NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — While Norfolk State’s baseball team has struggled to get wins this season, the Spartans did get a chance to hail a milestone achievement.

Justin Journette, a hard-swinging right fielder from Richmond, broke NSU’s 36-year-old home run record by belting the 36th long ball of his career.

The record now stands at 37, as Journette continues to add to his total.

“Records are meant to be broken,” Spartans head coach Keith Shumate said. “Just a credit to him and all the hard work he’s put in. He deserves all the credit in the world.”

Journette was honored prior to Friday’s game at Marty Miller Field, and his parents made the trip from Richmond.

Journette is a junior, so he’ll have another year to add to his record total.

“It was actually pretty awesome,” Journette said about breaking the record. “Coming out of high school, I didn’t really have any offers. Coming in here, I didn’t really know if I was really going to play that much. Just breaking a record is really awesome.”