JAKE MENDRIN First Base
6-3 • 210
L/R
Redshirt Freshman
La Habra Heights, Calif.
Sonora H.S.
TITANS ’02: Granted a redshirt season.
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 former Titan first
baseman 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 brother 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...Anaheim Angels
(team), cucumbers and tomatoes (food), Denzel Washington (actor), Dazed
and Confused (movie), Ed (TV show).
