Jonathan Hernandez (baseball coach)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hialeah (FL) |
| 2014–2018 | ASA College |
| 2019–present | Bethune–Cookman |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 115–136 (NCAA) 58–68 (NJCAA) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Jonathan Damian Hernandez (born July 18, 1985) is an American baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats. He was the head coach for the ASA College Silver Storm (2014–2018).
Early life
Hernandez attended
Hialeah High School, where he was a member of the baseball team. He helped guide the team to back-to-back state championships in 2001 and 2002.[1]
Coaching career
Hernandez spent seasons as an assistant baseball coach at
Hialeah High School. In 2014, Hernandez was named the first ever head coach at ASA College
's Miami branch.
On August 14, 2018, Hernandez was named the head coach of the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats baseball program.[2] Following a 17–38 season in 2019, Hernandez was able to land the 59th ranked recruiting class.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASA College Miami Silver Storm (Region XV Conference) (2014–2018) | |||||||||
| 2014 | ASA College Miami | ||||||||
| 2015 | ASA College Miami | 15–19 | |||||||
| 2016 | ASA College Miami | ||||||||
| 2017 | ASA College Miami | 20–24 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 2018 | ASA College Miami | 23–25 | 1–2 | ||||||
| ASA College Miami: | 58–68 | 5–5 |
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| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Bethune–Cookman | 17–38 | 10–14 | T-3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 2020 | Bethune–Cookman | 6–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Bethune–Cookman | 0–0 | 0–0 | School withdrew from sports for the season due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Bethune–Cookman: | 10–14 |
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| Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Bethune–Cookman | 27–32 | 19–11 | 2nd (East) | SWAC Tournament
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| 2023 | Bethune–Cookman | 33–27 | 20–9 | 2nd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Bethune–Cookman | 32–27 | 19–10 | 2nd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
| Bethune–Cookman: | 115–136 | 68–30 | |||||||
| Total: | 115–136 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ Dan Steinberg (January 16, 2014). "Nats' Gio Gonzalez outfits high school team with cleats". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Hernandez Named @BCUDiamondCats Head Coach". www.bcuathletics.com. Bethune–Cookman University. August 14, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ Zach Dean (July 23, 2019). "B-CU baseball: Coach Jonathan Hernandez puts finishing touches on 59th ranked class". www.news-journalonline.com. The Daytona Beach News Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2020.