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Josh Deer/Concordia Athletics
Josh Deer/Concordia Athletics
Kris Fasnacht
Kris Fasnacht
Kris Fasnacht
Kris Fasnacht
Jordan Vredeveld / CSP Athletics
Jordan Vredeveld / CSP Athletics
Jordan Vredeveld / CSP Athletics
Jordan Vredeveld / CSP Athletics

42 Keanu Mendez

42 Keanu Mendez

  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 195
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Omaha, Neb.
  • High School:
    Skutt Catholic HS

Summary

Biography

Concordia Career:
2019: Was named to the NSIC spring All-Academic team … was tied for the team lead with nine starts, was tied for second on the team with the most wins going three and five, posted a 4.78 ERA and was second on the team with 52.2 innings pitched, struck out 44 of the 252 hitters he faced which was third best on the team … finished his career going 14-13 with a 5.30 ERA in 33 career appearances and 26 starts, struck out 136 hitters in 147.2 innings … struck out at least three batters in seven of his nine starts … pitched seven shutout innings striking out seven while only giving up three hits in a victory over Dakota Wesleyan (3/03), punched out a season high nine batters in seven innings vs Southwest Minnesota State (3/16), threw a season high eight innings in game one of a double header at Minnesota Duluth (4/01).  

2018: NSIC All-Academic … made six appearances on the mound, including four starts, for the Golden Bears … put up a 3-1 record with a 4.22 ERA over 21.1 innings pitched … struck out 21 batters and walked 13 while holding opponents to a .244 batting average against … allowed two runs or less in five of his six outings … finished the season with a 2.76 ERA over his last three outings (13.0 IP), with a 16/3 K/BB ratio during that span … held Northern State to just one hit and no runs while striking out four in 5.0 innings in his first start of the season at Mar. 10 … struck out a season-best eight batters while allowing two runs over 5.0 inning to pick up the win against Minot State in the NSIC Tournament … threw 6.0 innings of two-run ball in a win over Winona State on Apr. 29.

2017: All-NSIC Academic ... Pitched in nine games for the Golden Bears, starting eight … worked 38.1 innings on the season, finishing 2-6 with a 7.75 ERA … was fourth on the team with 39 strikeouts … pitched two complete games, tied for second best on the team … went 8.0 innings against Minot State Mar. 9, giving up four runs while striking out ten Beavers … picked up his first win of the season on Mar. 19 against Southwest Minnesota State going 7.0 innings and striking out seven while only allowing one run on three hits … gave up two earned runs against Minot State in 7.0 innings of work on Mar. 27, striking out eight.
 
2016: Played in nine games with five starts in his first season with the Golden Bears … finished with a 6-1 record and 4.08 ERA in 35.1 innings pitched and striking out 32 batters … held batters to a .226 batting average … tied for ninth in the NSIC in wins with nine … held left handed batters to a .111 batting average and right handed batters to .243 batting average … only allowed 14 hits and an average of .184 with runners on base … tied for second on the team with six wins … struck out 14 batters looking which ranked second on the team … pitched six solid innings in his first career start allowing only five hits and one run while striking out five batters in the Golden Bears 5-3 win over Missouri Valley on Mar. 6 … struck out a career-high seven batters in four innings of work out of the bullpen against Bemidji State on Mar. 25 … allowed only two hits and struck out five in 3.2 innings pitched against Southwest Minnesota State on Apr. 26 … pitched 4.2 innings while allowing only four hits and three runs (two earned) and striking out six at Winona State on May 6.

Texas Christian University:
2015: Attented TCU for a year, did not suit up for the Horned Frogs.

Skutt Catholic High School:
2014: Appeared in six games, making five starts for the Skyhawks in the River Cities Conference ... compiled a 1-1 record with one save ... completed 26.0 innings and held opponents to a .168 average with a 1.19 WHIP and 4.31 earned run average ... had a 34-14 strikeout-walk ratio ... pitched at least 6.0 innings in three of his five starts, striking out seven in two and eight in the other ... top start of the year was in a 2-0 loss at Lincoln Pius, working 6.0 innings in a complete game, allowing two runs on three hits with seven strikeouts ... picked up his win against Fremont-Bergan in a 12-5 victory, pitching 6.0 innings allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits with eigth strikeouts to just one walk ... at the plate, had a .375 on base percentage in nine plate appearances and was 5-6 in stolen base attempts.  2013: Appeared in five games, making three starts ... pitched 10.2 innings with eight strikeouts and a .190 opponent batting average and 2.62 earned run average ... pitched at least 2.0 innings in each of his last four appearances ... had 21 plate appearances, going 4-17 at the plate (.235) with a .381 on base percentage and .471 slugging ... went 2-3 with a double, home run, three runs and three RBI at Fremont in a 12-1 win.

Personal: Will major in Theology at Concordia and lists his next goal as attending the seminary.
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    2016Redshirt Freshman

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    2017Sophomore

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    2018Junior

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    2019Senior

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    6'2" 195 lbs
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