Softball

Varsity Softball Tryouts – Monday, January 23^rd, 2023. 

4:30pm at Crusader Softball Field.

Please bring all necessary equipment and dress appropriately (pants).

Facts about Coach Patrick Mendez:

• Born and raised in New Orleans Louisiana
• Brother Martin Catholic High School ‘89
• University of New Orleans ‘94
• Moved to Tampa in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina
• Married to Jill Mendez - Executive Director of Nursing and Patient Care Services Advent Health Carrollwood
• 2 children-
• Ryan 24 – Brooks Debartolo Collegiate High School ‘17
• Olivia 20 – 2020 graduate of Tampa Catholic – member of the softball team 2017-2020 – state semifinals 2019.  Attending FAU 
• Began coaching as a hitting instructor for a former Major League Baseball player in 1991.   
• Tampa Catholic asst softball coach in 2019 and 2020
• Coached Travel Softball Teams in Tampa 2008-2019
• Resides with his family in New Tampa.  

Tampa Catholic won States in Softball in 1976 and 1997. 

Softball Hall of Fame from TC:

• Yolie Espino-Fiedler 1976
• 1976 Softball State Championship Team
• Karen Ann Pitisci 1979
• Anne Lawrence Parham 1987
• Michelle “Miki” Stark 2000
• Jaclyn Hirschfeld Alpizar 1998

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