FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE
(DURHAM, N.C.) – USA Baseball announced Saturday the addition of Tommy Mendonca (Fresno State; Turlock, Calif.) to the 2008 National Team. Mendonca, the 2008 College World Series Most Valuable Player, joins the team Saturday afternoon and will be available for Team USA’s game Saturday night against the Chinese-Taipei National Team.
Mendonca hit .285 (83-for-291) with 19 home runs, 70 RBI and eight doubles for College World Series champion Fresno State this season. He tallied 150 total bases for a .515 slugging percentage and committed only 11 errors in 77 games for a .947 fielding percentage. Mendonca led the Bulldogs to a 46-31 record; Fresno State was 14-4 in postseason play, including a 6-0 mark in elimination games en route to becoming the lowest seed to win an NCAA Championship.
Team USA continues its six-game series against Chinese-Taipei with a 7:05 p.m. EDT first pitch Saturday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The U.S. squad has won each of the series’ first three games.
