A right fielder for the baseball team, Strohschein put together one of the most prolific freshman campaigns in league history in 2016, becoming the first player in the 67-year history of the OVC to earn both Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors. He took home numerous All-American and Freshman All-American accolades, highlighted by the Louisville Slugger National Co-Freshman Player of the Year Award from Collegiate Baseball newspaper. He set multiple program records and freshman marks in his first season in the purple and gold.