2012 Named to the Big West All-Academic team ... Recorded her best-ever season batting average of .246, and increased it to .278 in league play ... Ranked fourth on the team in most games as a sub ... Tied her career-high with two hits on four separate occasions ... Also tied her personal-best with two RBI against Brown on March 24 ...
2011 Tied for first on the team in most games as a sub ...
2010 Tied her career-high with two hits and set a new career-high with two RBI against Idaho State on Mar. 12 ...
2009 Saw her first action as a Highlander in a pinch-hit situation on February 6 vs Houston ... Picked up her first-ever hit against Georgia later that day ... Ranked first as a reserve in most games as a sub and finished fourth on the team in sac bunts ...
High School Four-year letter winner at Presentation High School under head coach Kevin Newman ... Led the Panthers to an 87-35 record over four years ... Team won the West Catholic Athletic League as a sophomore and finished second in the CCS ... Team finished third in the WCAL and second in the CCS as a senior ... Named 2005 WCAL Honorable Mention ... Three-time WCAL First-Team (2006, 2007, 2008) ... 2007 CCS Honorable Mention ... 2008 CCS First Team ... Member of Amnesty International ... Had perfect attendance all throughout high school ...
Personal Joanella Soriano Mendoza is the daughter of Joe and Annie Mendoza ... Majoring in creative writing ... Career goal is unsure, but she wants to save people's lives by doing it ... Has considered joining the Peace Corps after graduation ... Lists her older brother Jose as the biggest influence because he exposed her to a high level of competition ... Roots for the Oakland Raiders and Athletics ... Lists Crystl Bustos, Christie Liu, and Manny Pacquiao as her favorite athletes ... Enjoys reading the works of George Orwell and John Steinbeck and considers "1984," "The Prince of Tides" and "Slaughterhouse Five" her favorite books ... Watches "Family Guy," "Man Vs. Wild" and "Spongebob" on television and lists "Moulin Rouge," "Lean on Me" and "Hardball" her favorite movies ... Enjoys eating peanut M&M's, flaming hot cheetos, and carne asada fries ... Listens to Senses Fail, The Fray, and One Republic ... Hobbies include making stuff out of duct tape, writing, and learning how to play guitar ... Her most memorable sports moment was hitting a grand slam as a freshman in high school during the WCAL playoffs ...
Jojo Mendoza's Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics
|
Year |
Avg |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OBP |
SF |
SH |
SB |
SBA |
OPS |
PO |
A |
E |
FldPct |
|
2009 |
.193 |
42 |
23 |
83 |
4 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
.217 |
5 |
1 |
24 |
0 |
.247 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
.464 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
2010 |
.172 |
19 |
4 |
29 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
.310 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
.200 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.510 |
20 |
2 |
2 |
.917 |
2011
|
.167
|
14
|
6
|
24
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
.167
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
.231
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.398
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
2012 |
.246 |
29 |
20 |
57 |
4 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
21 |
.368 |
7 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
.338 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.706 |
83 |
2 |
2 |
.977 |
|
Totals |
.202 |
104 |
53 |
193 |
13 |
39 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
52 |
.269 |
15 |
2 |
59 |
1 |
.267 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
.536 |
110 |
4 |
4 |
.966 |
