Baseball Recap: Burton Drops Season-High Score on KIPP SF College Prep

Pumas

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ KIPP SF College Prep	26
03/06/25 @ KIPP SF College Prep	18
03/26/25 vs KIPP SF College Prep	17
03/19/25 @ Leadership	16
02/20/25 vs Balboa	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Burton). They never let the KIPP SF College Prep Phoenix get on the board and left with a 26-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Pumas, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Christian Pabalate made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, Burton got a massive performance out of Joshua Soriano, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Soriano is becoming a predictor of Burton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Juan Sanchez, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Burton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

The win made it two in a row for Burton and bumps their season record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for KIPP SF College Prep, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Burton will host KIPP King at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. KIPP King will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for KIPP SF College Prep, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Galileo at 3:30 p.m. on April 23.