University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2023: Appeared in 36 games, earning 33 starts … Was second on the team with five home runs … Posted 24 hits and drove in 17 runs … Scored 22 times … Walked and scored a run in the season-opening win over Carson-Newman … Collected an RBI in the season opening series finale win against Carson-Newman … Singled and scored twice in the win at North Georgia … Singled and scored a run in win over North Georgia … Doubled in the final game of the three game sweep of North Georgia … Singled in suspended game one against Embry-Riddle … Singled and scored a run in the extra-inning game of the series against Embry-Riddle … Went one-for-three with a walk in the loss to Southern Wesleyan … Hit a two-run home run on two-of-four hitting with two runs in game two against USC Beaufort … Singled, scored a run, collected an RBI and stole a base in the win in the final game of the series versus the Sand Sharks … Hit a solo homerun, second of the season in series final against Flagler … Collected a walk in the top-25 contest against Newberry … Hit two home runs, scored two runs and collected five RBI in the game one run-rule shortened win over Claflin … Homered, scored a run and collected three RBI in game two in over Claflin … Collected an RBI in game three of the sweep of Claflin … Collected an RBI in the series finale against Augusta … Singled, scored a run and collected an RBI in series finale win against Georgia Southwestern … Doubled and scored a run … Scored a run and stole a base in game one win over GCSU … Hit two-for-three with a double and a run scored in game two against GCSU … Singled and scored a run in series-finale against the Bobcats … Stole a base in the win over Erskine … Singled twice in game one against Lander … Singled and scored a run in game two against Lander … Singled and scored a run in round one win over Lander in PBC Tournament … Singled, scored a run, and collected an RBI in PBC Tournament win over Young Harris … Singled and scored a run in the bracket semifinal loss to Mountain Lions.

2022: Appeared in 22 games, earning 14 starts … Posted eight hits and drove in 10 runs while scoring nine times … Earned a walk against UNC Pembroke … Drew a base on balls in the series-opening victory over Florida Southern ... Drove in a run in the win over Coker … Singled and scored against Georgia College … Singled at No. 13 Newberry … Walked and scored a run at Flagler … D0rove in a run and scored in the win at Flagler … Doubled, drove in one and scored in the win over Augusta at SRP Park … Singled, drove in three and scored twice in the win over Claflin … Singled, drove in three and scored in the win over Claflin … Singled, drove in a run and scored against UNG … Scored a run at UNC Pembroke … Had a hit against the Bearcats … Singled against GC in the PBC Tournament.

2021: Saw time in 11 games, earning three starts … Posted four hits on the eyar and had a .333 slugging percentage … Singled in a run in the victory over No. 25 UNC Pembroke … Doubled in the series-opening win over Flagler … Singled in the series-opening win at Francis Marion … Doubled in the win over the Panthers.

2020: Played in five games, earning one start … Scored a pair of runs on the year … Doubled and scored a run in the series-opening win over Shepherd … Singled in the win over Queens.     

2019: Redshirted.

High School: Attended St. Petersburg Catholic H.S. … First-team all-district honoree as a senior … Team MVP … Posted a .450 batting average while driving in 45 runs and smashing two round-trippers his senior season … Hit .300 and dove in 20 runs as a junior.   

Personal: Jose Roberto Hernandez was born December 1, 1999 in St. Petersburg, Fla. … Son of Roberto and Ivonne Hernandez … Father, Roberto, was an All-American at USC Aiken and played professionally … Has two siblings, Roberto Jr., and Kairy … Brother Roberto Jr., played baseball at USC Aiken … Majoring in exercise and sports science.