Connor Mendez

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-0
Weight:
203
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pasco, Wash.
High School:
Chiawana

Linn-Benton Community College
• Appeared in 12 games, all starts, and finished with a 4-1 record and 0.69 ERA in 78 innings.
• Struck out 77 batters in 2025.
• Named a Third-Team All-American by the ABCA.
• Allowed just six earned runs and two in a game only twice.
• Reached double-figure strikeouts twice, including a season-best 12 against Southwestern Oregon on April 3. Allowed just one hit in the shutout performance.
• Allowed just 29 hits on the season and issued 23 walks for a 0.67 WHIP.
• Named the NWAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after allowing just four hits and three walks with 11 strikeouts in 17 2/3 scoreless innings over two starts.

Saint Martin’s
• Appeared in seven games over two seasons for the Division II program. He started one game.
• Posted a 1-1 record and 1.59 ERA in 11 1/3 innings. Saved one game.
• Struck out 13 and held opponents to a .179 batting average.

Chiawana High School
• Lettered for head coach Severo Rodriguez.
• First-Team All-Conference during his career.

Personal
• Born March 3, 2004.
• Son of Becky and Mark Mendez.
• Has one sister, Hailee.
• Enjoys golf in his spare time.
• Majoring in business marketing.
• Chose Oregon State because “it is the best fit for me.”

Mendez’s NCAA Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 3.0, Northwest Nazarene, Apr 26, 2024
Walks allowed: 2, Central Washington, Apr 7, 2024 ; at Northwest Nazarene, Mar 23, 2024
Strikeouts: 3, Northwest Nazarene, Apr 26, 2024 ; at Seattle, May 16, 2024 ; at CSU San Bernardino, Feb 12, 2023
Batters faced: 11, Northwest Nazarene, Apr 26, 2024
Runners CS: 1, Northwest Nazarene, Apr 26, 2024 ; at Northwest Nazarene, Mar 23, 2024