NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame
Hertz spent a quarter century as head baseball coach at Miami Dade. His team finished as either champions or runners-up of the Southern Conference 19 times while advancing to the Region 8 District tournament 19 times. Miami Dade was consistently ranked in the Top 10 nationally under Hertz. More than 150 players tutored by Hertz signed professional contracts. He helped Team USA win gold in the 1999 Pan Am Games as an assistance coach.