Honors and Awards:
- All-ECAC (2022)
- D3baseball.com All-Region Third Team (2023)
- Second Team All-NJAC (2023)
- Honorable Mention All-NJAC (2022)
- Academic All-District (2023)
- D3baseball.com Team of the Week (3/1/23, 3/8/23)
- NJAC Player of the Week (4/25/22, 2/27/23, 3/6/23)
- Honorable Mention Academic All-NJAC (2022-23)
2022: Key contributor in his first season with the Gothic Knights as a junior, batting leadoff as a corner outfielder and dominating in the backend of the bullpen ... tied for first on the team in walks (24), second in runs scored (45) and home runs (5), third in hits (43), steals (8) and total bases (72), fourth in doubles (10) and RBI (25) ... eight appearances on the bump, tossing 14.0 innings with a 0.64 ERA, 11 strikeouts, three saves and went 1-1 ... went 2-for-5 in his NCAA debut, recording a pair of doubles and scored three runs in the win at Cairn (2/23) for the first of his 13 mutli-hit games ... went 1-for-3 with two runs, a RBI, a walk and a pair of stolen bags in the loss to PSU Brandywine (3/7) ... was 2-for-6 with two RBI, two doubles and two runs in the win over UMass-Dartmouth (3/9) ... went 3-for-3 with four runs, five RBI, two doubles, two walks and his first-career NCAA home run, which was a grand slam, in the win over Baruch (3/22) and also made his NCAA debut on the mount, tossing 1.0 scoreless and hitless with two strikeouts ... was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored at Muhlenberg (3/26) ... drew four walks and was 1-for-2 with four runs scored in the win over St. Elizabeth (3/31) ... entered in relief and tossed 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit with two strikeouts to lock it down against Rutgers-Camden (4/16) ... finished 2-for-3 with two runs, a RBI, a walk and a home run at Kean (4/21) ... recorded back-to-back saves, the first of his NCAA career, to help his team to the home doubleheader sweep of Ramapo (4/23), tossing a combined 5.1 innings while allowing no earned runs, just three hits and striking out three ... went a combined 3-for-8 with four runs scored, four RBI, a stolen base, a hit-by-pitch and his second-career grand slam in the doubleheader split at St. Joe's-L.I. (4/26) ... finished 5-for-10 with five runs, two RBI, a home run, a walk and a doubleheader split at William Paterson (4/30) to close out the season ... he also notched his third save of the season in the game one win over the Pioneers that day, tossed 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out a pair.
2020-21: Attended Middlesex County College and was a two-year member of the Blue Colts baseball program ... appeared in 33 games of parts of two seasons, including 30 as a sophomore ... finished with a career average of .308 (32-for-98), including 30 RBI and 17 walks ... also tossed 29.0 total innings for a 5.59 ERA, including 30 strikeouts (9.31 K/9 innings).
Josh Hernandez MCC Player Profile
High School: A 2018 graduate of Park Vista Community High School ... three-year varsity baseball team member.
Personal: Son of Adela Hernandez ... has one brother, Christian ... pursuing a career as a police officer.
