Biography
2021 (LCU)
Battling a nagging injury all year, Mendazona still appeared in all but two Chap games and was one of the team's best at the plate. He had a batting average of .329, but really stood out in the walk category, where he led the team with 38, giving him an on-base percentage of .450. Of his 52 total hits, 20 went for extra bases, including 12 doubles, one triple and seven home runs. He scored 36 times and drove in 34 runs himself. Defensively, he handled the hot corner with a .901 fielding percentage.Â
2020 (LCU)
Mendazona started every game at third base for the Chaps during the COVID-19-shortened season and was second on the team with a .289 batting average in 90 at-bats. He also drew 15 walks for a .398 on base percentage while driving in 14 runs and scoring 18 times himself. He hit four doubles, one triple and a pair of home runs for a .444 slugging percentage.
2019 (Oregon State)
Played in 40 games, starting 32, and batted .217 with five doubles, one home run and 12 RBI... Pac-12 play: Played in 23 games, starting 22, and batted .253 with three doubles, one home run and five RBI... Drove home the game-winning runs on a bases-clearing double in the seventh against Portland (5/14)... Set a career-high with three RBI in a 1-for-4 effort in the first game of the doubleheader versus Utah (4/6)... Hit his first collegiate home run, a solo shot in the 11th inning, against Washington to send OSU to a 4-3 win in the series finale (3/31).
2018 (Oregon State)
Did not play.Â
2017 (Oregon State)Â
Appeared in 13 games, three starts, with 10 at bats, one run and one RBI.
High School
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Josh Davis... Played for the Kansas City Royals at the 2015 Area Code Games... Rated as the No. 3 high school player in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest... As a junior, batted .570 with 16 doubles, nine triples and three home runs with 28 RBI and 15 stolen bases. Named the IMC Player of the Year and First-Team All-State... As a sophomore, batted .624 with 17 doubles, 11 triples, three home runs and 46 RBI with 16 stolen bases. Named First-Team All-IMC and First-Team All-State... As both a junior and sophomore, played at the Oregon Futures Game at Volcanoes Stadium... Batted .422 with seven doubles, two triples, nine RBI and 11 stolen bases his freshman year and was named second-team all-IMC... Also lettered as a cornerback in football as a sophomore, earning All-Conference and All-State honors... Lettered in basketball for four seasons, earning first and second-team honors... Father Mike Mendazona played catcher at LCU from 1986-1988, earning Second Team All-American honors in 1987