Baseball

Very talented two-sport student-athlete, who will see role transition to the starting center fielder after spending two seasons in left field … Very fast player who is one of the most athletic players on the team.

2018 Football: Delivered another mammoth year on the gridiron and was named honorable mention all-conference … Logged 972 receiving yards, the third-most in program history and finished the year third all-time in program history at 2,287 yards … Logged eight touchdown receptions to up career count to 25, the second-most in program history … Recorded five 100-yard games on the year, including against NCAC tri-champions Wabash (Sept. 29) and Denison (Nov. 3) … Turned seven receptions into a season-high 179 yards versus Allegheny (Sept. 8) … Recorded two touchdowns as part of seven-catch, 114-yard day at Wabash … A week prior, turned eight receptions into 161 yards in win over DePauw (Sept. 22) … Had a pair of receptions over 60 yards on the season, including a 69-yard one versus Kenyon (Oct. 27).

2018 Baseball: Again a regular starter, but did miss some time due to injury … Started 31 games and played in 38 … Hit .342 (40-for-117) and was one of eight players on the team with at least 40 base knocks … Logged 27 RBI and touched home 22 times … Clubbed 12 doubles and three homers … Hit safely in 15 of 16 games from March 30-April 21 … Hit .483 (30-for-62) during that 16-game stretch with 21 RBI and 17 runs … One of the offensive standouts against Thiel going 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs scored (April 10) … Had a pair of doubles against regional rival Marietta (April 12) … Hit first collegiate home run versus Hiram (April 5).

2017 Football: Joined the team just after camp started, and went on to earn second-team all-region honors from D3football.com and the NCAC’s Newcomer of the Year honor after a record-setting year … Tied the NCAC record with 17 receiving touchdowns, and is already fifth in program history on the career list … Second 1,000-yard receiver in program history, and ended the year as the Scots’ single-season leader in yards (1,315) and yards per reception (23.9) … Tied the Scots’ single-game program record with four receiving touchdowns at Kenyon (Oct. 28), and turned eight receptions into 212 yards – all before halftime – en route to earning a spot on the D3football.com Team of the Week … Overall, logged seven 100-yard games on the year, including five straight at one point … Had a touchdown reception in nine of the Scots’ 10 games, including five games with multiple touchdowns … Capped season with eight receptions for 174 yards and three touchdowns at nationally-ranked Wittenberg (Nov. 11).

2017 Baseball: Entered every game but one, and became a regular starter midway through the season … Overall, logged 27 starts … Key to Wooster leading the nation in runs per game … Scored 37 runs, a total tied for sixth on the team … Hit .358 (38-for-106) on the year with eight doubles and a triple … Logged a .461 on-base percentage … Went 10-for-12 on stolen base attempts … Delivered a monster game in night cap of April 15 doubleheader at Kenyon, going 4-for-6 with five RBI and two runs scored … Three games later, added a second five-RBI game, this time going 3-for-5 in win over NCAC West Division rival Denison (April 19).

Prior to Wooster: Key player on nearby Waynedale High School’s state runner-up team as a senior … All-state in football as a senior … Two time all-region in baseball, and was the WCAL’s MVP as a junior in baseball and as a senior in football … Earned all-league honors as a sophomore in baseball and football … Prepped for former Wooster All-American Justin McDowell … Earned four letters in football, and three each in baseball and basketball.

Personal: Born Aug. 13, 1997 … Son of Brian and Lisa Strausbaugh … Majoring in communication studies with a minor in education.