Baseball

2018 (Junior): Strohschein started all 65 games for the Golden Eagles, including 11 in right field before an elbow injury restricted him to designate hitter the remainder of the season… still turned in one of the most complete campaign in program history, becoming just the fourth person to win OVC Player of the Year for a second time… slashed .375/.433/.650, ranking in the top-25 in single-season program history in hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, runs scored and slugging percentage… tallied 106 hits, the second-most in both school and OVC history, to rank second nationally… led the nation with 184 total bases… also ranked in the top-25 in the nation in hits, runs, home runs, RBI, and slugging… scored 69 runs, tied for sixth most in school history and fourth in the OVC… recorded 67 RBI, 18 doubles, three triples and 18 home runs with 30 walks… became the first player in OVC history to record three seasons with at least 60 RBI, 75 hits and 55 runs scored… also joined an elite group of only four players in league history with at least 14 home runs in three different seasons, which includes former Golden Eagle Zach Stephens… tied the program’s single-game home run record with three against Illinois State (Feb. 24)… tallied four hits, four RBI and four runs scored in the contest… drove in a season-high six runs with a pair of dingers at Belmont (May 4)… also hammered two round trippers with five RBI and four hits at Alabama A&M (Mar. 21)… drove in the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly to right field that just missed leaving the ballpark in the NCAA Regional-clinching win over No. 4 Ole Miss (June 4)… hit a team-high .423 with nine home runs, 36 RBI, 12 doubles, and 38 runs scored in OVC play… also slugged a whopping .738 in OVC only games… finished 9-for-16 with five RBI, two home runs and a double in the OVC Tournament… totaled a season-best four hits six times… turned in a team-high 35 games with multiple hits… posted multiple RBI in 14 games… strung together a season-long hitting streak of 11 games… became the program’s first-ever consensus First-Team All-American, taking home First Team honors from three of the four primary organizations… also became the first Golden Eagle ever named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award… along with teammate Chase Chambers, became the first player in program history named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy… collected six total All-American nods, the most in program history… paramount in helping the Golden Eagles string together a program record, OVC record and NCAA season-long 28-game winning streak… also helped Tech capture the highest total ranking (No. 10) and final ranking (No. 11) in both program and OVC history... led a Golden Eagle unit that became the first OVC program ever to advance to an NCAA Super Regional… helped Tech set the OVC and school record for wins with 53.

2017 (Sophomore): Strohschein started all 66 games in right field… batted .292 while finishing in the top-25 in single-season program history in hits, home runs, RBI and runs scored… finished with 77 hits, 55 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 60 RBI… posted a .511 slugging percentage, .351 on base percentage and .984 fielding percentage… drove in a season-high five RBI at UNC Asheville (Mar. 21)… tallied a season-high three hits eight times, including five times over the final 12 games of the year… scored a season-best three runs in five contests, including the OVC Tournament title-clinching win over Belmont (May 27)… posted two home runs in a contest against Bradley (Feb. 24), his third career multi-home run contest… hit .462 over the final 13 games of the season… set the program’s single-season record for at bats with 264 on the year… joined A.J. Kirby-Jones as the only players to drive in 60+ runs in at least two seasons as a Golden Eagle… became just the third player in program history to post 14 or more home runs in at least two seasons (Zach Stephens – 3 times / A.J. Kirby-Jones 2 times)… joined an exclusive club as one of just four players in team history to score 55 or more runs at least twice (Chad Malone – 2 times / Zach Stephens – 2 times / Zach Zarzour – 2 times)… drove in at least four runs in four games and finished third on the team with 16 multi-RBI performances… also finished third on the team with 24 multi-hit contests… tied for the longest hitting streak of the season of 14 games... recorded six outfield assists while making just two errors in right field.

2016 (Freshman): Strohschein put together one of the most prolific seasons in Tech history, starting all 55 games in the outfield while becoming the first player in the 67-year history of the OVC to claim both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year honors… hit .393 with 90 hits, 21 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 57 runs scored and 73 RBI… slugged .707 while posting a .447 on base percentage and .990 fielding percentage… set Tech’s freshman single-season records for hits, doubles, home runs, extra base hits, RBI, runs and total bases, breaking teammate Ryan Flick’s freshman record for RBI (2015) and Flick’s (2015), Zach Stephens’ (2011) and Matt Ballard’ (1989) freshman mark for home runs… finished third in single-season history in hits and RBI, fourth in extra base hits (39), seventh in doubles, eighth in home runs, 10^th in slugging percentage, 14^th in runs scored and 15^th in batting average… ranked first in the OVC and second nationally in RBI per game (1.33), first and fourth in total RBI, first and sixth in total bases, second and sixth in slugging percentage, second and seventh in hits per game (1.64), and second, second and 16^th in batting average, third and 20^th in total hits and third and 32^nd in doubles… hammered a grand slam in his first career plate appearance against Western Illinois (Feb. 19) in the season opener, finishing with five RBI, a home run and a double… tied the program single-season mark with three grand slams… tallied a school-record nine RBI and matched teammate David Garza with a program-best six hits in a 34-6 victory at Alabama A&M (Apr. 5)… also tied the school record with six runs scored while blasting his program-tying third grand slam of the year… kicked off a pivotal three-game OVC series against eventual league champion Southeast Missouri (May 6-8) a perfect 9-for-9 before a diving grab robbed him of a 10^th straight hit… crushed a two-run, walk-off home run against Jacksonville State (Apr. 16), marking his first career multi-home run contest… also smacked multiple long balls against Southeast Missouri (May 6)… drove in five or more RBI in six contests while tying for the team lead with 15 multi-RBI games… led Tech with 24 multi-hit performances, including five with four or more base knocks… put together a team-long 15-game hitting streak and also notched separate streaks of nine and 10 games… recorded five outfield assists while making just a single error while primarily playing right field… became the first Tech freshman to earn All-America honors and the first OVC player ever to earn a National Freshman Player of the Year award.

Summer Baseball: 2017 – became just the third Golden Eagle ever to play on the Cape Cod Baseball League, suiting up for the Orleans Firebirds and playing in 31 games… finished with a .244 average, 22 hits, four doubles, one home run, 10 runs scored, 11 RBI and four walks. 2016 - played summer ball for the Newport Gulls of the New England League… played in just eight games before ending his summer season early due to a minor injury… finished with a .194 average, six hits and two RBI in eight games.

High School: Strohschein played two seasons at Union Grove High School before lettering as a junior and senior for head coach Todd Shelnutt at George Walton Academy… hit .390 with seven home runs, eight doubles and 28 RBI in 24 games as a junior, posting a .762 slugging percentage and .452 on base percentage… named First-Team Southeast All-Region as a junior and senior… took home 2014 Perfect Game Underclass Preseason All-American Second Team honors, 2015 Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention honors and 2015 Perfect Game All-Southeast Region Second Team honors.

Personal: Son of Karl Strohschein and Laurie Deemer… born Sept. 25, 1997… full name is Kevin Alexander Strohschein.

Academic: Majoring in EXPW/coaching and sport administration… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll two times.

Honors & Awards:

• 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-America First Team
• 2018 South-ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team
• 2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings All-American Second Team
• 2018 NCBWA All-American First Team
• 2018 College Sports Madness All-American Second Team
• 2018 Collegiate Baseball All-American First Team
• 2018 Baseball America All-America Third Team
• 2018 OVC All-Tournament Team
• 2018 OVC Player of the Year
• 2018 All-OVC First Team
• 2018 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
• 2018 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
• 2018 OVC Player of the Week (Mar. 26)
• 2018 College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week (Mar. 26)
• 2018 Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (Mar. 27)
• 2017 OVC All-Tournament Team
• 2017 All-OVC Second Team
• 2015-16 Tennessee Tech co-Male Athlete of the Year
• 2016 Collegiate Baseball  Louisville Slugger National Co-Freshman Player of the Year
• 2016 Collegiate Baseball  Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team
• 2016 Perfect Game/Rawlings All-American Honorable Mention
• 2016 Baseball America Freshman All-America First Team
• 2016 Collegiate Baseball  Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
• 2016 NCBWA Freshman All-American First Team
• 2016 Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshmen All-American First Team
• 2016 The Spitter Freshman All-American Team
• 2016 OVC Co-Player of the Year
• 2016 OVC Rookie of the Year
• 2016 All-OVC First Team
• 2016 OVC All-Freshman Team
• 2016 Two-Time OVC Player of the Week (Apr. 11, May 9)
• 2016 Two-Time College Sports Madness OVC Player of the Week (Apr. 11, May 10)
• 2016 Collegiate Baseball  Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (May 9)