JACOB MENDRIN
First Base/Pitcher
6-3 • 195
L/R
Freshman
La Habra Heights, Calif.
Sonora H.S.
SONORA H.S.: Was a three-year letterman
at Sonora H.S. in La Habra, Calif • Twice earned first-team All-Freeway
League accolades and the Sonora Raider Award • As a senior, he was
a two-way star, batting .383 with six homers and 26 RBI while going a perfect
6-0 with a 1.69 ERA on the hill • Named team’s co-MVP and Pitcher
of the Year • Batted .411 with a pair of home runs and 25 RBI his junior
year and had a .347 average as a sophomore • Was on the Principal’s
Honor Roll all four years and graduated with a 3.73 grade point average
and high honors.
PERSONAL: Born on January 10, 1983 • Parents are John and Kathy
Mendrin • Has two older siblings (Nadine and Johnie) • Majoring
in business • Biggest sports thrill to date was hitting three
home runs in a high school game • Wears No. 45 because his first choice
wasn’t available and because he enjoyed watching Aaron Rifkin play
• Enjoys playing pool • Strangest summer job he had was waxing
and detailing cars • Attended Cal State Fullerton for its business
and baseball programs • Says his father has had the greatest influence
on him • If he won the lottery, he would give money to his parents
for all they have given him • Favorites...New York Yankees (team),
spaghetti (food), Denzel Washington (actor), Dazed and Confused (movie),
msn.com (web site).
