| Hometown | Camarillo, California |
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| College | Stanford – 2002 |
| Website | http://www.jmendoza.com/ |
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olympic Experience
- 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist
- 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist – Hit 5-for-20 (.250) with 5 runs and 5 RBI
World Championship Experience
- 2010 World Championship Gold Medalist
- 2006 World Championship Gold Medalist – Hit 16-for-32 (.500) with 5 HR, 16 RBI and a slugging percentage of .969; Named as the USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year
- 2002 World Championship Gold Medalist – Hit .313 (10-32) with 8 runs and 7 RBI
Career Highlights
- Three-time World Cup Champion (2006, 2007, 2010)
- 2007 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Hit .417 (25-for-60) during the three event summer with 20 starts; Tallied 17 RBI with three homeruns, two triples and a team high four doubles, scoring a team-high 23 runs; Named to the Canada Cup All Star team
- 2005 WBSC Americas Qualifier Gold Medalist
- 2003 Pan American Games Gold Medalist
- 2001 U.S. Cup Gold Medalist
Collegiate Highlights
- Four-time NFCA First-team All American
- Led Stanford to first NCAA Women’s College World Series appearance (2001)
- Four-time All Pac-10 first team
- Four-time All-Pacific Region
- Three-time Stanford Athlete of the Year (1999, 2000 & 2001)
- 2000 Pac-10 Player of the Year
- 1999 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year
Professional Highlights
- Current sportscaster and analyst for ESPN
- 2010 NPF champion with USSSA Pride
Get to Know …
- I am all about family. My parents are Gil and Karen Mendoza. I have a brother and two sisters who mean the world to me. I love it when we all get together after months of not seeing one another and we laugh so hard we cry and our cheeks go numb. That is the best kind of laughter.
- I love to travel and see the world; different cultures, different languages, different foods, and it always reminds me no matter how different we are as people, we are still very much the same.
- I love living near the beach, taking a drive when things are crazy and just watching the beauty of the ocean with my toes in the sand.
- I love taking hikes so deep into nature that I forget we ever had cities. I love watching people smile, when they really mean it and are truly happy, even if it is just for that moment.
- I love the look in a child’s eyes when you have made a slight difference in their life. I want to make more children smile. Staying inside too much makes me crazy. Drinking caffeine makes me even crazier.
- I am addicted to my Blackberry and have even had interventions from my friends.
- I like to watch movies over TV shows or sports. I am a sucker for romantic comedies.
- I love history. I love learning. There are so many beautiful things to learn about.
- My favorite foods are my dad’s chorizo goulash, my mom’s tamale’s, and fresh fish.
- I was mean to my sister when we were little. Hate and wars make me sad but softball and teammates make me happy.
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