It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Menlo School had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Gonzales Spartans onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Menlo School who now have five in a row.
Not much got past Ryan Schnell, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Gonzales off the board. Schnell has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Menlo School's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Flanagan, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Freehill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Menlo School's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9. As for Gonzales, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-5.
Menlo School will square off against South San Francisco on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Menlo School: 3.7, South San Francisco: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Gonzales does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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