AC Player of the Week Awarded
20-year-old <Marco Mendia:player#11251> made a few <Long Beach College:team#114> headlines during this past week as the rookie first baseman proved he could compete at the plate with his high-school idols. He captured the attention of fans, journalists and American Conference officials last week and today took home Player of the Week honors for his effort.

He cracked 15 hits in 27 at-bats to put up a .556 average. Mendia collected 2 home runs, 4 RBIs and scored 9 runs.

So far this season Mendia is batting .409 with 5 home runs, 12 RBIs and 18 runs scored. He has 38 hits in 93 at-bats, 7 walks and a .441 OBP. <Mendia:player#11251> has played in 22 games.