two teams happened on April 17, 2004 in Ottawa. Southwestern won the game, 3-1.
In KCAC play this season, Ottawa has a .308 batting average, a .458 in slugging percentage, and a .381 on base percentage. OU is 39-for-44 in stolen base attempts. OU's pitching staff has a 1.57 ERA, striking out 77 in 147 innings. Opponents have a .256 batting average.
Southwestern College as an overall record of 4-34, a 1-23 KCAC record, has lost 11 straight, and has a road record of 1-15. The Moundbuilders last win was on April 3 at York. SWC won game one of the double header, 10-5. That win was also Southwestern's first road win.
In 38 games this season, Southwestern has a .239 batting average, a .298 on base percentage, and a .320 slugging percentage. The Moundbuilders have hit eight home runs and scored 119 runs.
Taylor Powers leads the team in batting average (.317), Hannah Hlavenak is SWC's leader in RBI (13), Jordan Gates is the team's leader in ERA (9.91), and Emma Willesden leads SWC in strike outs (24).
