Methodist University Athletics

2019: started 27 of the 33 games he appeared in as a freshman ... finished the season with a .302 batting average and a .822 OPS ... 26 hits, 18 runs, and 14 RBIs in 86 at-bats ... also recorded 17 walks, five sacrifice hits, four doubles, three stolen bases, and a triple ... 36 put-outs with two assists for a fielding percentage of .950 ... six multi-hit games, including a season-high four hits with two doubles in five at-bats against Averett ... six-game streak of drawing at least one walk and a five-game streak of scoring a run ... ended the season with an eight-game streak of reaching base safely.

High School: played all four years of baseball at Purnell Swett ... earned three varsity letters as a three-year starter ... also played four years of football ... earned two varsity letters as a two-year starter ... two-time All-Conference selection ... 2017 team MVP ... 2016 team's Best Defensive Player.

Personal: son of Reggie and Darbie Strickland ... majoring in criminal justice ... father, played baseball at UNC-Pembroke and UNC-Wilmington.