Longwood University Athletics

2018: Started 34 of 46 games with a .220 batting average ... picked up six doubles with 11 RBI and scored 13 runs ... put together three multiple-hit games ... drew career-best three walks in 1-for-1 game against Gardner-Webb (5/19).

2017: Played 28 games with 18 starts in freshman season ... hit .297 with three doubles and one home run with 11 RBI ... threw out eight base runners in 25 attempts and had a team best .758 stolen base percentage ... hit first career home run and had three RBI at Elon (2/19) ... was 3-for-5 with one run scored at Gardner-Webb (4/8) ... went 3-for-3 with an RBI against Presbyterian (4/13).
 
High School: Three-year letter winner at the Riverdale Baptist School (Md.) … entered senior season the third-ranked catcher in Virginia, according to Perfect Game … was named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention before senior season and was a preseason all-state selection … team won Maryland State Private School Championship and NACA Division I National Championship in senior season … team won 30 consecutive games during title run in 2016 … played every game as a junior, playing some third base, and hit .321 on the season with two home runs and 34 RBI … was on the junior varsity team for St. Johns College Prep (D.C.) as a freshman … Riverdale Baptist won back-to-back Maryland state private school championships and three consecutive NACA Championships.
 
Academics: Majoring in business.
 
Personal: Born Joseph Alexander Mendez on December 2, 1997 … son of Jose and Carla Mendez … has one sister, Zoe … played travel ball with the Evo-Shield Seminoles alongside current teammate Travis Riley.