MENLO SCHOOL • SINCE 1915

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About the Team

It was a banner season in 2025 for the Knights, who won the NorCal Div. IV title—the first regional championship in program history. Menlo (24-8) won back-to-back Central Coast Section (CCS) titles—Div. VI in 2024 and this time Div. V—and clinched the Peninsula Athletic League-Ocean title outright, its first league championship since 2019.

The path to the NorCal championship included a hard-fought 15-11 victory over Woodland Christian in the semifinals—an extra-inning game spanning two days. In the CCS playoffs, the team defeated Soledad 4-3 in the quarterfinals and Piedmont Hills 7-5 in the semifinals. Menlo won 21 of its last 22 games and has come away with the win in one-run games 14-1.

Menlo, which also won CCS titles in 1988, 1989, 2004, 2010, 2011,  2016 and 2017, became just the second school in section history to reach the championships four straight seasons (2010-2013).  The Knights won 26 league championships since 1973, with the most recent in 2025.

The Coach

David Trujillo, 2022

David Trujillo (Fourth year)

Trujillo led his last two Menlo School teams to Central Coast Section crowns. 

Before coming to Menlo, Trujillo served on the coaching staff at Menlo-Atherton for seven years - three of those as varsity head coach. In 2020, he led the varsity team to a PAL Bay Division championship and his next team advanced to the CCS Div. III playoffs. Previously, Trujillo taught P.E. and coached in the middle school at Menlo.

Trujillo is passionate about mentoring, inspiring and developing young student-athletes. Having managed teams and coached private instruction for nearly two decades, he has a proven track record helping them to develop successful habits both on and off the field. For nearly two decades, he has offered private baseball instruction and led various travel teams in the Bay Area.

Before his coaching career, Trujillo played professional baseball from 2002-2005, for both the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League and the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League, where he was named Nextel MVP in 2004. He holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from UNLV, and was named NCAA Div. I First Team All-American, with a .345 batting average, and a team-high 18 home runs.

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NorCal Champions

2025

CCS Champions

1988, 1989, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2024, 2025

League Champions

1973, 1974, 1975, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019,
2025

CCS Scholastic Champions

2010, 2014, 2019

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Coaches

Head coach: David Trujillo
Assistant coaches: Mike McAdams, Robert Alarcon, Vince Cruz, Steve Kelleher, Robert Lopez, David Ross

Baseball

CCS Champions

1988, 1989, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017

League Champions

1973, 1974, 1975, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019

CCS Scholastic Champions

2010, 2014, 2019

About the Team

 The Knights won back-to-back Central Coast Section championships in 2016 and 2017. In 2016, Menlo compiled a 20-7 overall record and won its first Central Coast Section title since 2011. Menlo, which also won CCS titles in 1988, 1989, 2004, 2010, and 2011, became just the second school in section history to reach the championships four straight seasons 2010-2013. Menlo players consistently have gone on to play at NCAA Div. I to Div. III programs and in the majors.

ABOUT THE COACH

David Trujillo
(First year)

Trujillo comes to Menlo after serving on the coaching staff at Menlo-Atherton for seven years - three of those as varsity head coach. After leading the JV team to top finishes in its divisions in his first three seasons, he took the head coaching role in 2019. A season later, he led the varsity team to a PAL Bay Division championship and last season, his team advanced to the CCS Div. III playoffs. Previously, Trujillo taught P.E. and coached in the middle school at Menlo.

Trujillo is passionate about mentoring, inspiring and developing young student-athletes, and has a proven track record helping them to develop successful habits both on and off the field. For over 15 years, he has offered private baseball instruction and led various travel teams in the Bay Area.

Before his coaching career, Trujillo played professional baseball from 2002-2005, for both the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League and the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League, where he was named Nextel MVP in 2004. He holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from UNLV, and was named NCAA Div. I First Team All-American, with a .345 batting average, and a team-high 18 home runs.