Nicole Mendes

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9+1⁄3 innings pitched. She finished the season tied for third in program history with 12 triples. [5] During the postseason, she recorded a .306 batting average and a .316 average in the WCWS, both ranking second on the team, to help the Sooners reach the championship series at the 2019 Women's College World Series, where she was named to the All-Tournament team. [9]

Mendes missed the start of the 2020 season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). [10] [11] Following her return from knee surgery she finished the year going 3-for-6, before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of her three hits were home runs. [12] During her redshirt senior in 2021, she posted a .364 batting average, with 38 RBI and 10 home runs. Following the season she was named All-Region second team. [13] During the Norman Regional at the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament, Mendes broke the program record for RBIs in a postseason game with seven. She also hit two home runs to tie the program record for homers in an NCAA regional game. [14] [15] She helped the Sooners advance to the 2021 Women's College World Series where she won the national championship and was named to the All-Tournament team. [16]

Following her college playing career she joined ESPN as a softball analyst. [17]

Professional career

On May 24, 2024, she signed with the New York Rise of the AFP. [18]

Team Mexico

Mendes represented Mexico at the 2019 USA Softball International Cup. [19] She represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [20] [21]

Personal life

Mendes was born to Paul and Nina Mendes and has one sister, Brittany. She was home schooled and played travel ball for Diamond Sports Hotshots. [5] [22]

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  2. ↑ Anderson, Karl (March 28, 2017). "Hot-Hitting Mendes Earns Big 12 Weekly Honors". soonersports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Softball All-Big 12 Awards Unveiled". big12sports.com. May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Karl (May 18, 2017). "Seven Sooners Earn All-Region Honors". soonersports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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  9. ↑ Rohde, John (June 4, 2019). "Softball Season Ends in Championship Series". soonersports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ Lombardo, Kayla (October 29, 2019). "Oklahoma's Nicole Mendes (ACL) To Miss Start Of 2020 Season". softballamerica.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mendes to Miss Portion of 2020 Season". soonersports.com. October 30, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  12. ↑ "10 Questions with Nicole Mendes". soonersports.com. April 20, 2020. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Eight Sooners Earn All-Region Honors Mendes". soonersports.com. May 20, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Sooners Shatter Records in Regional Opener". soonersports.com. May 22, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  15. ↑ Helmer, Joey (May 22, 2021). "Nicole Mendes sets OU's program postseason single-game record with seven RBI: 'All the glory goes to God'". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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