Marcus Mendez

Class:
Junior
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 196
Position:
INF
Hometown:
Tucson, AZ
High School:
PIMA CC
Last College:
Pima CC

Sophomore (2018) | Put the finishing touches on his two-year career at Pima Community College by once again serving as one of the Aztecs' middle infielders... Played and started in 49 of the team's 52 games... Concluded the year with a batting line of .315/.393/.383... Drove in 27 runs on on 51 hits and 16 walks... Led the Aztecs in RBI and was second on the team in hits, runs scored (29) and doubles (11)... Put up a season-high three hits on three separate occasions, the last of which came in a win over Scottsdale Community College (3/20)... Drove in a season-high three runs three times, the last time coming in a loss at Phoenix College (2/20)... Scored a season-high three runs while also amassing three RBI in a victory at El Paso Community College (2/2).

Freshman (2017) | Became a member of the starting lineup at Pima Community College during his first season of collegiate baseball... Started 44 of the 48 games he appeared in... Posted a slash line of .241/.327/.283... Drove in 15 runs on 35 hits, 16 walks and three hit-by-pitch... Scored 15 runs and totaled six doubles... Racked up 10 multi-hit games... Drove in a season-high two runs twice, the last time coming in a victory at Yavapai College (3/11).

High School | Under the tutelage of head coach Anthony Chavez at Desert View High School, was the only freshman to letter on the varsity squad...Earned a total of four letters during his days as a shortstop for the Jaguars... Appeared on the Cochise Stars summer league team in 2017 and 2018... Helped the Stars collect runner-up finishes in the Sun Belt Collegiate League based out of Tucson, Ariz., in both of those seasons.

Personal | Born Marcus Isaiah Mendez on January 2, 1998... Son of Rigo Mendez and Alice Henley... Has two brothers... Will major in criminal justice at SFA.