Junior infielder Sandra Mendoza earned another preseason accolade.
She was named Preseason NCAA Division I First-Team All-American by fastpitchnews.com Wednesday.
Earlier this week, Mendoza was selected for the 2017 Sun Belt Conference All-Conference Team.
Last season, the second baseman started all 49 games for the Mavericks. Mendoza led the team in slugging percentage (.600) and RBIs (39) on her way to breaking UTA’s single-season hit record with 76. Mendoza also led the Mavericks in batting average and on-base percentage.
The softball team begins its season at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 10 against the University of California Riverside in Tempe, Ariz.