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David Mendham

  • position Infield/catcher
  • height 6-3
  • weight 219
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Dorchester, Ontario
  • Previous School Connors State C.C.
  • High school London Catholic
  • position Infield/catcher
  • height 6-3
  • weight 219
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Dorchester, Ontario
  • Previous School Connors State C.C.
  • High school London Catholic

David Mendham Bio

AWARDS

  • SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2021)

JUNIOR (2021)

  • Played in 54 games with 52 starts for Carolina, scoring 20 runs with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 28 RBI
  • Committed just two errors at first base
  • Had 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI performances
  • Had the game-winning double in the bottom of the 11th inning in a win over Mississippi State (May 9)
  • Doubled and drove in four runs in a win over Dayton (Feb. 21)
  • Was 3-for-5 at Clemson (May 11)
  • Homered and drove in a pair in a win at LSU (April 17)
  • Had three RBI and a home run at Georgia (April 2)
  • Was 3-for-5 with two RBI in a win over Charleston Southern (April 13)
  • Had three RBI in a win over Missouri (April 11)
  • Was 3-for-5 in a win over Clemson (Feb. 27)
  • Was 2-for-3 with a walk against Tennessee (May 20)

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

  • Spent two years at Connors State Community College in Warner, Okla., where he was a NJCAA Second Team All-American in 2019
  • Hit .422 with 14 home runs and 85 RBI for the Cowboys his freshman season
  • Helped Connors State to the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colo., in 2019
  • In the Covid-shortened 2020 season, had four home runs and a .493 batting average
  • Ranked No. 49 in Perfect Game’s Top-100 JuCo prospects in 2020
  • Canadian Baseball Network College Player of the Year (2020)
  • Played for the Savannah Bananas of the Coastal Plain League in the summer of 2020, hitting .338 in 22 games played
  • Attended high school at London Catholic in London, Ontario
  • Played summer baseball for the AAA Expos and Ontario Nationals
  • Played on the same 12U team in Canada as fellow Gamecock Noah Myers

PERSONAL

  • Born on July 13, 1999
  • Son of Dan and Sarah Mendham
  • Major is criminology and criminal justice