2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 51
Connor Mendez
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pasco, Wash.
- High School:
- Chiawana
2026
• Pitched in eight games, making seven starts. Posted a 2-3 record and 7.27 earned run average. Struck out 21 in 26 innings and finished with a 1.35 WHIP.
• Started and worked 6 1/3 innings, striking out three, while allowing two hits and a run against Portland (5/12).
• Earned his first win after scattering two hits and three runs in three innings of relief at USC (3/24).
• Worked four innings in a start against Xavier, scattering a hit and a run with four strikeouts (3/9).
• Made his OSU debut in a start against Oregon, striking out one in two innings (3/3).
Linn-Benton Community College
• Appeared in 12 games, all starts, and finished with a 4-1 record and 0.69 ERA in 78 innings.
• Struck out 77 batters in 2025.
• Named a Third-Team All-American by the ABCA.
• Allowed just six earned runs and two in a game only twice.
• Reached double-figure strikeouts twice, including a season-best 12 against Southwestern Oregon on April 3. Allowed just one hit in the shutout performance.
• Allowed just 29 hits on the season and issued 23 walks for a 0.67 WHIP.
• Named the NWAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after allowing just four hits and three walks with 11 strikeouts in 17 2/3 scoreless innings over two starts.
Saint Martin’s
• Appeared in seven games over two seasons for the Division II program. He started one game.
• Posted a 1-1 record and 1.59 ERA in 11 1/3 innings. Saved one game.
• Struck out 13 and held opponents to a .179 batting average.
Chiawana High School
• Lettered for head coach Severo Rodriguez.
• First-Team All-Conference during his career.
Personal
• Born March 3, 2004.
• Son of Becky and Mark Mendez.
• Has one sister, Hailee.
• Enjoys golf in his spare time.
• Majoring in business marketing.
• Chose Oregon State because “it is the best fit for me.”
Mendez’s NCAA Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 6.1, vs Portland, May 12, 2026
Walks allowed: 4, vs Washington, March 31, 2026
Strikeouts: 5, at Portland, March 17, 2026
Batters faced: 22, vs Portland, May 12, 2026
• Pitched in eight games, making seven starts. Posted a 2-3 record and 7.27 earned run average. Struck out 21 in 26 innings and finished with a 1.35 WHIP.
• Started and worked 6 1/3 innings, striking out three, while allowing two hits and a run against Portland (5/12).
• Earned his first win after scattering two hits and three runs in three innings of relief at USC (3/24).
• Worked four innings in a start against Xavier, scattering a hit and a run with four strikeouts (3/9).
• Made his OSU debut in a start against Oregon, striking out one in two innings (3/3).
Linn-Benton Community College
• Appeared in 12 games, all starts, and finished with a 4-1 record and 0.69 ERA in 78 innings.
• Struck out 77 batters in 2025.
• Named a Third-Team All-American by the ABCA.
• Allowed just six earned runs and two in a game only twice.
• Reached double-figure strikeouts twice, including a season-best 12 against Southwestern Oregon on April 3. Allowed just one hit in the shutout performance.
• Allowed just 29 hits on the season and issued 23 walks for a 0.67 WHIP.
• Named the NWAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after allowing just four hits and three walks with 11 strikeouts in 17 2/3 scoreless innings over two starts.
Saint Martin’s
• Appeared in seven games over two seasons for the Division II program. He started one game.
• Posted a 1-1 record and 1.59 ERA in 11 1/3 innings. Saved one game.
• Struck out 13 and held opponents to a .179 batting average.
Chiawana High School
• Lettered for head coach Severo Rodriguez.
• First-Team All-Conference during his career.
Personal
• Born March 3, 2004.
• Son of Becky and Mark Mendez.
• Has one sister, Hailee.
• Enjoys golf in his spare time.
• Majoring in business marketing.
• Chose Oregon State because “it is the best fit for me.”
Mendez’s NCAA Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 6.1, vs Portland, May 12, 2026
Walks allowed: 4, vs Washington, March 31, 2026
Strikeouts: 5, at Portland, March 17, 2026
Batters faced: 22, vs Portland, May 12, 2026
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