Name: #20 - Jessica Mendoza Ht./Class: 5-9, Freshman Position: Utility Hometown: Camarillo, CA

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Mendoza, the 2000 Pac-10 Softball Player of the Year, earned First Team All-America honors as an outfielder after leading the nation in hitting with a .475 average. Mendoza, who last season became the first Stanford player to be selected First Team All-America, broke six Stanford single-season records this season, including batting average (.475), hits (94), doubles (20), home runs (13), runs (57) and stolen bases (20). Mendoza earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors three times this season.
1999
High school: 1998 graduate of Camarillo High School ... Four-year member of the varsity softball team ... Named NFCA First Team All-American as a senior ... 1998 Los Angeles Times Player of the Year ... Named First Team All-Ventura County all four years ... Earned First Team All-League in each of her four years ... Camarillo HS Female Athlete of the Year in '97 and '98 ... Also a member of the Camarillo HS basketball team ... Named team MVP in basketball as a junior and senior ... Named a scholar-athlete all four years ... Member of the California Scholarship Federation ...

Club: Played for Gordon's Panthers in 1997 and 1998 ... Helped lead Panthers to 18 & Under Gold National Championship in 1998 ... Played with Stanford teammate Robin Walker on the Panthers ...

Personal: Born November 11, 1980 ... Daughter of Gil and Karen Mendoza ... Her father played four years of football at Fresno State ... Hobbies and interests include surfing and snowboarding ... Undeclared major.