| MENDE, Sam |
|
Year
|
Avg
|
GP
|
GS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
TB
|
SLG%
|
BB
|
HBP
|
SO
|
GDP
|
OB%
|
SF
|
SH
|
SB
|
ATT
|
PO
|
A
|
E
|
FLD%
|
|
2009
|
0.319
|
59
|
59
|
232
|
41
|
74
|
17
|
1
|
5
|
37
|
108
|
0.466
|
23
|
7
|
46
|
3
|
0.395
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
113
|
188
|
15
|
0.953
|
|
2010
|
0.294
|
47
|
47
|
177
|
33
|
52
|
8
|
0
|
6
|
28
|
78
|
0.441
|
22
|
8
|
36
|
1
|
0.394
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
7
|
57
|
145
|
16
|
0.927
|
|
TOTAL
|
0.308
|
106
|
106
|
409
|
74
|
126
|
25
|
1
|
11
|
65
|
186
|
0.455
|
45
|
15
|
82
|
4
|
0.395
|
2
|
12
|
7
|
10
|
170
|
333
|
31
|
0.942
|
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Summer 2010: Will play for the Bourne Braves of the famed Cape Cod League.
2010: Started all 47 games in which he appeared... Had his consecutive start streak snapped at 65 games after missing the Florida Four game vs. Miami (3/2)... Missed six games after being hit with a pitch in the face and suffering a broken jaw against Eastern Illinois (3/13)... Returned to the line-up as the designated hitter for the Notre Dame series... Played 11 games with his jaw wired shut... Fought through an injury-riddled sophomore season to hit .294 with six homers and 28 RBI ... Was 4-for-7 in stolen bases... Hit .571 with the bases loaded... Was second on the team with six home runs... Had 15 multi-hit games with three-hit performances against Michigan (2/28), Georgetown (4/9), UConn (5/15) and Pittsburgh (5/21)... Hit a game winning three-run homer at Pittsburgh (5/21) in the 10th inning of the regular season finale ... Drove in a career-high five runs in the contest... Homered in Bulls win over Eastern Illinois (3/13)... Had a career high four hits in Game 3 of the BIG EAST Championship, including a two-run homer in the eighth which cut the Louisville lead to 7-6.
2009: Played and started a total of 59 games which was tied for first on the team ... Started all 59 games at shortstop ... Batted .319 ... Recorded 74 hits which was the second highest on the team ... Scored a total of 41 runs and hit 5 homeruns ... Third on the team in multiple hit games with 24 ... 8 multiple RBI games ... Finished out the season with an eight game hitting streak from May 12-March 23 ... Drove in 37 runs and led the team in percentage reached as a leadoff hitter with a .500 average ... Hit a total of 17 doubles which was the highest on the team ... Had 232 at bats which was third highest on the team ... Average of 1.25 hits per game which was the second highest percentage on the team ... Batted .311 in BIG EAST games ... Had 33 hits in BIG EAST games which was tied for third most on the team ... Tied for second in doubles in BIG EAST games with eight ... Had a .443 slugging percentage in BIG EAST games ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team ... Led the team in batting average in The BIG EAST Tournament with a .647 ... Led the team in number of hits in The BIG EAST Tournament with 11 ... Led the team in number of doubles scored in The BIG EAST Tournament with three ... Led the team in RBI in The BIG EAST Tournament with six ... On base percentage of .700 in The BIG EAST Tournament which was the highest on the team ... Three hits, two RBIs and hit one homerun against UCF (3/10) ... Recorded a total of two runs, two hits and one home run against UCF the following day (3/11) ... Three runs, two hits, one RBI and one double against FAMU (3/17) ... Two hits and three runs against West Virginia (4/25) ... One run, three hits, four RBIs, one double and one triple against North Florida (5/12).
2008 MLB Draft: Selected by the New York Yankees in the 40th round.
High School: All-state and all-county all four seasons ... Led team to state title as a junior, and state semifinals his sophomore season ... Team captain from sophomore to senior year ... Holds every offensive mark in CCC's record books, except for home runs, which he trails by two ... Coached by Todd Vaughn.
Club Teams: Tampa Bay Raiders ... Won four national tournament titles ... One with current teammate Trey Dahl.
Personal: Full name is Samuel Richard Mende ... Nickname is "Money" ... Born Jan. 9, 1990 in Aurora, Ill. ... Son of Kelly and Brian Mende ... One sister, Melissa, who attends USF ... Recruited by the University of Miami, Florida, Texas and several California schools ... Enjoys playing and watching baseball and relaxing ... Major is undecided.
