Preseason Preview: Menlo-Atherton Bears
March 26, 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 Menlo-Atherton Bears.
TEAM:
Menlo-Atherton Bears
HEAD COACH (years at school):
David Trujillo (5)
OFFICIAL TWITTER:
CIF SECTION & DIVISION:
Central Coast Section / Division 2
CONFERENCE/LEAGUE NAME:
Peninsula Athletic League / Ocean Division
LAST YEAR’S RECORD:
2-2
# OF RETURNING STARTERS:
7
# OF RETURNING PITCHERS:
5
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS:
2021 RHP Nate Baxter - Harvard
2021 RHP Will Ryan - Willamette University
2021 RHP/OF Rowen Barnes
2021 C/OF John Quinlan
2021 OF Max Coupe
2021 3B Tommy Eisenstat
2022 INF Reno DiBono
2022 MIF/RHP Griffin Williams
2022 MIF Jackson Vontz
2022 C/3B Ethan Bergan
THE FUTURE:
2023 RHP/3B/OF George Zaharias
SEASON OUTLOOK:
Coach Trujillo should be excited about the Menlo-Atherton Bears this season as this roster returns 7 starters from 2020 and 5 pitchers. This is going to be a deep team with a lineup that will attack pitchers from 1 through 9. The depth will also show up at all positions where players are competing with each other to get on the field and show their progress after a shortened 2020 season. That shortened season may be one of the only weak spots for the Bears and if they get into sync quickly, Coach Trujillo sees this team being atop the Ocean Division and competing for a CCS Championship. Besides overall depth, the pitching staff is going to be tough to beat with frontline arms leading this team on a weekly basis. Playing a more regional schedule is going to challenge this group of players in a great way and Coach Trujillo sees the culture and team chemistry coming together at the perfect time for Menlo-Atherton to make a run in 2021.
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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