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As you might know, Jessica Mendoza is one of the best softball players to play the game. She was born on November 11, 1980, she is 36 years old and she was born in Carmillo, CA. Her parents are Gil and Karen Mendoza. She is 5,9 and a great outfielder. When she was in high school during her junior and senior year she was named Carmillo high school Female Athlete of the Year.( "Jessica Mendoza)
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She was also a member of the high school basketball team and was MVP in her junior and senior year of high school. She began her career as a 1999 First team All- American and All-Pac-10 honoree.She is an Olympic softball Gold Medalist and she is also a former women's foundation President. Jessica Mendoza is a second-generation Mexican-American. She broke the cardinal records for batting average and RBI (runs batted in) totals while ranking top 10 for her hits.( // Player Bio) //

 On March 6, 1999, in defeating Illinois State, She hit a single-game record she had 4 hits off Corey Harris. On March 8, she was named the player of the week after hitting .631 batting average she went 12 for 19 with 11 RBI's, 4 homeruns, a triple, and 2 doubles for a percentage of 1.437.She also broke her own record with a school record and her career best .474 statistic, and her career-best also led the NCAA. She also claimed new records for hits, homeruns, doubles, and stolen bases, it all still ranks top 10 for the season as Stanford. From February 29 through March 22, 2002, she went on a school record with 19 consecutive game hit streak. She batted .561 (32/57) to accompany 15 RBI's, 4 homeruns, doubles and base on balls, striking out just once with a slugging percentage of .842.( "Jessica Mendoza: 5 things)

She continued her success for the cardinals with her third All-American citation. She made top-10 season records in almost every category, she still one of the highest homerun and stolen bases records. For the March 14 week, she earned NFCA '' Player of RBI's three homeruns,a double, three walks and a .846 hitting normal. She helped Stanford get to their first ever Women's College World Series appearance. Her team was eliminated on May 27 by the Arizona Wildcats despite their wins against the California Golden Bears and the LSU Tigers. Jessica was an outfielder and she was named the All-Tournament Team for hitting .250 with a RBI and a double to her credit. That was her only time playing in that series. For her final season, Jessica Mendoza first team citations for both conferences and the the NCAA, she joined the elite company as only fifth player accomplished the feat then. That year she also tied her homerun record and ranked top-10 in almost every category. The week of March 4, she was named NFCA's  Player of The Year for a third time. She hit .647 average (11/17) with a homerun, 5 doubles and 1.117 hitting normal. Later the season on May 8 with a 10-2 victory over San Jose State Spartans, she drove a career best with 6 RBI's, 4 coming off of her 50th career homerun hit off of Carol Forbes pitching.( "Jessica Mendoza: Hispanic girls)

Now you know more or about Jessica Mendoza you learned where she was born, her parents, and many other things. You also learned how she improved the game of softball and what she is known for. How she contributed to softball and why she made it better, her position , and what team she played for. You also learned what college she went to and the highschool she went to, why she did what she did, and why she was and still an inspiration to many people.

**Works Cited**

// Player Bio: Jessica Mendoza - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics //. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. < [] >.
 * Its on the stanford athletics university website

"Jessica Mendoza: 5 things to know about the ESPN ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. <[|http://www.bing.com/cr?IG=14178A85B86E4D8C877490ACD35251CE&CID=30A5E60726A26A373BFAEC7627326B95&rd=1&h=Q3BTVQu6QyzbxGpOkvdV6SQASg5U8QaHAuwoRmLfb9A&v=1&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ncaa.com%2fnews%2fsoftball%2farticle%2f2016-01-13%2fjessica-mendoza-5-things-know-about-espn-broadcaster&p=DevEx,5064.1]>.
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"Jessica Mendoza." // Wikipedia //. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Apr. 2017. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. < [] >.
 * it provides many links to other sources

Crawford, Aimee. "Jessica Mendoza: Hispanic girls moving beyond traditional roles, onto field." // ESPN //. ESPN Internet Ventures, 27 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. < [] >.
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 * it provides many links to other sources

Crawford, Aimee. "Jessica Mendoza: Hispanic girls moving beyond traditional roles, onto field." //ESPN //. ESPN Internet Ventures, 27 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. .
 * its a major news network

=**final essay**= **Jessica Mendoza** Katrina Otis

As you might know, Jessica Mendoza is one of the best softball players to play the game. She was born on November 11, 1980, she is 36 years old and she was born in Carmillo, CA. Her parents are Gil and Karen Mendoza. She is 5,9 and a great outfielder. When she was in high school during her junior and senior year she was named Carmillo high school Female Athlete of the Year.( "Jessica Mendoza)

She was also a member of the high school basketball team and was MVP in her junior and senior year of high school. She began her career as a 1999 First team All- American and All-Pac-10 honoree.She is an Olympic softball Gold Medalist and she is also a former women's foundation President. Jessica Mendoza is a second-generation Mexican-American. She broke the cardinal records for batting average and RBI (runs batted in) totals while ranking top 10 for her hits.( //Player Bio) //

 On March 6, 1999, in defeating Illinois State, She hit a single-game record she had 4 hits off Corey Harris. On March 8, she was named the player of the week after hitting .631 batting average she went 12 for 19 with 11 RBI's, 4 homeruns, a triple, and 2 doubles for a percentage of 1.437.She also broke her own record with a school record and her career best .474 statistic, and her career-best also led the NCAA. She also claimed new records for hits, homeruns, doubles, and stolen bases, it all still ranks top 10 for the season as Stanford. From February 29 through March 22, 2002, she went on a school record with 19 consecutive game hit streak. She batted .561 (32/57) to accompany 15 RBI's, 4 homeruns, doubles and base on balls, striking out just once with a slugging percentage of .842.( "Jessica Mendoza: 5 things)

She continued her success for the cardinals with her third All-American citation. She made top-10 season records in almost every category, she still one of the highest homerun and stolen bases records. For the March 14 week, she earned NFCA '' Player of RBI's three homeruns,a double, three walks and a .846 hitting normal. She helped Stanford get to their first ever Women's College World Series appearance. Her team was eliminated on May 27 by the Arizona Wildcats despite their wins against the California Golden Bears and the LSU Tigers. Jessica was an outfielder and she was named the All-Tournament Team for hitting .250 with a RBI and a double to her credit. That was her only time playing in that series. For her final season, Jessica Mendoza first team citations for both conferences and the the NCAA, she joined the elite company as only fifth player accomplished the feat then. That year she also tied her homerun record and ranked top-10 in almost every category. The week of March 4, she was named NFCA's  Player of The Year for a third time. She hit .647 average (11/17) with a homerun, 5 doubles and 1.117 hitting normal. Later the season on May 8 with a 10-2 victory over San Jose State Spartans, she drove a career best with 6 RBI's, 4 coming off of her 50th career homerun hit off of Carol Forbes pitching.( "Jessica Mendoza: Hispanic girls)

Now you know more or about Jessica Mendoza you learned where she was born, her parents, and many other things. You also learned how she improved the game of softball and what she is known for. How she contributed to softball and why she made it better, her position , and what team she played for. You also learned what college she went to and the highschool she went to, why she did what she did, and why she was and still an inspiration to many people.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">**Works Cited**

//<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Player Bio: Jessica Mendoza - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics //<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. < []<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">>.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Its on the stanford athletics university website

<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt;">"Jessica Mendoza: 5 things to know about the ESPN ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. <[|http://www.bing.com/cr?IG=14178A85B86E4D8C877490ACD35251CE&CID=30A5E60726A26A373BFAEC7627326B95&rd=1&h=Q3BTVQu6QyzbxGpOkvdV6SQASg5U8QaHAuwoRmLfb9A&v=1&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ncaa.com%2fnews%2fsoftball%2farticle%2f2016-01-13%2fjessica-mendoza-5-things-know-about-espn-broadcaster&p=DevEx,5064.1]>.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">its a major news network

<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">"Jessica Mendoza." //<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Wikipedia //<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Apr. 2017. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. < []<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">>.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">it provides many links to other sources

<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">Crawford, Aimee. "Jessica Mendoza: Hispanic girls moving beyond traditional roles, onto field." //<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">ESPN //<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">. ESPN Internet Ventures, 27 Oct. 2011. Web. 27 Apr. 2017. < []<span style="color: #323232; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">>.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">its a major news network