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    Jake Hernandez
    Jake Hernandez

    Class:
    Junior
    Hometown:
    Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
    High School:
    Los Osos
    Height / Weight:
    6-1 / 195
    Position:
    Catcher
    Bats-Throws:
    Right-Right

    04/25/2013

    Trojans Remain on the Road, Travel to No. 7 Oregon State

    The Trojans have won the last two series meetings between the two teams.

    04/23/2013

    Highlights of the 2013 Baseball Season So Far Include Seven Hitters Batting .300 or Better

    With 17 games left in the regular season, the Trojans have been rewriting the USC record books.

    04/18/2013

    Trojans Travel to Utah for Pac-12 Series, First Time in Program History

    Trojans enter the weekend on a one-game winning streak.

    04/16/2013

    Back-to-Back Home Runs Propel the Trojans to a 5-2 Victory at Loyola Marymount

    Jake Hernandez and Vahn Bozoian with back-to-back solo shots; the first Trojans to do that since 2010.

    04/13/2013

    Trojans Unable to Dig Out of Early Hole, Fall 6-3 to Arizona State

    Trojans drop game two of the Pac-12 series.

    02/19/2013

    USC Baseball vs. Nebraska (Feb. 17, 2013)

    USC Baseball vs. Nebraska Feb. 17, 2013 Dedeaux Field Photos by Pierson Clair

    2012
    As a sophomore in 2012, Hernandez appeared in 42 games, making 26 starts, mostly as a designated hitter or catcher ... He hit .286 (26-for-91) with 15 RBIs and four doubles ... He also scored eight runs ... Had an on-base percentage of .340 and slugging percentage or .330 ... Tallied a season high three RBIs at Washington State (3/31), on a 3-for-4 day ... Also had a two RBI-performance at Washington State (3/30) and vs. Pepperdine (4/3) ... First two-RBI day was at North Carolina (3/4) ... Also drew five walks on the season ... Tallied season high three hits at Washington State (3/31) and vs. Oregon State (4/27) ... Also had a season-high two doubles vs. Oregon State (4/27) ... Only made three errors in the field all season.

    2011
    In 32 games, he made 12 starts as a freshman...batted .200 (12-for-60) with two doubles and six RBI...finished the season with a pinch-hit single on May 29 against Washington State...recorded a 2-for-4 day with a double and one RBI on Feb. 25 at No. 22 Rice...went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in his collegiate debut on Feb. 20 against North Carolina.

    High School
    He was a four-year letterwinner at Los Osos High in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., under coach Dominique Copas...rated No. 77 in the nation among high school players by Baseball America after earning All-CIF first team and Rawlings High School All-America honors as a senior...also earned All-Inland Valley and All-Baseline League honors...earned All-Baseline League second team honors in his freshmen, sophomore and junior seasons...drafted in the 22nd round of the 2010 major league baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers.

    Personal
    He is majoring in kinesiology...parents are Albert, Tom (stepfather) and De Ana...has one brother Damien and two sisters, Jackie and Brittany...lists Derek Jeter as his biggest sports hero...favorite movies are The Hangover, Superbad and The Sandlot...favorite television shows are Family Guy, Two and a Half Men and anything on ESPN, The Food Network or The Discovery Channel...listens to Lil Wayne, Drake, 2 Pac, Snoop Dogg, Sublime and Nirvana...birthdate is June 5, 1992.

    Career Statistics

    Year GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO HBP SF-SH SLG OBP
    2011 32-12 .200 60 4 12 2 0 0 6 0-0 1 10 0 1-0 .233 .210
    2012 42-26 .286 91 8 26 4 0 0 15 2-3 5 11 3 1-0 .330 .340
    Career 74-38 .252 151 12 38 6 0 0 21 2-3 6 21 3 1-0 .291 .290

    Pac-12 Conference Career Statistics

    Year GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA BB SO HBP SF-SH SLG OBP
    2011 13-3 .158 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 0-0 .158 .200
    2012 21-13 .356 45 6 16 2 0 0 6 0-0 3 4 3 0-0 .400 .431
    Career 34-16 .297 64 7 19 2 0 0 6 0-0 4 7 3 0-0 .328 .366