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Fernandez, Andrew
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Jersey Number 5
Andrew Fernandez
- Position:
- IF
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kissimmee, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Tallahassee CC
- High School:
- Osceola HS
- Pronunciation:
- S/R
Bio
2023: Was a revelation in his debut season as a Skyhawk, becoming just the seventh player in school history (and first shortstop) to nab All-Ohio Valley Conference first team accolades…Overcame a preseason facial injury to start the final 54 games of the season (all at shortstop)…Led the OVC with 21 doubles (second in school history), while ranking second in hits (80, fourth-most in program history), second in assists (144, ninth in Skyhawk history), third in at-bats (230, most in UT Martin history), fourth in batting average (.348), fourth in RBI’s (53, fourth in Skyhawk history), eighth in total bases (128, sixth in school history) and ninth in plate appearances (254)…Became the first UT Martin player to lead the OVC in hits (79) at the end of the regular season since All-American Bryant Jones in 2004…Tied a 36-year-old school record for most consecutive hits (eight, last four at-bats at Lindenwood on May 5 and first four at-bats against Alabama A&M on May 9)…Topped the OVC with 42 hits and 11 doubles in league action while ranking third with 32 RBI’s…Overall, the switch hitter slugged .557 with a .394 on-base percentage, scoring 42 runs…Belted seven of his nine home runs in OVC play, collecting a .375 batting average while striking out just seven times in 112 league at-bats…Hit safely in 32 out of the final 35 games of the spring…Boasted a team-high 23 multi-hit games, including seven 3-hit outings, a pair of four-hit performances and two 5-hit games…Went 5-for-5 with three RBI’s and a pair of runs scored in his UT Martin debut in the backend of the Feb. 18 doubleheader at Belmont…Also produced five hits (including a pair of doubles and a home run) with four RBI’s and a career-best four runs scored at Lindenwood on May 7…Delivered one of the best moments of the season on May 14 when his walkoff double in the bottom of the ninth gave the Skyhawks their first sweep over two-time defending OVC champion Southeast Missouri since 2006…Paced the team with 16 multi-RBI games, including a career-high five RBI’s (on three hits with a career-best four runs scored at Austin Peay on April 4…Hit .422 (27-of-64) during a 14-game hitting streak from March 18 through April 8…Also hit safely in 16 of the final 18 games down the stretch…Ripped multiple doubles on five separate occasions (four of which came from April 19 through May 14)…Slammed a pair of homers on May 5 at Lindenwood…Swiped a pair of stolen bases in the series opener against OVC foe Morehead State on April 28…Smoked left-handed pitchers to the tune of a team-best .404 batting average (23-for-57) while hitting .329 (57-of-173) against right-handers…Topped the squad in hitting with runners on base (.361, 44-for-122) and hitting with two outs (.387, 24-of-62)…Hit .364 (32-for-88) with runners in scoring position and .333 (36-of-208) with the bases empty…Joined teammate Mac Danford as the only Skyhawks to ever win OVC Player of the Week honors twice in a single season, accomplishing that feat on March 27 and May 15.
BEFORE UTM: Was a three-year member of the Tallahassee Community College program, helping guide the Eagles to 72 victories…Was teammates with fellow Skyhawk teammate Campbell Cleveland in 2022…Playing under veteran head coach Mike McLeod, the switch-hitter accounted for 40 extra-base hits (20 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs), 84 RBI’s, 81 runs scored and 28 stolen bases over 129 career games…Put together a dominant 2022 campaign as he was named to the All-Panhandle Conference second team after hitting .305 with a .380 on-base percentage and .569 slugging percentage, helping TCC to a 33-18 overall record…Topped the team in home runs (eight) and RBI’s (46) while adding 14 doubles, three triples, 33 runs scored and five stolen bases while primarily playing third base and second base…Strung together 12 multi-hit games in 2022, including a season-best 4-for-4 performance to go along with a season-high four RBI’s at Santa Fe College on Feb. 2…Posted a 10-game hitting streak down the stretch from April 9 through May 6…Drove in a season-best four runs at Gulf Coast State on March 26…Drew three walks and swiped a pair of stolen bases at Pensacola State on April 25…Led the Eagles with three homers and 27 RBI’s while adding three doubles, 21 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 2021…Accumulated six multi-hit games, including the best game of his season (3-for-3, one walk, season-best four RBI’s and season-high three runs scored) against Edward Waters on Feb. 2…Had an eight-game hitting streak from April 8 through April 23…Reached base safely four times (three walks plus a single) at Pensacola State on April 21…Stole a pair of bases at Pensacola State (April 3) and against TNXL Academy (April 8)…Helped TCC race out to a 20-9 record to start the 2020 campaign before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic…Started every game as a freshman, pacing the squad in runs scored (27) and triples (five – ranking fourth nationally) while adding three doubles, a home run, 20 RBI’s, a .468 on-base percentage and 14 stolen bases (in 14 tries)…Was heating up just as competition was halted, producing a slash line of .348/.571/.652 in 23 at-bats during the month of March…Had six multi-hit games while scoring multiple runs in six outings…Reached base safely four times (two singles, two walks) and swiped a pair of stolen bases against Edward Waters on Feb. 12…Also stole two bags against Grand Rapids on March 2…Prepped at Osceola High School, where he helped guide the Kowboys to back-to-back 9A District 5 championships over his final two seasons…Was named a 2019 Preseason All-American and a 2018 Preseason Underclass All-American by Perfect Game.
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PERSONAL: Born on May 30, 2001...Son of Nandy and Suzanna Fernandez...Has one sibling, Veronica...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
BEFORE UTM: Was a three-year member of the Tallahassee Community College program, helping guide the Eagles to 72 victories…Was teammates with fellow Skyhawk teammate Campbell Cleveland in 2022…Playing under veteran head coach Mike McLeod, the switch-hitter accounted for 40 extra-base hits (20 doubles, eight triples, 12 home runs), 84 RBI’s, 81 runs scored and 28 stolen bases over 129 career games…Put together a dominant 2022 campaign as he was named to the All-Panhandle Conference second team after hitting .305 with a .380 on-base percentage and .569 slugging percentage, helping TCC to a 33-18 overall record…Topped the team in home runs (eight) and RBI’s (46) while adding 14 doubles, three triples, 33 runs scored and five stolen bases while primarily playing third base and second base…Strung together 12 multi-hit games in 2022, including a season-best 4-for-4 performance to go along with a season-high four RBI’s at Santa Fe College on Feb. 2…Posted a 10-game hitting streak down the stretch from April 9 through May 6…Drove in a season-best four runs at Gulf Coast State on March 26…Drew three walks and swiped a pair of stolen bases at Pensacola State on April 25…Led the Eagles with three homers and 27 RBI’s while adding three doubles, 21 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in 2021…Accumulated six multi-hit games, including the best game of his season (3-for-3, one walk, season-best four RBI’s and season-high three runs scored) against Edward Waters on Feb. 2…Had an eight-game hitting streak from April 8 through April 23…Reached base safely four times (three walks plus a single) at Pensacola State on April 21…Stole a pair of bases at Pensacola State (April 3) and against TNXL Academy (April 8)…Helped TCC race out to a 20-9 record to start the 2020 campaign before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 global pandemic…Started every game as a freshman, pacing the squad in runs scored (27) and triples (five – ranking fourth nationally) while adding three doubles, a home run, 20 RBI’s, a .468 on-base percentage and 14 stolen bases (in 14 tries)…Was heating up just as competition was halted, producing a slash line of .348/.571/.652 in 23 at-bats during the month of March…Had six multi-hit games while scoring multiple runs in six outings…Reached base safely four times (two singles, two walks) and swiped a pair of stolen bases against Edward Waters on Feb. 12…Also stole two bags against Grand Rapids on March 2…Prepped at Osceola High School, where he helped guide the Kowboys to back-to-back 9A District 5 championships over his final two seasons…Was named a 2019 Preseason All-American and a 2018 Preseason Underclass All-American by Perfect Game.
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PERSONAL: Born on May 30, 2001...Son of Nandy and Suzanna Fernandez...Has one sibling, Veronica...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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