Baseball Recap: Santa Clara Comes Up Short

Santa Clara extended their losing streak to 13 on Friday, dropping them down to 1-13. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Spartans. If the Bruins were looking for revenge after losing 9-2 to the Spartans when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Santa Clara saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Yumul, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

As for Mountain View, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.

On Mountain View's side, Brennan Dooley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Dooley also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Spartans are 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 1-8 otherwise.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Frehner, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makaio Mo'Unga, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

While Santa Clara had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.