2019 Softball Roster

Vanessa Hernandez
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Vanessa Hernandez
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Vanessa Hernandez
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Vanessa Hernandez
Photo by: Keith Kountz
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Jersey Number 10

Vanessa Hernandez

  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Hesperia HS
  • Hometown:
    Hesperia, Calif.

FRESNO STATE ACCOLADES
• 2019 NISC All-Regional Team
• 2017 All-MW Second Team
• 2017 Academic All-MW

Career Notes: Tied for fourth in program history with 49 doubles ... tied for eighth in program history with 24 home runs

2019 (Senior): Started all 57 games in center field ... one of just four Bulldogs to start every game and one of two to start every game at one position ... hit .322 with 7 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 31 runs scored ... led the MW and tied for 10th in NCAA Div. I with 20 doubles, the third most doubles in a season in program history ... tallied two doubles in four different games and had a streak of six straight games with a double ... hit fifth in 32 games and hit fourth in 22 games ... led the team and ranked fifth in the MW with 98 total bases ... hit 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, 4 RBI, and 3 runs with 10 total bases against UC Riverside, just two total bases shy of the program record ... had a .573 slugging percentage and .387 on-base percentage ... was third on the team in runs (31), home runs (7), RBIs (40), and slugging percentage (.573) ... led the team with 13 multi-RBI games, driving in three runs five times and tying for the team lead with one 4-RBI game ... had 15 multi-hit games including seven 3-hit games ... had a seven game hitting streak ... led the team hitting .404 with six home runs and 24 RBIs over the first 18 games of the season ... hit 7-for-11 (.636) with a home run, two doubles, and four RBIs with multiple hits in all three games in the NISC to earn All-Regional honors ... hit a two-run home run against No. 7 Tennessee in the Judi Garman Classic ... led the team hitting 21-for-44 (.477) with 6 home runs and 20 RBIs in 13 neutral site games during the season ... hit .330 with runners on base and .308 with runners in scoring position ... scored a run in 24 games with multiple runs in six games ... had 17 walks and two hit-by-pitches while striking out just 12 times ... totaled 95 putouts and two outfield assists with just one error for a .990 fielding percentage

2018 (Junior): Started and played in 53 of 54 games in center field ... hit .275 with 7 home runs, 33 RBIs, and 31 runs scored ... led the team with 22 RBIs and tied for the team lead with 4 home runs in MW games ... tied for fifth in the MW in RBIs in league games ... hit fourth, fifth, and sixth in the lineup ... the team was 15-3 in the 18 games in which she batted fifth ... had a 10-game hitting streak March 30 - April 15 and had a seven-game hit streak earlier in the season... during her 10-game hitting streak she hit 17-for-34 (.500) and had six multi-hit games with 3 home runs, 18 RBIs, and 13 runs scored with a .941 slugging percentage and a .541 on-base percentage ... the team's season-long 10-game winning streak coincided with her 10-game hitting streak ... named MW Player of the Week on April 17 after leading the 'Dogs to a sweep at San Jose State ... had a 12-game reached base streak ... totaled 10 multi-hit games with a career-high three hits vs. Utah State ... had nine multi-RBI games with a career-high tying four RBIs in one game at New Mexico ... struck out only three times in 43 plate appearances in MW play ... hit .306 for the season with the bases empty ... scored multiple runs in five games ... scored at least one run in seven straight games and in six straight games ... had a stolen base against Wisconsin in her only steal attempt of the season ... had 66 putouts and three outfield assists with a .972 fielding percentage 

2017 (Sophomore): Named to the 2017 All-Mountain West Second Team ... started all 58 games in center field ... hit .292 on the season, including .361 in MW play, with a .385 on-base percentage and .522 slugging percentage from various spots in the lineup, the majority coming in the 7th spot ... led the team with 22 extra-base hits, including seven home runs, a triple and a team-high 14 doubles ... ranked second on the team in RBI (40) and total bases (84) and third in runs (34), hits (47), home runs (7) and walks (25) ... recorded 96 putouts, including a season-best five against Stanford on Feb. 12, and seven outfield assists ... hit two grand slams, against Boise State on March 24 and Colorado State on May 13 ... the Bulldogs were 6-1 when she hit a home run ... recorded eight multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games ... had a nine-game hitting streak Feb. 11-23 and an eight-game hitting streak March 11-25 ... reached base in 12 straight games March 11-April 1 ... hit .407 (22-for-54) with runners in scoring position ... with the bases loaded, was 3-for-5 with two walks and 14 RBIs ... scored two runs in six different games ... had a season-best three hits in the team's regular-season finale against Colorado State on May 13, including a seventh-inning two-out go-ahead grand slam ... hit two home runs in a game for the first time in her career against San Diego State on March 17 ... walked twice in a game four times ... led the team with four sacrifice flies ... hit a walk-off double in extra innings against Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 18.

2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made 52 appearances with 48 starts in the outfield … batted .238 (29-for-122) with four doubles, one triple and three home runs … generated 16 RBIs, scored 20 runs, drew 13 walks and was hit by a pitch twice … stole safely against BYU on March 18 … registered five multi-RBI contests, including a game-high three RBIs versus Boise State (March 29) and Nevada (May 8) … logged her first career home run in the conference-opener versus Boise State, and added two additional homers against San Jose State and Nevada … sported the highest fielding percentage (.988) of the starting lineup with 78 putouts and two assists from center field.

2015 (Freshman): Redshirted … was named a 2014-15 NFCA Scholar-Athlete.

High School: Tabbed the 2014 Daily Press and MRL Player of the Year … batted .600 and sported a .647 on-base and 1.009 slugging percentages, thanks to her nine homers, 13 doubles, 31 RBIs and 38 runs ... capped her career with a 20-game hitting streak while striking out only once ... logged three home runs and eight RBIs in the state playoffs and led her team to a CIF Southern Section Division 4 Wild Card win over Palm Desert ... holds school season records in doubles (14), slugging (1.050), triples (4), homers (9), RBIs (36-tied), stolen bases (11) and longest hitting streak (21 games) ...  also played outfield for the Orange County Batbusters and helped the squad to a Premier Girls Fast Pitch National U16 title and runner-up U18 honors in 2013.

Personal: Parents are Monette and Robert Hernandez … siblings include sisters Anjela and Christina and brother LB … inspired by the U.S. Women’s Soccer team because of their commitment to the game … psychology major … chose Fresno State because she fell in love with the coaching staff and beautiful stadium.