The Menlo baseball team ended their 2024 season with a CCS Division VI title and a 3-2 loss in the NorCal Division V championship against Woodland Christian School. Last year, the team finished with a 23-10 record while placing second in the West Bay Athletic League.

The team graduated eight seniors, including ace Ryan Schnell (‘24), who led the team with a 2.16 ERA. With only eleven players returning, the Knights are an underclass-heavy team.

Sitting at a 3-7 record as of March 26, the Knights look to rebound after losses against top teams in the area including Junipero Serra, Los Gatos and Menlo-Atherton High Schools. Sophomore Matthew Majalya believes the losses will make the team more resilient and prepared for the rest of the season. “Laying that groundwork of being in competitive games and playing good teams gives us a lot of confidence for our league play. We know we can hang with great teams even though our record may not reflect that,” Majalya said.

Junior Jackson Flanagan and freshman Fletcher Cahill have led the way offensively, with a 0.444 and 0.333 batting average, respectively. Flanagan leads the team in earned run average as well with a 2.69 ERA through six appearances. Junior Jack Freehill has also tallied a team-high seven steals.

Majalya is excited about the rest of the season, hoping to get another CCS title. “We want to win CCS but also focus on winning the right way. Playing good team baseball, being the best teammates we can be to each other, being the best students off the field and ultimately winning, with a brand of baseball that we can be proud of,” he said.