George Mendazona

Photo by: Jim Nicholson

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Infield
B/T:
L/R
Height:
5-11
Weight:
187
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Redmond, Ore.
High School:
Ridgeview

2019
• Played in 40 games, starting 32, and batted .217 with five doubles, one home run and 12 RBI.
• Pac-12 play: Played in 23 games, starting 22, and batted .253 with three doubles, one home run and five RBI.
• Drove home the game-winning runs on a bases-clearing double in the seventh against Portland (5/14).
• Doubled, walked twice and was 2-for-2 versus ASU (4/13).
• Set a career-high with three RBI in a 1-for-4 effort in the first game of the doubleheader versus Utah (4/6).
• Hit his first collegiate home run, a solo shot in the 11th inning, against Washington to send OSU to a 4-3 win in the series finale (3/31).
• Set a career-high with three hits, including a double, in the opener at UCLA (3/15).
• Started at third and went 2-for-4 with an RBI versus Nebraska (2/23).

2018
• Did not play.

2017
• Appeared in 13 games, three starts, with 10 at bats, one run and one RBI.

Ridgeview High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Josh Davis.
• Played for the Kansas City Royals at the 2015 Area Code Games.
• Rated as the No. 3 high school player in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest.
• As a junior, batted .570 with 16 doubles, nine triples and three home runs with 28 RBI and 15 stolen bases. Named the IMC Player of the Year and First-Team All-State.
• As a sophomore, batted .624 with 17 doubles, 11 triples, three home runs and 46 RBI with 16 stolen bases. Named First-Team All-IMC and First-Team All-State.
• As both a junior and sophomore, played at the Oregon Futures Game at Volcanoes Stadium.
• Batted .422 with seven doubles, two triples, nine RBI and 11 stolen bases his freshman year and was named second-team all-IMC.
• Also lettered as a cornerback in football as a sophomore, earning All-Conference and All-State honors.
• Lettered in basketball for four seasons, earning first and second-team honors.

Personal
• Majoring in sociology.
• Born Aug. 31, 1997 in Corvallis, Ore.
• Son of Jeanne and Mike Mendazona.
• Has one sister, Rachel.
• Grandfather Jim Jarvis played basketball, baseball and golf at Oregon State. Grandfather Henry Mendazona played baseball at Oregon State.
• Enjoys golf, fly fishing and FIFA in his spare time.
• Aspires to go into sports broadcasting after his playing career.
• Favorite professional athlete is Chase Utley.
• Chose Oregon State because “my family went here, it has a great baseball program and I have great friends that go to OSU.”

Mendazona’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, at UCLA, Mar 15, 2019
Doubles: 1, 5 times
Home runs: 1, at Washington, Mar 31, 2019
Total bases: 5, at Washington, Mar 31, 2019
RBI: 3, Utah, Apr 06, 2019 ; Portland, May 14, 2019
Runs scored: 2, California, Mar 24, 2019 ; at Washington, Mar 31, 2019
Walks: 2, at Arizona State, Apr 13, 2019 ; at Oregon, May 11, 2019
Hit by pitch: 2, California, Mar 24, 2019
Struck out: 2, San Diego State, Apr 02, 2019 ; at Nevada, Apr 22, 2019 ; vs Portland, Mar 26, 2019
Sac flies: 1, San Diego State, Apr 03, 2019 ; Utah, Apr 06, 2019 ; Oregon, Mar 12, 2019
Sac bunts: 1, Creighton, Jun 01, 2019 ; California, Mar 22, 2019 ; USC, May 25, 2019
At bats: 6, at Nevada, Apr 22, 2019
Caught stealing: 1, Arizona, Apr 18, 2019 ; at Washington, Mar 29, 2019
Field chances: 7, at Washington, Mar 29, 2019
Putouts: 3, Portland, May 14, 2019
Assists: 6, at Washington, Mar 29, 2019