Jessica Mendoza
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| Full name | Jessica Ofelia Mendoza | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||
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November 11, 1980 Camarillo, California, United States |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Adam Burks | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | USA | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Softball | |||||||||||||||
| Position | Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||
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Jessica Ofelia Mendoza (born November 11, 1980) is an American former softball player and current broadcaster. At Stanford University, Mendoza was a four-time First Team All-American for the Stanford Cardinal from 1999 to 2002, as well as a member of the United States women's national softball team from 2004 to 2010. She played professionally in National Pro Fastpitch. Mendoza owns numerous Cardinal records. She is currently a member of the broadcast team for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.
Mendoza, a graduate of Adolfo Camarillo High School, was named the Los Angeles Times "Player of the Year" in 1998. During her junior and senior years, she was named Camarillo High School "Female Athlete of the Year." Mendoza was also a member of the high school basketball team and was the team MVP in both her junior and senior years.
Mendoza began her career as a 1999 First Team All-American and All-Pac-10 honoree. Included with her recognition, she was named conference "Newcomer of The Year." She broke the Cardinal records for season batting average and RBI totals while ranking top-10 for her hits.
On March 6, 1999 in defeating Illinois State, Mendoza hit a single game career high 4 hits off pitchers Corey Harris, Tammy Millian and Jamie Bagnall. Later that month, for the week of March 8, she was named National Fastpitch Coaches Association "Player of The Week" after hitting .631 (12/19) with 11 RBIs, 4 home runs, a triple and two doubles for a slugging percentage of 1.473.
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