University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV
Hernandez enters his second season with the UNLV baseball program ... Served as the designated hitter but has also played in the infield for the Rebels.

2014 SUMMER - RISING SENIOR
Spent the summer with the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaska Baseball League ... Played in 44 games for the Oilers, which ranked as the second-most on the team ... Finished the summer with a .259 batting average and drove in 18 runs, which tied for the third-most on the team ... Also scored 20 runs, hit eight doubles and a home run.

2014 - JUNIOR
Played in 34 games and made 27 starts as a junior with the Rebels ... Mainly served as the designated hitter for the Rebels, but also made starts at second and third base ... Finished the season with a .286 batting average, 12 doubles, a triple and recorded 17 RBI while scoring 16 runs ... Earned first career start as the designated hitter against Air Force (March 1) ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles against Nevada, Reno (May 15) and drove in a career-high four runs while scoring one ... Named the Mountain West Player of the Week (May 19) after he hit for an average of .462 and recorded nine RBI over a four-game stretch, which included a sweep over UNR.

2012-13 - WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE
Spent two years at Western Nevada Junior College in Carson City, Nev. ... Averaged .228 as a sophomore and saw time at second and third base for the Wildcats ... Recorded 41 hits including 10 doubles, one triple and five home runs and drove in 33 runs ... Led the team with five home runs and was a Region 18 honorable mention ... Saw time at second and third base as a freshman and averaged .333 at the plate.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas ... A four-year letterwinner under Mike Hubel ... Was named to the All-State Second Team, All-Northwest Division First Team, All-Sunset Region First Team and All-Southern Nevada Second Team as a senior ... Played shortstop as a senior and helped the Spartans to a division championship ... Hit .505 as a senior with 10 doubles, five triples and three home runs and drove in 36 runs ... Named to the First Team All-Northwest Division and Second Team All-Sunset Region as a junior ... Played shortstop and hit .429 with four doubles, six triples, six home runs and drove recorded 29 RBI ... As a sophomore was named to the All-Northwest Division Second Team and helped the Spartans to division and regional championships and finished at the state runner up ... Hit .358 as a sophomore along with seven doubles, three triples and 21 RBI.

PERSONAL
A.J. Hernandez was born May 24, 1993, in Las Vegas ... The son of Vicki and David ... Has two brothers, Aaron and Nick ... A kinesiology major.