Baseball Game Preview: Mountain View Bruins vs. Uintah Utes

Mountain View is 2-8 against Uintah since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bruins will look to defend their home field against the Utes at 3:00 p.m. Mountain View is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Mountain View and Summit Academy faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Friday. The Bruins put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 12-2 win.

Caden Imes

Batters Struck Out

04/17/26 vs Summit Academy	3
04/02/26 @ Orem	2
03/27/26 vs Timpanogos	0
03/06/26 vs Maple Mountain	2
05/02/25 @ Uintah	5

Caden Imes made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in May of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Olsen, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Mountain View's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 2-1 (and 8-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Josh Hair, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Mountain View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They are 4-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Uintah lost 22-3 to Orem on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Utes in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost five in a row.

Mountain View's victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Uintah, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.

Mountain View might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Uintah in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Can the Bruins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.