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Jersey Number 5
Ethan Mendoza
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bedford, Texas
- High School:
- Southlake Carroll
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs: 5 // vs. Washington, 5/5/24
- Hits: 5 // vs. Santa Clara, 2/18/24
- Doubles: 2 // at Arizona, 3/16/24
- Triples: 1 (7x) // last vs. Tennessee, 5/22/25
- Home Runs: 1 (8x) // last vs. Texas A&M, 4/26/25
- Total Bases: 8 // vs. Washington, 5/5/24
- RBI: 5 // vs. Houston Christian, 4/8/25
- Walks: 3 // at Missouri, 3/29/25
- Stolen Bases: 2 (2x) // last vs. Prairie View A&M, 4/29/25
- At-Bats: 7 // at Kentucky, 4/12/25
Career Honors & Accolades
- 2025 ABCA/Rawlings Central All-Region, Second Team
- 2025 NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2025 SEC Baseball All-Defensive Team
- 2025 Las Vegas College Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team
- 2024-25 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2025 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in 56 games, making 55 starts
- Paced Longhorns in average (.333), hits (75), triples (4) and multi-hit performances (25)
- Tied for club lead in stolen bases (15)
- Notched 53 runs, five homers, 35 RBI and 36 walks
- Amassed .437 on-base percentage and .476 slugging percentage
- Homered in four of first 34 at-bats
- Smacked go-ahead solo shot as part of three-hit effort vs. Dartmouth (2/23)
- Reached safely five times against Incarnate Word (2/25)
- Plated four tallies, highlighted by three-run blast vs. Texas Tech (3/1)
- Posted season-best five RBI in seven-inning affair against Houston Christian (4/8)
- Drove in four runs in 6-3 win at Kentucky (4/11)
- Finished triple shy of the cycle with two RBI vs. Texas A&M (4/26)
2024 (Freshman – Arizona State)
- Played in 53 contests, earning 49 starts
- Totaled .315 average with 35 runs scored, 11 doubles, three homers and 24 RBI
- Tallied five multi-RBI efforts and 17 multi-hit performances
- Registered .367 on-base percentage and .443 slugging percentage
- Started career with hits in first six at-bats
- Logged first collegiate knock as pinch hitter against Santa Clara (2/16)
- Posted five-hit game and co-season-high three RBI vs. Santa Clara (2/18)
- Recorded four hits at Washington State (3/23)
- Produced four knocks in 14-8 victory over California (3/28)
- Mounted first career home run against UC San Diego (5/1)
- Scored five times and plated three runs in four-hit effort vs. Washington (5/5)
High School
- Four-year letterwinner at Carroll Senior High School
- Served as captain during senior campaign
- Earned All-Area recognition as junior
- Guided Dragons to 2022 State 6A Championship
Personal
- Son of Robert and Andrea Mendoza
- Has one sister, Sarah, and two younger brothers, Lincoln and Jett
- Father, Robert, played baseball at Wayland Baptist
- Intends to major in physical culture & sports
