Julio Mendez Earns FSL Pitcher of the Week for July 28 - August 3

JUPITER, FL – After a stellar start against the Palm Beach Cardinals on Friday, August 1^st, Jupiter Hammerheads pitcher Julio Mendez took home the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week Award as part of the weekly awards given throughout Minor League Baseball.

In Friday’s start, Mendez earned the win with five scoreless and hitless innings and tallied six strikeouts against the Cardinals. Mendez became the second Hammerhead pitcher to win the honor this season after Dameivi Tineo won it back on the week of June 23-29.

After a tough start to the month of July, the 20-year-old southpaw from Venezuela has allowed only two earned runs in this last three starts dating back to July 18^th. This season, Mendez is 2-6 with a 4.52 ERA in 17 appearances and 15 starts with Jupiter. In 67 2/3 innings pitched, Mendez has allowed only 53 hits while striking out 67 batters. With Jupiter, Mendez has thrown 132 innings and has struck out 122 batters in 35 appearances of which 25 were starts.

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Opening in 1998, the 110-acre complex/stadium is specially designed to house two Major League and two Minor League Baseball Teams. The stadium is home to the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for Spring Training. The Florida State League’s Jupiter Hammerheads (Class-A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins) and Palm Beach Cardinals (Class-A Affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals) make their home at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium from April through September. This year-round facility can accommodate the smallest birthday party to the largest corporate outing, while never forgetting that each and every fan is our most important product.