Bronx, N.Y. - Today is day four of the release of the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2017, and we'll move out to Houlihan Park for our next honoree as Javier Martinez, FCRH '07 is next on the list of distinguished Rams. He joins Kerri Gallagher, FCRH '11, Krystle Henry, FCRH '07, and Suzanne Maguire, FCRH '97 and they will be joined by seven others who will be announced over the next two weeks.
 
Martinez, Maguire, Henry and Gallagher will join the likes of Frankie Frisch, Vince Lombardi, Wellington Mara and Vin Scully in the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame when the new class is inducted on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at 583 Park, during the Inaugural Fordham Athletics Gala.
 
As part of the Gala, Fordham will also present the initial Victory Bell Award as well as honor all former team captains. The Victory Bell will be presented to individuals who have brought distinction and honor to Fordham University Athletics through achievements not related to competition, coaching and/or administration. The honoree(s) will be selected by the Hall of Fame Committee and will embody a sense of leadership and passion for Fordham Athletics and serve as inspiration to the Fordham Athletics Family.
 
Martinez, who led the Rams to the Atlantic 10 baseball championship title game in 2007, went 9-4 as a senior that year with a 4.40 ERA to go with 63 strikeouts in 94.0 innings, setting personal bests in wins and innings pitched.
 
In four seasons at Fordham, Martinez struck out a school record 264 batters in 296.1 innings, a record which still stands today, while posting a 23-20 record and two saves. He graduated tied for second in career wins and was seventh in career appearance (68). He currently ranks second in inning pitched, third in wins and games started and eighth in appearances on the Fordham career list. His 14 starts as a senior is tied for second most in a season for the Rams while his 94 innings pitched in 2006 is the seventh best and his 84 strike outs in 2006 is the tenth best single season mark in school history.
 
Following his senior season, Martinez was drafted in the 29th round by the Seattle Mariners.
 
Note: We apologize for the incorrect previous post identifying Nick Martinez as the inductee.
 
The next Hall of Fame release will be on Monday, July 18.