Rigoberto Hernandez

Position:
Infield
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 190
B/T:
S/R
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Panama City, Panama
High School:
Dr. Octavio Mendez Pereira
Prev School:
William Carey University
Major:
Kinesiology

Pre-Louisiana
A four-year letterwinner at NAIA William Carey University where he was a career .325 hitter ... a third-team NAIA All-American in 2025 ... a first-team All-SCAC selection and member of the 2025 Barnes & Noble College Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team ... posted a .363 batting average as a senior in 2025, helping William Carey to a 38-14 overall record and 24-6 mark in league play ... posted 13 home runs, 57 RBI, 12 doubles and three triples ... belted seven home runs in a five-game span, with two each coming in games against Brewton-Parker (Ga.) and LSU Alexandria ... twice had double-digit hit streaks on the season, including hits in his last 17 games ... posted a 10-game stretch where he was 26-for-45 (.578) with eight homers and 29 RBI ... recorded a .466 on-base percentage and a .658 slugging percentage with 18 stolen bases ... hit .322 as a sophomore in 2023 with a career-high 19 doubles, plus five triples and four homers ... a two-time Southern States Athletic Conference (SCAC) Player of the Week.

PERSONAL
Born February 17, 2023 in Panama City, Panama ... the son of Isis Gonzalez and Rigoberto Hernandez ... has two brothers and a sister ... a childhood friend of Louisiana catcher Jose Torres ... played summer baseball in 2025 with the Acadiana Cane Cutters ... enjoys listening to music, watching movies ... is currently working on a Master's degree in kinesiology.