Southern New Hampshire University

2013: Appeared in 14 games for the Penmen and started in 13 of those games as a pitcher… tossed two shutouts… pitched a total of 97 innings… notched 133 strikeouts and averaged 12.34 strikeouts per game...ranks second nationally in strikeouts… completed the season with a .870 fielding percentage… recorded a season high fifteen strikeouts during a SNHU 2-0 victory over The University of the Sciences (3/3) which led to a no hitter…registered thirteen strikeouts during two different contests, once in a SNHU loss to Concordia (3/8), and once in a SNHU victory over St. Rose (3/23)...was named the Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week (3/4)...was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Pitcher of the week (4/6)...was named to the NE-10 Conference first team...was named as a semifinalist for the Tino Martinez Award... was named to the First Team All Region selection by both Daktronics and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association...was selected to play in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association all-star game... was named to a Third-Team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association and also gained an honorable mention from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association...drafted by Oakland in the 2013 MLB Draft.

2012: Northeast-10 Third Team selection…Rawlings East Region Gold Glove Second Team...owned a 6-3 record and 1.38 ERA in 14 appearances (12 starts)...ranked seventh nationally in ERA...struck out 64 batters while walking just 25...led the staff with four complete games...allowed four hits and two runs in his first start of the season, a win over Felician (2/26)...was the hard-luck loser against Bloomfield, scattering five hits and allowing two unearned runs while fanning eight in a 2-1 setback (3/9)...allowed three hits in a shutout of Assumption (3/25)... tossed 10 innings and struck out 10 batters in a 3-2 win at Saint Michael’s (4/25)...scattered six hits and allowed one run while going the distance against Franklin Pierce in the East Regional (5/19)…started back-to-back games in the College World Series against West Chester (5/28) and Minnesota State (5/30)…allowed just one earned run (four total) in six innings against the Mavericks, scattering five hits and striking out four.

2011: Named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team…went 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA in 11 appearances (seven starts)…fanned 51 in 53.2 innings of work while walking just 14…scattered eight hits and allowed two runs at Molloy (3/5)…fanned eight in eight innings against American International to earn his first career victory (3/10)…allowed just three hits and fanned 10 in a seven-inning complete-game shutout at Saint Michael’s (4/8)…allowed three runs while scattering nine hits at Saint Anselm (4/18)…struck out seven and allowed seven hits and three runs in a setback to nationally-ranked Southern Connecticut (4/30).

High School/Personal: 2010 graduate of Patchogue-Medford HS where he lettered in baseball and football...served as team captain and was an All-League selection for the Raiders...son of Rafael and Diomaris Mendez...Psychology major.