Week 1 Stats: 3 starts, .333 BA (4-for-12), 4 RBI, 3 R -- 2.0 IP, 0.00 ERA, 0 H, 3 K, 1 BB
Hernandez recorded at least one base hit and produced at least one run in each of the season’s first three games. Helping the Blackbirds snag two wins in three games against Savannah State, the first baseman batted .333 (4-for-12) with one walk, four RBI and three runs scored. Two of his four hits went for extra bases. He belted a two-run home run during LIU’s 6-4 triumph in the first half of Saturday’s doubleheader. The veteran slugger drove in the team’s first two runs of the nightcap, a 4-2 victory, with a fourth-inning double to right-centerfield. Hernandez, who slugged .667 and posted a .385 on-base percentage, also made contributions from the mound. The right-hander moved from first base onto the hill for the final 2.0 innings of the series opener. Hernandez fanned three batters while walking one over 2.0 hitless frames.