Eagle Pass Eagles Rey Rey Mendoza Commits to Play Collegiate Baseball with University of Houston Cougars

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018

Eagle Pass High School Eagles standout player Rey Rey Mendoza announced his decision to commit to play collegiate baseball with the University of Houston Cougars, an NCAA Division I program in the American Athletic Conference, via his Twitter account.

Rey Rey Mendoza had a standout season in 2018 with the Eagle Pass Eagles as a pitcher and outfielder earning the coveted District 29-6A Most Valuable Player Award from the District Head Baseball Coaches while leading the Eagles to a Tri-District 29-6A Championship and state playoffs.

Mendoza also was named to the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association’s 2018 First Team All-State (6A) Team for his outstanding performance during the 2018 Texas High School Baseball season.

Mendoza has been playing summer travel baseball with the Five Tools Central Texas Lonestar 17 Year Old Team composed of players from San Antonio, Austin, and South Texas. He has enjoyed an extraordinary summer baseball play garnering the eyes of many collegiate and professional scouts, including the University of Houston Cougars Baseball Coaching staff who offered him an athletic and academic scholarship for 2019-2020 to join their outstanding collegiate baseball program.

The University of Houston Cougars enjoyed a 38-25 record in 2018 and advanced to the 2018 NCAA Regional Tournament in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Mendoza will be a senior in 2018-2019 at Eagle Pass High School. He is the son of Reynol and Tina Mendoza of Eagle Pass.