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Jersey Number 8
Gabriel Hernandez
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Barstow, CA
- High School:
- Barstow HS
- Prev School:
- Barstow HS
- B/T:
- R/R
CSUN - 2026 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Hernandez made 15 appearances and started 14 times in his third season with the team ... served as the team's Friday starter for most of the year, posting new career highs in wins (4), strikeouts (46) and innings pitched (73.2) while posting a season 5.25 ERA ... tied for the team lead in strikeouts ... ranked 35th in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (1.83) ... lowered his ERA to 4.88 and totaled three wins in Big West play ... earned his first win of the season, allowing two runs in five innings vs. Seattle U (2/15/26) ... struck out a season-high seven batters and gave up two runs over seven innings in a win at Cal State Fullerton (3/20/26) ... worked a season-high eight innings, allowing two runs to pick up a win over Long Beach State (4/2/26) ... collected another win after logging 6.2 innings with three runs allowed at UC Riverside (4/9/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Sophomore)
Hernandez made 10 appearances out of the bullpen in his second season with CSUN ... worked 16.2 innings, striking out 20 batters and posting a 7.02 ERA ... recorded one save on the season as well ... fanned 14 batters in 10.2 innings in Big West play ... fanned two batters in a shutout frame vs. BYU (2/22/25) ... worked two shutout innings with just a walk allowed at No. 16 Oklahoma (3/2/25) ... struck out a career-high eight batters while allowing two runs over five innings of relief at UC Santa Barbara (3/7/25) ... blanked Cal State Bakersfield over an inning of work for his first career save (3/22/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)
Hernandez made 11 total appearances out of the bullpen in his first season with CSUN ... registered a 2-0 record, six strikeouts and a 7.50 ERA in 12 innings of work ... made four appearances in Big West play, recording 1.1 shutout innings ... did not allow a run over his last six outings ... tossed a season-high four shutout innings, striking out three batters to pick up a win over Pepperdine (3/19/24) ... collected another win with 1.2 shutout innings at Fresno State (4/23/24).
Barstow High School
Played on the high school baseball team all four years ... pitched and played in the outfield ... named Desert League Player of the Year and first-team All-CIF as a senior ... went 7-2 with a 0.46 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 60.1 innings in 2023 while also batting .320 and stealing 21 bases ... finished with a 20-7 record, 1.78 ERA and 211 strikeouts to go with a .353 batting average, three homers, 26 RBI and 47 stolen bases in varsity career ... helped Barstow reach the CIF-SS quarterfinals as a senior while he also helped guide the program to CIF semifinal finish as a sophomore ... placed on the school's Honor Roll all four years ... played summer baseball with the Ohio Warhawks in 2023.
Personal
His mother is Tammi Harper ... he has one older sister, Audry Hernandez ... favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Angels ... favorite athlete is Marcus Stroman ... favorite actors include Will Ferrell and Zendaya ... favorite tv show is "Chopped" ... favorite movie is "Spider-Man" ... favorite food is chicken ... favorite solo artist is Zach Bryan ... lists throwing a no-hitter in his first outing of his senior year as his favorite sports moment thus far ... after warm-up pitches, he writes "4MGG," which stands for "4 mom, grandma and grandpa" as a pre-game ritual ... says his mom is his hero.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Hernandez made 15 appearances and started 14 times in his third season with the team ... served as the team's Friday starter for most of the year, posting new career highs in wins (4), strikeouts (46) and innings pitched (73.2) while posting a season 5.25 ERA ... tied for the team lead in strikeouts ... ranked 35th in the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (1.83) ... lowered his ERA to 4.88 and totaled three wins in Big West play ... earned his first win of the season, allowing two runs in five innings vs. Seattle U (2/15/26) ... struck out a season-high seven batters and gave up two runs over seven innings in a win at Cal State Fullerton (3/20/26) ... worked a season-high eight innings, allowing two runs to pick up a win over Long Beach State (4/2/26) ... collected another win after logging 6.2 innings with three runs allowed at UC Riverside (4/9/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Sophomore)
Hernandez made 10 appearances out of the bullpen in his second season with CSUN ... worked 16.2 innings, striking out 20 batters and posting a 7.02 ERA ... recorded one save on the season as well ... fanned 14 batters in 10.2 innings in Big West play ... fanned two batters in a shutout frame vs. BYU (2/22/25) ... worked two shutout innings with just a walk allowed at No. 16 Oklahoma (3/2/25) ... struck out a career-high eight batters while allowing two runs over five innings of relief at UC Santa Barbara (3/7/25) ... blanked Cal State Bakersfield over an inning of work for his first career save (3/22/25) ... earned Big West All-Academic Team honors.Â
CSUN - 2024 (Freshman)
Hernandez made 11 total appearances out of the bullpen in his first season with CSUN ... registered a 2-0 record, six strikeouts and a 7.50 ERA in 12 innings of work ... made four appearances in Big West play, recording 1.1 shutout innings ... did not allow a run over his last six outings ... tossed a season-high four shutout innings, striking out three batters to pick up a win over Pepperdine (3/19/24) ... collected another win with 1.2 shutout innings at Fresno State (4/23/24).
Barstow High School
Played on the high school baseball team all four years ... pitched and played in the outfield ... named Desert League Player of the Year and first-team All-CIF as a senior ... went 7-2 with a 0.46 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 60.1 innings in 2023 while also batting .320 and stealing 21 bases ... finished with a 20-7 record, 1.78 ERA and 211 strikeouts to go with a .353 batting average, three homers, 26 RBI and 47 stolen bases in varsity career ... helped Barstow reach the CIF-SS quarterfinals as a senior while he also helped guide the program to CIF semifinal finish as a sophomore ... placed on the school's Honor Roll all four years ... played summer baseball with the Ohio Warhawks in 2023.
Personal
His mother is Tammi Harper ... he has one older sister, Audry Hernandez ... favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Angels ... favorite athlete is Marcus Stroman ... favorite actors include Will Ferrell and Zendaya ... favorite tv show is "Chopped" ... favorite movie is "Spider-Man" ... favorite food is chicken ... favorite solo artist is Zach Bryan ... lists throwing a no-hitter in his first outing of his senior year as his favorite sports moment thus far ... after warm-up pitches, he writes "4MGG," which stands for "4 mom, grandma and grandpa" as a pre-game ritual ... says his mom is his hero.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
| Innings Pitched | 8.0 vs. Long Beach State | 4/2/26 |
| Strikeouts | 8 at UC Santa Barbara | 3/7/25 |
Friday, February 13
Saturday, January 24
Thursday, December 11
Thursday, December 11
