ottawa baseball Ottawa McPherson College | Great Band, Kan. | May 8 | 1pm | KCAC Tournament 2021 Schedule/Results Ottawa Braves McPherson Bulldogs Date Opponent Time/Results Overall: 34-18 Overall: 36-12 F3 at Evangel (DH) L, 2-9/L, 1-2 (8) KCAC: 21-12 KCAC: 22-11 F22 (25) MidAmerica Nazarene - @ L, 2-16 Head Coach: Gabe Grinder Head Coach: Bryan Moses (RV) Columbia College - @ W, 8-2 Career Record/Years: 71-53 / 3 Record/Years: 144-91 / 5 F23 Central Christian W, 13-2 (7) Rank: NR Rank: 24 F26 Hastings College W, 5-0 F27 Hastings College (DH) W, 9-3/9-0 F28 Hastings College W, 9-2 M2 at Avila University* W, 10-8 - The Braves are on a three game winning streak and are in the KCAC Tournament M5 York College* W, 7-2 Championship Game for the first time since 1994. Ottawa defeated no. 6 Oklahoma Team Match Up M6 York College* (DH) W, 12-4/W, 4-0 Wesleyan University 6-3 in the KCAC Tournament Semifinals on Friday night. The win OTT MCPH M9 Missouri Valley (DH) L, 7-11/L, 6-10 was OU’s third in four games against the Eagles. M11 McPherson* (DH) L, 3-4/L, 0-2 Current Record 34 - 18 36 - 12 M15 McPherson College* W, 6-3 - In OU’s three game winning streak, the Braves are hitting .221 with 16 runs, 21 hits, Scoring 366 497 M16 University of Saint Mary* W, 4-2 two doubles, two home runs, 13 RBI, a .305 slugging percentage, 11 walks, five hit by Batting 0.314 0.351 M19 at Kansas Wesleyan Uni.* L, 7-8 pitch, a .330 on base percentage, and five stolen bases. The OU pitching staff has held RBI 330 468 M20 at Kansas Wesleyan * L, 7-9/W, 11-3 the top three teams in the KCAC to a .175 batting average, a .258 slugging percentage, Runs 366 497 M23 Avila University* W, 11-4 and a .226 on base percentage. Hits 516 547 M24 at Baker University W, 8-2 Double 89 112 M27 at Southwestern* W, 7-1/W, 10-4 - Ottawa had seven players named to the 2021 All-KCAC Teams. Elliot Antonetty and Triples 10 13 M28 at Southwestern College* L, 8-9 Rylan Cratsenberg earned First Team. Zachary Spradlin, Holland Boan, and Stephen Home Runs 66 106 Norrell were Second Team selections. Kyle Banister and Austin Warfel were named M31 at Missouri Valley W, 5-0/W, 11-7 Slugging % 0.501 0.644 A2 Bethany College* L, 5-11 Honorable Mention All-KCAC. Spradlin was named to the KCAC Gold Glove Team for his play at second base. Pitching 412.200 365.000 A3 Bethany College* W, 24-13/L, 6-7 Hits Allowed 426 416 A6 at University of Saint Mary* W 7-4 Earned Runs 226 228 A7 Northwest Missouri State L, 7-22 - The Braves are now 11-15 in the KCAC Tournament. This will be the first meeting A8 at Tabor College* W, 16-12 between Ottawa and McPherson at the KCAC Tournament. Saturday’s game is the 46th Base on Balls 177 150 A10 at Tabor College* W, 8-7/L, 1-10 meeting between the two teams. Ottawa leads the series, 29-16.The Bulldogs took Strike Outs 437 393 A13 at Avila University* W, 13-3 the regular season series, 2-1 in Ottawa on March 11 and March 15. McPherson won Opponent Batting Average 0.265 0.280 A15 Sterling College* W, 2-1 (10) game one on March 11, 4-3, and game two, 2-0. Ottawa took game three on March A17 Sterling College* L, 6-9/W, 8-1 15, 6-3. A20 at Central Christian College W, 5-0 A24 (7) Oklahoma Wesleyan* W, 12-8/L, 7-8 - The Braves are led in batting average (.414) and RBI (71) by Rylan Cratsenberg. Zachary Spradlin is OU’s leader in stolen bases (20). A25 (7) Oklahoma Wesleyan* W, 12-8 Stephen Norrell leads the team in ERA (4.02) and strike outs (11). A27 University of Saint Mary* W, 8-1 A30 at Friends* W, 5-4 (14)/L, 2-12 - McPherson College is 36-12 overall and entered the KCAC Tournament as the fourth seed. The Bulldogs fell in their first game of the M2 at Friends University* L, 0-9 tournament on May 5, 12-3 to Kansas Wesleyan University. The Bulldogs have won two straight, taking a 6-5 victory over no. 6 Oklahoma M5 Tabor College- ! W, 4-2 Wesleyan University on May 6 and defeating Bethany College 13-4 on May 7. M6 Kansas Wesleyan - ! W, 6-5 M7 Oklahoma Wesleyan - ! W, 6-3 - Trevor Johnson leads McPherson in batting average (.408), James Canar is the team’s leader in RBI (68), Kris Perez leads MC in stolen M8 McPherson - ! 1pm bases (15), and Tyler Norris is the Bulldogs’ leader in ERA (4.07) and strike outs (77). (DH) - Double Header - Trevor Johnson, James Canar, Jake Pearson, and Kyle Lux earned First Team All-KCAC honors. Kris Perez, Tyler Norris, and Alex Escobar Home games are in BOLD were named Second Team All-KCAC. Perez was named to the KCAC Gold Glove Team as an outfielder. (@) - Rube Foster Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) (*) - KCAC Games Potential Starting Lineup Pos. # Player Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB Sports Information C 7 Elliot Antonetty .362 162 13 55 8 0 10 33 2-3 20 1B 23 Rylan Cratsenberg .414 186 62 77 11 0 22 71 15-18 19 Baseball Contact: Katie Tooley 2B 8 Zach Spradlin .315 165 50 52 9 2 1 20 20-25 23 Email: [email protected] 3B 22 Kyle Banister .347 199 44 69 9 3 5 24 9-15 8 Office: 785-248-2610 SS 9 Matthew Aguilar .242 153 35 37 14 1 6 34 11-13 18 Cell: 785-418-7234 LF 11 Jeremiah Arellano .340 153 33 52 9 0 0 23 3-9 24 CF 2 Ben Koler .269 145 20 39 7 2 1 21 4-6 14 RF 5 Gabe Eckstaine .192 78 17 15 3 0 2 7 5-6 11 DH 20 Holland Boan .384 146 31 56 8 2 13 52 2-4 19 7 KCAC CHAMPIONSIHPS | 7 GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL APPEARANCES | 13 NAIA ALL-AMERICANS | 2O REGION IV & DISTRICT 10 SELECTIONS | 176 All-Conference Selections Ottawa ottawa baseball No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 Yaniel Ramos INF R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Carolina, Puerto Rico/Pasco Hernando Community College Alphabetical Roster 2 Benjamin Koler OF R/R 5-9 185 Sr. Federal Way, Wash./Olympic College 9 Matt Aguilar 18 Alex Almeida 4 Eric Reece RHP L/R 5-8 130 Jr. San Antonio, Texas/Eastern Oklahoma State College 7 Elliot Antonetty 5 Gabe Ecksatine OF R/R 6-4 200 Jr. LeMars, Iowa/Saint Peter’s University 11 Jeremiah Arellano 6 Hector Sepulveda RHP R/R 6-1 200 Jr. Douglas, Ariz./Corbin University 22 Kyle Banister 7 Elliot Antonetty C R/R 6-3 225 Sr. Gurabo, Puerto Rico/Jackson State University 14 James Benham 8 Zachary Spradlin INF R/R 5-8 185 Jr. Hoquiam, Wash./Garys Harbor College 17 Jakob Billingham 9 Matt Aguilar INF/RHP R/R 5-11 170 Sr. Keizer, Ore./Arizona Christian University 20 Holland Boan 10 Dillon Burris RHP R/R 5-9 175 Fr. Nacogdoches, Texas/Tyler Junior College 32 Merrick Brown 11 Jeremiah Arellano OF L/R 5-11 175 Sr. Pueblo, Colo./Colorado State University - Pueblo 10 Dillon Burris 13 Austin Warfel RHP R/R 6-1 200 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Eastern Oklahoma State College 29 Eli Crall 14 James Benham RHP R/R 6-4 190 Fr. Poway, Calif./Palomar College 23 Rylan Cratsenberg 15 Jeremy Husband LHP L/L 5-11 195 Jr. Kingwood, Texas/Northeastern State University 24 Yadiel Cruz 16 Zach Henry OF R/R/ 6-2 175 Sr. Kent, Wash./Northwestern College 5 Gabe Ecksatine 17 Jakob Billingham C R/R 6-4 240 Fr. Denver, Colo./Northeastern Junior College 33 Jakob Edwards 18 Alec Almeida INF/OF R/R 5-10 150 Fr. Rogers, Ark./Heritage 35 Jackson Flack 19 Tony Oreb RHP R/R 6-3 195 Jr. San Diego, Calif./Texas Wesleyan University 31 Angelo Florendo 20 Holland Boan INF R/R 6-4 225 Jr. Pike Road, Ala./Coastal Alabama Community College 37 Jared Gray 21 Ryan Stejskal OF R/R 6-4 210 So. Arlington Heights, Ill./Harper College 16 Zach Henry 22 Kyle Banister INF R/R 5-11 155 Sr. SeaTec, Wash./Pierce College 15 Jeremy Husband 23 Rylan Cratsenberg INF R/R 6-3 230 Sr. Federal Way, Wash./Pierce College 2 Benjamin Koler 24 Yadiel Cruz RHP R/R 6-5 220 Jr. Caugus, Puerto Rico/Park University 28 Stephen Norrell 25 Sheldon Paramore INF L/R 5-11 180 Sr. Mansfield, Texas/Brookhaven College 19 Tony Oreb 26 Austin Skelhorn RHP R/R 6-3 215 Sr. Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada/Lane Community College 25 Sheldon Paramore 27 Logan Zozaya INF R/R 6-2 205 Sr. Grants Pass, Ore./Lane Community College 1 Yaniel Ramos 28 Stephen Norrell RHP R/R 6-4 240 Jr. Keller, Texas/McMurry College 4 Eric Reece 29 Eli Crall RHP R/R 6-5 220 Jr. Mount Orab, Ohio/Eastern Kentucky University 6 Hector Sepulveda 31 Angelo Florendo C R/R 5-8 185 So.