April 15, 2008

NJCU'S FULGENCIO TO APPEAR IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S
"FACES IN THE CROWD"

GOTHIC KNIGHT SHORTSTOP TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE APRIL 14 ISSUE

New Jersey City University senior shortstop Jose Fulgencio, who earlier this season had a 40-game hitting streak and 50-game on-base streak, is featured in the April 14, 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated. He is the first NJCU baseball player to ever appear in the “Faces in the Crowd” section of the magazine and the second Gothic Knight athlete of the 2007-08 academic year.

Fulgencio joins senior Vicki Spratford of the women’s bowling team as the two NJCU athletes to appear in Sports Illustrated this year. Overall, he becomes the eighth NJCU student-athlete on record to be featured in the magazine—all since December 2000. He is the seventh NJCU student-athlete featured in Faces in the Crowd.
 

This season, Fulgencio extended the longest known active hitting streak in NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA baseball to 40 games and reached base in 50 consecutive games to open his NJCU career. Both streaks finally came to an end on March 16, 2008 in game two of a doubleheader at Farmingdale State College. The hitting streak began on March 25, 2007 at the College of Staten Island, while the on-base string commenced in his very first game as a Gothic Knight on March 10, 2007 versus Muskingum College (OH). He also had a hit in 49 of 50 games to open his career.

While Fulgencio’s hitting streaks are both NJCU and New Jersey Athletic Conference records, his final streak is the fifth longest recorded in Division III history. His 50-game on-base streak is the second longest known in Division III history.