Spicy Salama: Menlo School’s fiery Ben Salama hits landmark triple, channels Mason Miller in Knights’ CCS title win

SAN JOSE — Ben Salama isn’t afraid to wear his emotions on his sleeve. 

The Menlo School senior stepped up to the plate to lead off the bottom of the third inning in the CCS Division V championship game against Monterey. He promptly swung and missed on the first two pitches he saw. 

He heard about it from Monterey’s dugout. That was just fine with him.

Salama retorted with a frozen-rope line shot to left center, putting him in position to score Menlo’s fifth run on a double by Fletcher Cahill.