Biography
2025: Named as the first-ever First-Team All-American in program history garnering D2CCA and NFCA First-Team honors... Named D2CCA East Region Pitcher of the Year... Selected as NE10 Pitcher of the Year... Garnered CSC Academic All-American First-Team honors... Academic All-NE10 ... Chosen to D2CCA All-Region First-Team... Selected to to NFCA All-Region First-Team... Named to All-NE10 First-Team... Selected to All-NE10 Defensive team... Earned Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors... Named NE10 Pitcher of the Week eight times... Chosen as NE10 Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player... Set the NE10 record for career strikeouts becoming the first conference pitcher to ever surpass 1,000 in a single career... Ranked within the top five in NCAA DII Softball for ERA, WHIP, innings pitched, wins, complete games, saves, shutouts, strikeouts, strikeouts per seven innings, hits per seven innings, and total no-hitters... Set multiple single-season program records including ERA, innings pitched, wins, saves, complete games, shutouts, strikeouts, and no-hit performances... Appeared in 46 games drawing 35 starts in the circle... Pitched 257.1 innings recording 400 strikeouts, 30 wins, 30 complete games, 21 shutouts, six saves, and five no-hitters... Totaled 14 hits, four doubles, six RBIs, and five runs scored at the plate... Opened the season with a career-high 18 strikeout complete game win over Fairmont State (2/28/25)... Earned the save against Shippensburg retiring two batters on strikes in 1.1 innings (3/1/25)... Struck out 12 hitters in a complete game shutout win against Shippensburg (3/1/25)... Recorded a 15 strikeout no-hitter victory against CUI (3/15/25)... Posted 11 strikeouts in an 8.0 inning complete game shutout win over California State Dominguez (3/17/25)... Tossed a five inning perfect game against Queens with nine strikeouts (3/27/25)... Pitched a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts versus Saint Michael's (3/29/25)... Earned a save against Saint Michael's striking out two batters in one inning (3/29/25)... Struck out 13 batters in a complete game shutout win over Mercy (4/2/25)... Fanned 12 hitters in a complete game shutout victory against AIC (4/4/25)... Tossed a ten strikeout no-hitter against New Haven (4/18/25)... Retired 15 batters on strikes in a complete game shutout win versus Molloy (4/23/25)... Tossed a complete game shutout win against Saint Anselm (4/25/25) with 16 strikeouts... Threw a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts against Bentley (5/1/25)... Struck out 15 batters to open the NCAA East Regional earning the complete game shutout win over D'Youville (5/8/25)... Earned the shutout complete game win against Bentley in the NCAA East Regional with ten strikeouts (5/11/25)... Tossed a complete game ten strikeout shutout victory in the NCAA DII Championship against Shippensburg (5/24/25)... Earned the win the NCAA DII Championship out of the bullpen against Saginaw Valley retiring five batters on strikes in 5.2 innings (5/24/25)... Finished the season with 21 double-digit strikeout performances... Earned Academic Distinction on the NE10 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Recieved the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence.
2024: Selected as first NFCA All-American in program history earning third-team honors... Earned NE10 Pitcher of the Year honors... Named to NFCA All-Region First Team... Earned D2CCA All-East Region First Team honors... Selected to NE10 First Team... Named NE10 Pitcher of the Week five times... Earned Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors... Two-time NE10 Honor Roll member... Appeared in 27 games for Pace drawing 25 starts in the circle... Broke the all-time record for total career strikeouts at Pace... Had a 20-5 record in the circle tossing five no-hitters, 19 complete games, and 10 shutouts, with one save... Pitched 165.0 innings with a stellar 1.10 ERA (2nd in NE10), 0.76 WHIP, and a .143 opponent batting average... Totaled 260 strikeouts (T-1 in NE10), averaging 11.0 per seven innings (2nd in NCAA DII)... Had 16 games with double-digit strikeouts... Began the season with a perfect-game against Virginia Union (3/10/24) that included 13 strikeouts... Pitched a season-high ten innings against SCSU (4/21/24) recording 14 strikeouts while surrendering one run... Posted a career-best 17 strikeouts in no-hitter against New Haven (4/19/24)... Tossed a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts against Bridgeport (3/24/24)... Pitched a no-hitter against Assumption recording 10 strikeouts (4/13/24)... Finished the season with an 11 strikeout no-hit performance against Bridgeport (5/10/24)... Produced 15 hits, eight RBIs, and one home run throughout 41 at-bats... CSC Academic-All District Honoree... Academic All-Conference Selection... Earned Academic Distinction on the NE10 Spring Academic Honor Roll... Earned Academic Distinction on the NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2023: NFCA All-Region second-team honoree... First-team All-Conference selection... Named NE10 Pitcher of the Week twice (4/10/23 & 4/17/23)... Academic All-District team selection... Appeared in 29 games for Pace drawing 24 starts on the mound... Pitched 169.2 innings producing an impressive 216 strikeouts (2nd in NE10) with an earned run average of 1.61 (fourth in NE10)... Had 15 wins on the mound with 23 complete games, six shutouts, and one save... Ranked 2nd in the NE10 in WHIP (0.90)... Had an opponent batting average of (.187)... Pitch a season-high 11 innings without allowing an earned run posting ten strikeouts against Franklin Pierce (5/12/23)... Struck out a season-best 15 batters in eight scoreless innings against IUP (3/4/23)... Pitched a seven-inning one-hit performance with nine strikeouts against Franklin Pierce (4/15/23)... Tallied 13 strikeouts and only two hits allowed in a seven-inning shutout against SCSU (4/11/23)... Threw seven scoreless innings against Queens (N.Y.) striking out 14 batters while allowing just three hits... Added one double play and six putouts in the field... Earned Academic Distinction on the NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2022: NE10 All-Conference Second Team… D2CCA All-Region Second Team… Named an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete... Went 16-9 with a 1.30 ERA across 177.2 innings… Broke Pace’s single-season strikeout record with 217 while totaling 24 complete games… Tossed a no-hitter with nine strikeouts against New Haven on April 20… Named NE10 Pitcher of the Week on two occasions… Selected as NE10 Rookie of the Week three times… Ranked second in the NE10 in both strikeouts and ERA… Won 12 consecutive decisions from March 30 to April 23… Allowed one or fewer runs across 17 outings… Tallied a season-high 17 strikeouts in a win over AIC on April 10… Tossed complete-game shutout in Pace’s 6-0 win over Adelphi at the NCAA East Regional… Registered one-hitters against both Queens (3/31) and Saint Michael’s (4/15)... Earned recognition on the NE10's Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
High School: Named CIF Pitcher of the Year as a senior… Led the league in strikeouts (239)… Put together an ERA of 0.89 across 165 innings pitched… Part of CIF Open Division Championship team… Member of the Key Club and Social Issues Club.
Personal: Parents: Melba Mendoza and Daniel García… Major: Criminal Justice/Sociology… School: Dyson College of Arts and Sciences.
