Baseball Recap: Menlo-Atherton's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Five

By Team Reports May 17, 2025, 12:18am

Baseball Recap: Menlo-Atherton Bears vs. Hillsdale Fighting Knights

Bears

Previous 5 Games

05/16/25 vs Hillsdale11-0
05/14/25 @ Hillsdale4-1
05/09/25 @ Burlingame7-2
05/07/25 vs Burlingame4-3
05/02/25 @ King's Academy5-4

Menlo-Atherton had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hillsdale Fighting Knights an 11-0 shutout. The match marked the Bears' most dominant win of the season.

Jack Molise made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. Molise was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Menlo-Atherton got a massive performance out of Ryder Kelly, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double. Another player making a difference was Merrick Lee, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Menlo-Atherton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hillsdale only posted a batting average of .045.

Menlo-Atherton's record is now 20-7. As for Hillsdale, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season.

As of now, neither Menlo-Atherton nor Hillsdale have any future games scheduled.

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