Foy H. Moody High School
A product of Moody High School, Mendoza earned district 30-4A MVP and team MVP honors... collected first team all-metro, All-South Texas and all-state accolades... earned first team all-state tournament team honors... selected to the Texas 4A All-Stars South team... finished his prep career with a .485 batting average with 20 steals, 48 runs to go along with 36 RBI's and two home runs ... led his team to a 39-3 overall record and a 2007 4A state championship.

Off the Diamond
Mendoza is the son of Jose and Molly Mendoza...has one sister - Margie...born on September 20, 1988...majoring in Kinesiology.