Preseason Preview: Mountain View Spartans
March 9, 2021
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COVID ended the 2020 season early throughout the State but as things progress quickly for the 2021 high school season, it’s time for us to preview teams from around the State in the Yearly Preseason Preview. Schedules are being adapted to fit the ever-changing landscape and though this season may look different than history has shown us, coaches/staff, players, families, and our team are preparing for 2021 to be as successful as possible.
We’ve submitted the Preseason Questionnaire to high school head coaches across the entire state and their responses have been flooding in. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be using their detailed insight on our team-by-team previews ahead of the 2021 season leading into the California Power 25 Rankings.
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With all that said let’s take a look at today’s Preseason Preview of the Mountain View Spartans.
TEAM:
Mountain View Spartans
HEAD COACH (years at school):
Kris Mims (6)
OFFICIAL TWITTER:
CIF SECTION & DIVISION:
Central Coast Section / Division 1
CONFERENCE/LEAGUE NAME:
Santa Clara Valley Athletic League / De Anza Division
LAST YEAR’S RECORD:
4-2
# OF RETURNING STARTERS:
4
# OF RETURNING PITCHERS:
3
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:
2021 RHP/UTL Gabe Barrett - Claremont McKenna
2021 OF Nathaniel Harris
THE FUTURE:
2023 LHP Joey Lee
2024 RHP/OF Liam Barrett
SEASON OUTLOOK:
Coming off a Central Coast Section Division 1 Championship in 2019, the Spartans were looking to carry that momentum into 2020. Alas, COVID-19 changed those plans and the Spartans shift their attention to a 2021 season that’s going to have them competing in the tough Santa Clara Valley Athletic League. Mountain View knows the battles in the season will prepare them for a playoff run as they’ve done before and they’ll be looking to utilize their team speed and defense to make another playoff run this season. Their offense will be asked to continue to develop and support their rotation that has arms at the front who opposing teams will not like facing. Coach Mims has brought the best out of the group for a few years now and will be looking to keep that development focus for Mountain View’s continued long-term success.
UPCOMING EVENTS
| SHOWCASE | STATE | DATE | LOCATION |
| Rising Stars Showcase - NorCal | CA | 06/08 | Islanders Field |
| State Games ID - NorCal | CA | 06/15 | Islanders Field |
| Rising Stars Showcase | CA | 06/22 | Hart Park |
| Northern California ProCase | CA | 07/06 | McBean Stadium - Lincoln, CA |
| SoCal ProCase | CA | 07/07 | Hart Park |
| SoCal Academic Games | CA | 07/13 | Hart Park |
| California State Games | CA | 07/16-07/18 | Islanders Field |
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