Jessica Mendoza is an ESPN analyst and former softball player. After an incredible career at Stanford University where she was a four-time First-Team All-American Outfielder and led the Cardinal to their first ever Women’s College World Series Appearance (she still holds 5 Stanford school records, including batting average & career home runs), Jessica became a member of the U.S. Women's National Team. From 2001-10, she won both a Gold (Athens, 2004) and Silver (Beijing, 2008) Medal, in addition to being a three-time World Champion (2002, 2006, 2010) and World Cup Champion (2006, 2007, 2010). In 2006, she was named the USA Softball Athlete of the Year and was additionally recognised in 2008 with the prestigious honour of being named Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year. ^[undefined]

Jessica is married to Adam Burks. The couple have two children together, Caleb and Cayden.