2024: 2024 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region Second Team selection … 2024 MVC Baseball All-Conference First Team selection … 2024 MVC Baseball All-Defensive Team selection … March 25 MVC Baseball Player of the Week … Fifth in the MVC in batting average (.359) … Third in the MVC in slugging percentage (.694) … Fourth in the MVC in OPS (1.115) … Sixth in the MVC in runs scored (60) … Fourth in the MVC in hits (89) … Second in the MVC in RBI (76) … Second in the MVC in home runs (23) … Seventh in the MVC in fielding percentage (.995) … Lined up and started in all 59 games in the 2024 season at first base, designated hitter, and catcher … Recorded a .359 batting average with 89 hits in 248 at-bats … Recorded 39 extra-base hits including 14 doubles and 23 home runs … Led the Sycamores with 60 runs scored and was second on the team with 76 RBIs … Drew 17 walks and was hit by 11 pitches … Posted a .421 on-base percentage and a .694 slugging percentage … Finished the season with five stolen bases in six chances … Posted a .995 fielding percentage over 380 chances … Finished second on the team with 27 multi-hit games, while leading Indiana State with 24 multi-RBI contests … Recorded a career-best 24-game hitting streak from February 17 – March 30 … Recorded a career-best 26-game on-base streak from February 17 – April 2 … Highlighted his season with a 5-for-5 game with two runs scored, two home runs, and five RBIs at Xavier on March 15 … Went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBIs at Florida A&M on March 10 … Went 4-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and two RBIs at Southern Illinois on April 27 … Recorded three multi-homer games against Xavier (Mar. 15), Belmont (May 4), and at Valparaiso (May 17).
2023: 2023 MVC Tournament All-Tournament team … Lined up and started in 58 games in the 2023 season serving as Indiana State’s primary designated hitter on the year … Finished fourth on the team with a .291 batting average with 65 hits over 223 at-bats … Led the Sycamores with 18 doubles and connected on five home runs … Scored 42 runs while driving in 28 RBIs … Drew 21 walks and was hit by 13 pitches … Posted a .379 on-base percentage and added a .439 slugging percentage … Was 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts … Posted a .970 fielding percentage with 56 putouts and nine assists while recorded two errors … Finished third on the Sycamores with 19 multi-hit games … Recorded four multi-RBI contests … Season-high eight-game hitting streak on from April 2-15 … Season-high 26-game on-base streak from February 26 – April 16 … Recorded a season-best three hits twice in 2023 coming against Northeastern (Feb. 26) and at Evansville (Apr. 30) … Homered in five different games including at Miami (Feb. 22), Indiana (Apr. 4), Southern Illinois (Apr. 22), at Evansville (Apr. 30), and at Missouri State (May 20) … Doubled twice in two separate games against Iowa (Feb. 17) and Purdue (Mar. 28) … Season-high four RBIs on April 30 at Evansville … Season-high three runs scored three separate times against Ball State (May 9), at Missouri State (May 20), and against Iowa (June 4) … Was hit by two pitches in three separate games including Valparaiso (Mar. 25), Evansville (May 26), and Iowa (June 4).
2022
- Lined up in 36 games with 27 starts at catcher, first base, and designated hitter in his freshman campaign with the Sycamores
- Finished the season with a .259 batting average with 28 hits in 108 at-bats
- Recorded 10 extra-base hits (five doubles, one triple, four home runs)
- Finished the year with 16 runs scored and 16 RBI
- Posted a .435 slugging percentage and a .339 on-base percentage
- Posted nine multi-hit games in the 2022 season and added five multi-RBI games
- Recorded his lone three-hit game in 2022 against Bradley on May 7
- Homered against Maryland (Mar. 5), Valparaiso (Apr. 10), Bradley (May 7), and Valparaiso (May 25)
- Connected on his lone triple against Michigan on March 6
- Finished the year with a 1.000 fielding percentage over 147 chances (135 putouts, 12 assists)
- Threw out five would-be base stealers
High School
Member of the High School Championship team at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy ... Also competed in both volleyball and basketball ... Was the MVP on Italy ... Son of Luis Hernandez and Yajaira Estevez.
