Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Mountain View

Mountain View entered their tilt with Skyline on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Coyotes 9-3. That's two games straight that the Toros have won by exactly six runs.

Kooper Klein

Stolen Base (Career)

03/27/25 @ Skyline	2
03/25/25 vs Skyline	1
02/26/25 vs Basha	1
04/22/24 @ Red Mountain	1
04/19/24 vs Red Mountain	1

Kooper Klein made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Mountain View is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-7 otherwise. Klein was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Mountain View got a great performance from Austin Burr as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. What's more, Burr posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Beckham Barney, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run. He has become a key player for Mountain View: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one home run, but 5-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Chasyn Cook, who scored two runs and stole two bases.

Mountain View's record now sits at 7-8. As for Skyline, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountain View will venture away from home to take on Chandler at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Skyline, they will head out to face off against Gila Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Skyline is facing Gila Ridge at the right time seeing as Gila Ridge is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.