Baseball Game Preview: Burton Pumas vs. KIPP SF College Prep Phoenix

For the second straight game, Burton will face off against KIPP SF College Prep. Burton will head out to square off against KIPP SF College Prep at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Burton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season.

Burton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 17-0 margin over KIPP SF College Prep. While the Pumas didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Christian Pabalate

Runs

03/26/25 vs KIPP SF College Prep	4
03/20/25 vs Galileo	1
03/19/25 @ Leadership	2
03/06/25 @ KIPP SF College Prep	3
03/04/25 vs Gateway	2
+ 5 more games

Isaac Bautista and Christian Pabalate were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bautista pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Pabalate pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Bautista a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Bautista scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Pabalate fired off three home runs, four runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. With that strong performance, Pabalate is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game.

In other batting news, Roger Solano-Casco was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Burton is undefeated when Solano-Casco posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Perez Say, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.

Burton lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Burton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs over those games. KIPP SF College Prep is on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.