Eddy Mendiola Class: Junior Hometown: Miami, FL High School: Palmer Trinity Height / Weight: 6-0 / 220 Position: Third Baseman/First Baseman Birthdate: 06/22/1987 Bats/Throws: R/R

Strong-armed veteran who could see time at either corner infield spot ... a hard worker, with an engaging personality ... has the tools to be effective defensive third baseman, with surehanded defense, keen instincts and strong arm ... has short, powerful stroke with power to both gaps ... a proven commodity as a pinch-hitter (he was 6-for-14 coming off the bench in 2007) ... his two-year totals with the Irish include a .309 batting avg. in 43 games played (6 GS, 10 RBI, 7 R, 3 2B, 3 BB, 3 BB, 11 Ks, SAC, SF) ... started at third base for wood-bat Florida Collegiate League's Altamonte Springs Snappers in summer of '06 ... the Snappers went 26-8 overall, with playoff wins over Sanford River Rats (5-1) and Orlando Shockers (7-0) before 4-3 loss in FCL title game (the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs won on a 2-out, 2-run HR in the 9th) ... the FCL title game was played in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field, immediately following a bigleague game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Boston Red Sox ... his stats with the Snappers included 14 runs and 10 RBI in 31 games (30 GS, 4 2B, 8 BB, 4 HBP, 32 Ks, sac. bunt, 1-3 SBs, 11 Es/.913 fielding pct.) ... appeared in all three games for Blue squad in 2007 Blue-Gold fall instrasquad series (0-for-2, 2 Ks) ... hit 2-for- 7 and played error-free at third base, as member of Blue team in '06 BGS (R, 2 Ks, SAC) ... played for Gold in '05 BGS (1-for-7, R, BB, HBP, K, SAC, 2 Es) ... joins two seniors - leftfielder Ross Brezovsky (Naples/Barron Collier HS) and left- hander Wade Korpi (:ake Worth/Santaluces HS) - to give the Irish three Floridians on the 2008 roster ... one of 17 Florida natives to monogram with Notre Dame baseball ... inherited #14 jersey worn previously by all-BIG EAST corner infielder Matt Edwards ('05) ... four of his his Snappers teammate play in the BIG EAST at South Florida: LHPs James Rowe and Gib Dannehauer, catcher Brad Karns and RHP Ray Garcia ... also could face childhood friend and former teammate Andras Tamayo during 2008 season ... Tamayo - the brother of former ND standout pitcher Danny Tamayo - current plays at Mount Saint Mary's ... has compiled four semester GPAs of 3.00 or higher, including a 3.27 in the 2007 spring semester.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Backup third baseman and hard-hitting DH who batted at a .321 clip (9-for-28) in his limited duty (6 RBI, 4 R, 3 2B, 2 BB, 6 Ks, E/.800 fielding) ... made three starts in his 21 appearances ... his starts (as DH_ included both games at Pittsburgh (1-for-7, 2 RBI, 2B; 2-4/0-5) and the 10-inning thriller with Purdue (0-for-2, K; 1-0, in 10)... batted a teambest .429 (6-for-14) as a pinch-hitter, with the team's other pinch-hitters going just 8-for-47 (.170) ... hit considerably higher as a pinch-hitter than in his other ABs (3-for-14/.214) ... had pinch-hit, RBI double in 14-3 win over Duquesne (in Clearwater, Fla.) ... doubled and scored versus New York Tech (12-1, at Florida Gulf Coast) ... had pinch-hit singles in his next four games played, versus Western Michigan (17-9), South Florida (R; 10-13), Central Michigan (4-8) and Chicago State (2-for-3, 3 RBI, R; 14- 4) ... had two-run double in first game at Pitt ... collected his final pinch-hit of season in 8-7 comeback win over Toledo.

AS A FRESHMAN: Served as backup third baseman and pinchhitter, batting .296 in 22 games played (3 GS, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB, SAC, 5 Ks, 3 Es/.893 fielding) ... played in season-opening win over Air Force (8-2; Millington, Tenn.) ... came off the bench to deliver hits in first two games at the Metrodome (1-11 vs. Nebraska, 0-8 vs. Minnesota) and earned a start the next day as DH in 2-0, 10-inning loss to Arizona (0-for- 2, 2 Ks) ... had RBI single and scored in 12-2 win over Southern Illinois (in San Antonio) ... went 1- for-2 with a run scored in 12-0 win over Valparaiso and was 2-for-3 with a sac. bunt as starter at third base in 6-4 game with Chicago State ... hit safely in 10-4 win at South Florida, adding 2-RBI game in 15-1 win over Oakland (1-for-2) ... started at third and scored key run in 10-inning win over IPFW (4-3) ... plated a run with sac. fly in final game of regular season, a 12-1 road win over Villanova.

PREP & PERSONAL: Hit .390 as a senior captain at Palmer Trinity High School (3 HR, 6 2B, 14 RBI, 20 BB, 14 SB) ... listed by Team One Baseball as nation's third-best third base prospect among 2005 high school players ... also was listed by Perfect Game/Baseball America rated him as the 24th-best prep prospect in Florida ... third team all-county as a junior (.406, 2 HR, 4 3B, 8 2B, 27 RBI, 12 SB, 20 GP) ... two-time captain and team MVP, also allconference and all-city both years ... helped PTHS win first district title in 18 years ('04) ... earned 2004 leadership award ... played first two seasons at Belen Jesuit ('03 state runner-up) ... had strong all-around game in '05 state tournament loss to Florida Christian (seven fielding assists, two diving plays, four intentional walks) ... competed at World Wood Bat Underclassmen Championship and 2004 National Underclassman Showcase ... selected to play for Team Florida at 2004 CABA World Series (Euclid, Ohio) ... named to Baseball America/Perfect Game USA Team that competed at 2004 National Wood Bat Championship ... invited to Chicago White Sox 2004 all-star game between Dade and Broward counties ... nominated for Scholar-Athlete award in Dade County ... national honor roll student ... longtime friend of Andres Tamayo, brother of former Irish pitcher Danny Tamayo ... born June 22, 1987, in Miami ... son of Eduardo and Aylin Mendiola ... full name is Eduardo Francisco Mendiola ... a marketing major, enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.