Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Taps says: "Brett is an on base percentage machine. He is our table setter and generally makes life miserable for opposing pitchers in a variety of ways. Defensively he is one of the soundest players I've ever had a chance to coach. His steady presence and baseball IQ is a vital ingredient to our team's past and future success."

2022: Honorable Mention All-MAC Freedom … Led team in walks (31) … 2^nd in at bats (150) … Tied for 2^nd in sacrifice flies (2) … 3^rd in sacrifice hits (3) … Tied for 3^rd in games started … Appeared and started in 43 games … Combined to go 3 for 6 (R, 2 BB, SH) in a doubleheader vs. Mount Saint Vincent (2/12) … Went 3 for 5 (R, 2B, RBI) in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs William Paterson (2/21) … 2 for 5 with three RBI in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs. Swarthmore (2/27) … Combined to go 4 for 6 (4 R, RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB) in a doubleheader vs. Montclair State (3/5) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (R, RBI, SF) in a doubleheader vs. Old Westbury (3/11) … Combined to go 4 for 7 (3 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, HBP, SB) in a doubleheader vs. Our Lady of the Lake (3/15) … Went 1 for 2 with a walk in the 1^st game of a doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/27) … 1 for 2 (R, RBI, 3 BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (3/30) … Combined to go 4 for 9 (R, 2 RBI) in a doubleheader vs. King’s (4/2) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (2 R, BB) in a doubleheader vs. No. 17/5 Arcadia (4/10) … Went 2 for 5 vs. Misericordia (4/22) … 2 for 3 in the 1^st game of a doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/23) … Combined to go 2 for 6 (2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB) in a doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/30) … Combined to go 4 for 8 (2 R, RBI, SF) in a MAC Freedom semifinal doubleheader vs. Misericordia (5/8).

2021: Honorable Mention All-MAC Freedom … MAC Freedom Player of the Week (3/1-7) … Appeared and started in 35 games, posting a .361 batting average ... Led team in batting average (.361), hits (43), walks (28), and on base percentage (.480) ... Tied for first in stolen bases (8) ... second in runs scored (29) and sacrifice hits (5) ... Tied for second in games and games started ... Third in at bats (119) ... Combined to go 2 for 3 (2B, 2 R, 4 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. King’s (3/7) … Combined to go 4 for 6 (2 R, 7 RBI, BB, SB, SH) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/14) … Went 1 for 3 with a walk in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Arcadia (3/20) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (R, RBI, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Wilkes (3/27) … 1 for 3 (R, 2B, BB) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/10) … Went 2 for 6 with a stolen base in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (4/13) … 3 for 4 (2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (4/15) … Went 3 for 5 (R, RBI, SB) in the second game of a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (4/17) … Combined to go 1 for 3 (3 R, HR, RBI, 4 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. FDU-Florham (4/18) … Combined to go 4 for 8 (R, RBI, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/RV DeSales (4/24) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (3 R, RBI, 2 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. NR/RV DeSales (4/24) … Combined to go 4 for 9 (R, RBI, BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom Quarterfinal doubleheader sweep vs. FDU-Florham (5/1) … Combined to go 5 for 10 with two runs scored in a MAC Freedom Semifinal doubleheader vs. NR/RV DeSales (5/9) … Combined to go 3 for 6 (R, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SH, SB) in a MAC Freedom Championship Final doubleheader vs. NR/#30 Misericordia (5/16).

2020: Appeared in 10 games along with 8 starts, posting a .167 batting average … Led team in sacrifice bunts (3) … Went 2 for 4 (R, RBI, SB) in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/16) … 1 for 2 (R, SAC) vs. vs. NJCU (2/21).

2019: Appeared in 21 games and started one, posting a .167 batting average ... Collected his first collegiate RBI with a groundout in his only at bat vs. William Paterson (2/23) … Collected his first collegiate hit and combined to go 1 for 1 with two runs scored in a conference doubleheader vs. Elmira (3/23) … Pinch ran and scored a run in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. NR/RV Ithaca (3/27) … Came in as a pinch runner in both games and scored two runs in a conference doubleheader vs. RV/RV St. John Fisher (3/31) … Pinch ran and scored the game-tying run vs. New Paltz (4/3) … Came in as a pinch runner and stole a bag vs. Keystone (4/17).
 
High School: Elected to the Spanish National Honor Society … Played for coach Mickey Ennis at Livingston High School … Led team to the 2018 Essex County and Super Essex Conference championships … Voted First Team All-Conference, First Team All-County, and First Team All-State Group 4 ... Batted .452 with 28 SB in 2018 … Played summer ball for Jay Tiseo and the NJ Nationals … Attended Headfirst Honor Roll camp as well as Selectfest and the Perfect Game Academic … Also competed in soccer and basketball.
 
Personal: Son of Jonathan and Karen Mendez … Has two siblings, Payton and Dylan … Planning on majoring in Business and Technology … Picked Stevens because of the combination of high academics, great location and competitive baseball … Top MLB team and player are the New York Yankees and Francisco Lindor … Top movie and book is 21 and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest … Enjoys getting out on the golf course in his free time.

Summer Internships: Interned in summer 2020 for Northwestern Mutual and for Protiviti in summer 2021.

Summer Collegiate Baseball: Played his summer ball in 2019 and 2020 for the New Jersey Nationals of the Metropolitan Collegiate Baseball League.
 

HITTING
Year	GP-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SB
2019	21-1	.167	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	1
2020	10-8	.167	24	3	4	0	0	4	1	2
2021	35-35	.361	119	29	43	4	1	19	28	8
2022
Totals	66-44	.322	149	38	48	4	1	24	29	11