Coach Hernandez started with the Condors in 1990 as a player for two years, and then moved on to Chico State where he played and received his BA in Social Sciences.  He received his Master's in Education from National University.

He started his coaching career at Urban High School and then became the Head Coach at Carlmont High School, with a stint as coach of the Bay Area Rams and San Francisco Seals.  From 2002-2005 Coach Hernandez has been the Assistant Coach for Sierra College, the Alexandria Beetles (Northwoods League) and for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots (Alaska Baseball League).

Coach Hernandez then moved on to become the Head Coach at Pacifica High School (2003-2007).  As the coach, they set school records for most wins by a team, team batting average, team stolen bases, and team runs scored.

From 2008-2013 Steve coached in the Hawaiian Collegiate League and was also with the Conejo Oaks from 2013-2017

Coach Hernandez joined the Oxnard staff as the pitching coach in 2008, and under his tutelage, the Condors have thrived.  In 2009 the pitching staff was ranked #2 in the WSC, with the conference pitcher of the year (Justin Bricker) and two All-Americans (JC Aguayo and Brian Willson) benefiting from Coach Hernandez.  He was also able to help two state pitchers-of-the-year, Luke Eubank (2014) and Blake Redman (2015), achieve greatness at the CCCAA level and beyond.