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Jersey Number 23
Gabriel Hernandez
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brooklyn, N.Y.
- High School:
- Xaverian
Bio
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3 (5x) last at Wofford (2/13/15)
Runs: 4 vs. Xavier (2/14/15)
RBIs: 4 vs. Xavier (2/14/15)
Hit Streak: 7 games (2x) last 5/19/14 – 2/20/15
NOTES
Eighth in BC record books with 17 career sacrifice hits … earned Learning Resources Academic Advisement’s (LRSA) Award for Academic Achievement in 2016, given to a student-athlete who demonstrated academic growth, overcame adversity, used LRSA services consistently and showed commitment to academic success.
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Played in 48 games, with 33 starts – 20 in left field, 12 at third base and one in right … tied for the team lead with seven sacrifice bunts … tied for fifth on the team with six stolen bases, successful on all attempts … recorded a .220 batting average with 22 hits, 13 runs, four doubles, two home runs, seven RBIs and 15 walks … had a .944 fielding percentage with four errors on the year … had seven runs, eight hits, including two doubles and a home run, two RBIs, eight walks and five sac hits in ACC action … finished the season by reaching base safely in the final seven games, including tallying a hit in the last three … went 1-for-2 with a run scored as a pinch-hitter, defensive replacement in the victory over Utah (6/4) to advance to the Oxford Regional championship game … went 1-for-2 with a walk in the ACC Tournament first-round game against Georgia Tech (5/24) … turned in a 1-for-3 day with a sac hit and run scored in the series finale win at the No. 22 Yellow Jackets (5/21), send the Eagles to the conference tournament … also went 1-for-2 with a walk in the first game of the series in Atlanta (5/19) … recorded an RBI double and run in the win against Niagara (5/14) … tied a season high with two hits – both doubles – drove one in and scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning against Wake Forest (5/7) … drew two walks against Virginia Tech (4/29) … went 1-for-2 with a stolen base at Harvard (4/12) … was 1-for-2 with a run scored at Massachusetts (3/30) … launched a solo shot at No. 19 Clemson (3/18) … went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the win over Central Michigan (3/8) … recorded a team season-high seven at bats in the 12-inning victory against Villanova (2/28), with an RBI double and an outfield assist … turned in a 2-for-4 performance against Indiana State (2/27) … scored a season-high two runs on a 1-for-2 day with two walks and a stolen base against Chicago State (2/27) … hit a two-run homer in the series finale against Northern Illinois (2/21).
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Played in 30 games, making 23 starts – 14 in centerfield, six in left and three as the designated hitter … tallied a .209 batting average with 15 runs, 18 hits – including three doubles and home run – nine RBIs, 11 walks, two sacrifice hits and four stolen bases … batted .355 as the lead-off hitter … recorded five multiple-hit games … tallied two outfield assists on the year … one of two Eagles to score four runs in a game on the season (Northeastern, March 24) … went 1-for-3 with an outfield assist at Virginia Tech (5/3) … had a 1-for-2 day with two runs and two walks in the victory over No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/18) … went 1-for-2 with a two-RBI double and a walk in the win against Clemson (4/11) … collected two hits, a run and drove on in against North Dakota State (2/28) … started the season with a six-game hit streak (2/13-2/20), notching 11 hits – including two doubles – eight runs and six RBIs … went 2-for-3 with a run, double, two walks and a stolen base at No. 2 LSU (2/20) … belted a three-run home run on a 2-for-6 day against Xavier (2/14), tallying a career-high four RBIs and scoring a career-high four runs … tied a career high with three hits on a 3-for-6 outing, driving in one run, at Wofford (2/13) to open the season … earned Eagle of the Week honors after leading BC with eight hits, six RBIs and six runs in the first four games of the season, starting off 2015 with a .364 batting average and a .545 on-base percentage.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Played in 50 games, making 47 starts, 33 at third base and 14 as the designated hitter ... led the Eagles with 10 stolen bases and was tied for second with five sacrifice hits ... batted .261 in ACC action, third-best in the BC lineup, with 29 hits, 14 runs and 11 RBIs ... ranked fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.337), walks (24), multiple-hit games (13), assists (60) and turned double plays (8) ... fifth on the team in batting average (.242), runs (23), hits (44), total bases (53) ... scored the game-winning run three times ... batted .410 with runners in scoring position, was 4-for-6 with a runner on third with less than two outs and tallied seven two-out RBIs ... put together a career-long, seven-game hit streak from March 7 to 21, which spanned the first seven conference games and included nine hits and six RBIs ... went 4-for-10 with a run and RBI in the two-game set with Binghamton (5/10-11) ... tied a career-high with three hits in a 3-for-4 performance against Pittsburgh (5/3) ... turned in a 7-for-13 weekend against the Panthers (5/2-4) with three runs, an RBI and a double ... was a perfect 2-for-2 with a run and a walk in the 5-1 victory over Maryland (4/25) ... in the second game of the doubleheader against the Terps, was 2-for-4 with a run, RBI and a double ... was 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks against St. John’s (4/23) ... recorded first career triple in a 2-for-4 night at No. 3 Virginia (3/15) ... was 2-for-3 with two RBIs at No. 16 Miami (3/7) to open ACC play ... launched first career home run – a lead-off solo shot – against Western Michigan (3/2) ... went 2-for-3 with two runs at Stetson (2/21).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Appeared in 45 games, starting 42 … turned in a .211 batting clip with 31 hits, 12 runs, five doubles, 15 RBIs and 14 walks … led the Eagles with nine steals and five multiple-RBI games … recorded three sacrifice hits … tallied eight multiple-hit games … recorded a five-game hit streak from April 20 to the 27th, notching six hits, a run and a stolen base … tied a career high in hits on a 3-for-5 day with a run, two RBIs and a double … went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the final home game against Maine (5/14) … record back-to-back, two-RBI games against Virginia Tech (5/4-5) … stole two bases and turned in a 2-for-3 performance with a run against NC State (4/13) … notched a season-high three RBIs on a 2-for-5 day with a double and a run at Dartmouth (4/9) … stole three bases at USF (3/6) while going 1-for-3 with a run and two walks … recorded a career day in the first game against the Bulls (3/5) in a 3-for-5 performance with three RBIs, a run and walk in the win … recorded a team-high nine assists playing second base against Georgia State (3/1) … registered first career run, hits and RBI against Marist (2/17) in a 2-for-3 day … earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
BEFORE BC
Four-year player for the Clippers … helped Xaverian to the 2011 CHSAA intersectional city championship … earned the MVP honors at the tournament regionals in New Hampshire as a junior … also played with the Greater New York Sandlot team.
PERSONAL
Graduated with an applied psychology and human development degree from the Lynch School of Education … Gabriel is the son of Juan and Jennelle Hernandez and has six siblings … brother Michael played at Oklahoma State and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the sixth round in 2002, while brother Johnny was drafted in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers and played Double-A in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Hits: 3 (5x) last at Wofford (2/13/15)
Runs: 4 vs. Xavier (2/14/15)
RBIs: 4 vs. Xavier (2/14/15)
Hit Streak: 7 games (2x) last 5/19/14 – 2/20/15
NOTES
Eighth in BC record books with 17 career sacrifice hits … earned Learning Resources Academic Advisement’s (LRSA) Award for Academic Achievement in 2016, given to a student-athlete who demonstrated academic growth, overcame adversity, used LRSA services consistently and showed commitment to academic success.
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Played in 48 games, with 33 starts – 20 in left field, 12 at third base and one in right … tied for the team lead with seven sacrifice bunts … tied for fifth on the team with six stolen bases, successful on all attempts … recorded a .220 batting average with 22 hits, 13 runs, four doubles, two home runs, seven RBIs and 15 walks … had a .944 fielding percentage with four errors on the year … had seven runs, eight hits, including two doubles and a home run, two RBIs, eight walks and five sac hits in ACC action … finished the season by reaching base safely in the final seven games, including tallying a hit in the last three … went 1-for-2 with a run scored as a pinch-hitter, defensive replacement in the victory over Utah (6/4) to advance to the Oxford Regional championship game … went 1-for-2 with a walk in the ACC Tournament first-round game against Georgia Tech (5/24) … turned in a 1-for-3 day with a sac hit and run scored in the series finale win at the No. 22 Yellow Jackets (5/21), send the Eagles to the conference tournament … also went 1-for-2 with a walk in the first game of the series in Atlanta (5/19) … recorded an RBI double and run in the win against Niagara (5/14) … tied a season high with two hits – both doubles – drove one in and scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning against Wake Forest (5/7) … drew two walks against Virginia Tech (4/29) … went 1-for-2 with a stolen base at Harvard (4/12) … was 1-for-2 with a run scored at Massachusetts (3/30) … launched a solo shot at No. 19 Clemson (3/18) … went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the win over Central Michigan (3/8) … recorded a team season-high seven at bats in the 12-inning victory against Villanova (2/28), with an RBI double and an outfield assist … turned in a 2-for-4 performance against Indiana State (2/27) … scored a season-high two runs on a 1-for-2 day with two walks and a stolen base against Chicago State (2/27) … hit a two-run homer in the series finale against Northern Illinois (2/21).
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Played in 30 games, making 23 starts – 14 in centerfield, six in left and three as the designated hitter … tallied a .209 batting average with 15 runs, 18 hits – including three doubles and home run – nine RBIs, 11 walks, two sacrifice hits and four stolen bases … batted .355 as the lead-off hitter … recorded five multiple-hit games … tallied two outfield assists on the year … one of two Eagles to score four runs in a game on the season (Northeastern, March 24) … went 1-for-3 with an outfield assist at Virginia Tech (5/3) … had a 1-for-2 day with two runs and two walks in the victory over No. 24 Georgia Tech (4/18) … went 1-for-2 with a two-RBI double and a walk in the win against Clemson (4/11) … collected two hits, a run and drove on in against North Dakota State (2/28) … started the season with a six-game hit streak (2/13-2/20), notching 11 hits – including two doubles – eight runs and six RBIs … went 2-for-3 with a run, double, two walks and a stolen base at No. 2 LSU (2/20) … belted a three-run home run on a 2-for-6 day against Xavier (2/14), tallying a career-high four RBIs and scoring a career-high four runs … tied a career high with three hits on a 3-for-6 outing, driving in one run, at Wofford (2/13) to open the season … earned Eagle of the Week honors after leading BC with eight hits, six RBIs and six runs in the first four games of the season, starting off 2015 with a .364 batting average and a .545 on-base percentage.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Played in 50 games, making 47 starts, 33 at third base and 14 as the designated hitter ... led the Eagles with 10 stolen bases and was tied for second with five sacrifice hits ... batted .261 in ACC action, third-best in the BC lineup, with 29 hits, 14 runs and 11 RBIs ... ranked fourth on the team in on-base percentage (.337), walks (24), multiple-hit games (13), assists (60) and turned double plays (8) ... fifth on the team in batting average (.242), runs (23), hits (44), total bases (53) ... scored the game-winning run three times ... batted .410 with runners in scoring position, was 4-for-6 with a runner on third with less than two outs and tallied seven two-out RBIs ... put together a career-long, seven-game hit streak from March 7 to 21, which spanned the first seven conference games and included nine hits and six RBIs ... went 4-for-10 with a run and RBI in the two-game set with Binghamton (5/10-11) ... tied a career-high with three hits in a 3-for-4 performance against Pittsburgh (5/3) ... turned in a 7-for-13 weekend against the Panthers (5/2-4) with three runs, an RBI and a double ... was a perfect 2-for-2 with a run and a walk in the 5-1 victory over Maryland (4/25) ... in the second game of the doubleheader against the Terps, was 2-for-4 with a run, RBI and a double ... was 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks against St. John’s (4/23) ... recorded first career triple in a 2-for-4 night at No. 3 Virginia (3/15) ... was 2-for-3 with two RBIs at No. 16 Miami (3/7) to open ACC play ... launched first career home run – a lead-off solo shot – against Western Michigan (3/2) ... went 2-for-3 with two runs at Stetson (2/21).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Appeared in 45 games, starting 42 … turned in a .211 batting clip with 31 hits, 12 runs, five doubles, 15 RBIs and 14 walks … led the Eagles with nine steals and five multiple-RBI games … recorded three sacrifice hits … tallied eight multiple-hit games … recorded a five-game hit streak from April 20 to the 27th, notching six hits, a run and a stolen base … tied a career high in hits on a 3-for-5 day with a run, two RBIs and a double … went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the final home game against Maine (5/14) … record back-to-back, two-RBI games against Virginia Tech (5/4-5) … stole two bases and turned in a 2-for-3 performance with a run against NC State (4/13) … notched a season-high three RBIs on a 2-for-5 day with a double and a run at Dartmouth (4/9) … stole three bases at USF (3/6) while going 1-for-3 with a run and two walks … recorded a career day in the first game against the Bulls (3/5) in a 3-for-5 performance with three RBIs, a run and walk in the win … recorded a team-high nine assists playing second base against Georgia State (3/1) … registered first career run, hits and RBI against Marist (2/17) in a 2-for-3 day … earned the Athletics Director’s Award for Academic Achievement.
BEFORE BC
Four-year player for the Clippers … helped Xaverian to the 2011 CHSAA intersectional city championship … earned the MVP honors at the tournament regionals in New Hampshire as a junior … also played with the Greater New York Sandlot team.
PERSONAL
Graduated with an applied psychology and human development degree from the Lynch School of Education … Gabriel is the son of Juan and Jennelle Hernandez and has six siblings … brother Michael played at Oklahoma State and was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the sixth round in 2002, while brother Johnny was drafted in the fourth round by the Los Angeles Dodgers and played Double-A in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
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