After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lick-Wilmerding, Burton was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Gateway Gators with a sharp 18-11 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Pumas as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Christian Pabalate made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Isaac Bautista
| 03/04/25 vs Gateway | 3 |
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| 03/19/24 vs Drew | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Isaac Bautista, who scored two runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Zimry Rucker was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Burton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory got Burton back to even at 3-3. As for Gateway, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Burton will venture away from home to take on KIPP SF College Prep at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Burton has given up an average of 13.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Gateway, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Urban at 3:30 p.m.
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