2010 Highlights: (3/17 at Alvernia University): Went 2-for-5 with a run scored...(3/20 vs. St. Joseph's College of Maine): Was 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI...(3/24 at CSI): Became the 30th player in the 63-year history of the New Jersey City University baseball program to register 100 career hits...(4/1 at Montclair State University): Hit his seventh career round tripper and second homer of the season, was 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs...(4/2 vs. Ramapo): Broke up the no-hit bid with a scorching single down the left field line with one out in the seventh...(4/18 vs. John Jay College): Was 2-for-4 with a run scored...(5/1 vs. Rowan): Was honored during NJCU's Senior Day ceremonies...Was 1-for-3 with two runs in game one...
2009 Highlights: (2/21 at Farmingdale State College, Game 1): Tied the first game at 2-2 in the second when he doubled to right on the first pitch he saw this season, before scoring on an infield error...(2/21 at Farmingdale State College, Game 2): Slammed the first pitch of the second inning over the right field wall for his second career home run, tying the second game 2-2...(3/6 vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Was the lone Knight with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a double...(3/8 vs. Cazenovia College at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Went 2-for-4 with two RBI...(3/10 vs. Drew University at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Was 2-for-5 with a run and RBI...(3/11 vs. St John Fisher College at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a double in a pinch-hitting role before moving to left field...(3/12 vs. Keystone College at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Went 2-for-4...(3/13 vs. Thomas More College at the Russ Matt College Invitational): Had three RBIs, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a three-run homerun...(4/1 at College of Staten Island): Had an RBI single...(4/18 vs. Ramapo College): Finished 2-for-4...(4/19 at Rowan University): Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, hitting his fourth home run of the season...(4/26 at Rutgers-Camden): Added a 2-for-5 showing with a run and an RBI...
2008 Highlights: (03/07 vs. Aurora College at Matt College Spring Break Invitational): Fired a 1-2-3 ninth inning with two strikeouts in the first inning he has pitched in his career, to achieve a save... (03/12 vs. Coe College): Did not allow a hit in 1.1 innings to finish the game and has yet to allow a hit this season... (03/13 vs. Penn State Altoona): The only other NJCU player with multiple hits, going 2-for-4... (03/27 vs. Rutgers-Newark): 2-for-2 effort with a run and RBI... (04/01 vs. John Jay College): 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI... (04/17 vs. Montclair State): Registered the most impressive offensive day, going 3-for-6 with five RBIs, two runs, a double and triple... (04/19 at Ramapo College): Added a 2-for-4 effort... (04/22): Nominated for CoSIDA District 2 College Division Academic All-America honors with a 3.38 GPA... (04/26 vs. Rutgers-Camden University): Had a career day driving in seven RBIs, going 4-for-5 with two runs in game two with two triples and a double... (05/01): Selected to the 2008 All-New Jersey Athletic Conference First-Team as a utility player in voting by the league’s 10 head coaches. Overall, Mena started 26 of the 31 games he played in—15 times as designated hitter and 11 behind the plate. For the year he batted .287 (27-94) with 20 RBIs, 11 runs, five doubles and four triples. With five walks and two hit by pitches, he had a .327 on-base and .426 slugging percentage. He collected 40 total bases and had three steals in four attempts. Defensively, he posted a .976 fielding percentage, with only two errors in 84 chances. Among all NJCU players, he tied for the club lead in triples—as a catcher—and was tied for second in RBIs, fifth in doubles and was sixth in hits. He also served as the team’s closer, providing one save with three strikeouts n 2.2 innings. In the NJAC he is tied for fourth in the conference in triples. In the final NJAC-only statistics, he listed tied for first in triples (4, 0.27 per game), 11th in batting average against lefties (.417), 12th in slugging (.512), 13th in average with runners on base (.417), and tied for 13th in average with RBI opportunities (.429), as he batted .328 (19-58) in 15 games (all starts). He chipped in 15 RBIs, nine runs, four triples and three doubles, with a .980 fielding percentage (one error in 51 chances), a .517 slugging and .365 on-base percentage. He was second among NJCU players in NJAC RBIs. In two years over 51 games (43 starts), Mena had a .297 average with 46 hits (46-155), 32 RBIs, 19 runs, 10 doubles, six triples and one homer. He was a 2007 New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division II/III All-State Rookie Team selection.
2007 Hightlights: (03/27 vs. College of Mount Saint Vincent): Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and one run... (03/31 vs. William Paterson University): Batted 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a double... (04/06 vs. Montclair State University): 2-for-3 with two walks, one run and a triple... (04/20 at Kean University): Registered one RBI... (04/24 vs. Baruch College): Finished 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a double... (05/17): Voted New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association Division II/III All-State Rookie Team...
High School: A June 2006 graduate of Hudson Catholic High School in Jersey City, NJ, graduating with a 3.3 grade point average…Played four years of varsity baseball for the Hawks, including the final season under former NJCU assistant coach Dan Olear…A member of the 2004 Hudson County championship team…Earned Honorable Mention All-Hudson honors as a junior in 2005…A high school teammate of NJCU sophomore Fernando Espinosa.
Personal: Alex Mena…Born January 10, 1988 in North Bergen, NJ…Mother is Sahara Mena, a former NJCU student…Father is Luis Mena...Has a 30-year old brother, Luis, and a 22-year old sister, Rebecca...Bats and throws right-handed…Major at NJCU is Biology…Career objective is to open his own physical therapy practice…Lists his father as his hero…Enjoys playing the guitar and dancing...Tutors students with learning disabilites...
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Favorites:
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Hobbies/interest:
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Ping Pong
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NJCU Class:
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Human Sexual Biology
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Hero/Idol:
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My father, Luis Mena
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Sports Team:
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New York Yankees
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Song:
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“Adiago for Strings”
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Music Artist:
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Tiesto
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Movie:
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“Big Daddy”
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Food:
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What do you like most about NJCU?:
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"The diversity."
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What do you like about Coach Alvarez?:
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"He is a good coach who knows the game of baseball"
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