William & Mary Athletics

GRADUATE YEAR/2021
Made 13 appearances, all starts for the Tribe in 2021… Led the team and finished among the league leaders with five wins… Paced the team with 74.0 innings pitched and 62 strikeouts against just 13 walks on the year… Earned CAA Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing 7.0 shutout innings in a win over George Mason on March 6… Allowed two earned runs and struck out seven over 7.1 innings to earn a win at Charleston on March 12… Threw 7.0 innings earning a no-decision in a win over UNCW on March 20… Tossed 6.1 innings in a win over Richmond on April 2… Earned his final collegiate win allowing just three runs over 7.0 innings and striking out a career-high eight men in a victory at UNCW on April 30… Tossed two scoreless innings against James Madison on April 25 and went 6.0 innings allowing three runs in the CAA Tournament against Charleston. 

SENIOR YEAR/2020
Made one appearance in 2020… Started and earned the win against Merrimack (3/6)... Threw 3.2 scoreless innings allowing just one hit and one walk… Struck out two and set the tone for the Tribe’s only shutout of the year. Has 11 career wins and has thrown 157.3 innings… He has struck out 129 while only allowing 59 walks.

JUNIOR YEAR / 2019
Named the CAA Pitcher Week for the week of April 15 ... Made 14 starts for the Tribe during his sophomore season ... Picked up six wins on the year ... Posted a 3.61 ERA ... Tossed 82.1 innings, allowed 38 runs (33 earned) ... Had six quality starts on the season ... Made his season debut going 4.1 innings with four strikeouts against Marist (2/15) ... Struck out six over five innings allowing a run on a hit against Sacred Heart (2/22) ... Picked up his first win of the season when he pitched six innings allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits with five strikeouts at High Point (3/2) ... Made it back-to-back wins as he beat Campbell (3/8) going six innings with two runs on four hits with three strikeouts ... Struck out five batters in four straight starts from March 16-April 6 ...  Tossed a complete game with one run on three hits, and a career-high seven strikeouts in a win against James Madison (4/12) ... Tossed seven innings scattering five hits with a run and four strikeouts at Towson (4/26) ... Went seven innings allowing a run on four hits in a win against Charleston (5/3) ... Matched a career-high with seven strikeouts in five innings at Hofstra (5/17) ... Picked up the win in the CAA opening round game against James Madison (5/22).

SOPHOMORE YEAR / 2018
Came out the bullpen 12 times before moving to the weekend rotation for six starts…Pitched 54.1 innings and owned a 4.80 ERA, allowing 34 runs (29 earned) on 27 hits…Fanned 48 batters and held opponents to a .273 average…Saved six wins while serving as a closer…Hurled seven innings of relief from Feb. 18-28, allowing just three hits…Picked up a win against High Point (3/3) after tossing four innings with seven strikeouts and just one run on two hits…Gained second consecutive win by blanking Radford (3/7) in the last two innings with three K’s…Tossed a shutout innings at Campbell (3/9) for first career save….Made two batters whiff in a scoreless frame for second straight save vs. ETSU (3/16)…Secured third save as he held Old Dominion (3/28) to just a hit in the ninth inning…Struck out a batter and yielded only one hit in an inning to garner fourth save at Maryland (4/3)…Combined for 1.2 scoreless innings with only two hits to save both games of a doubleheader with Towson (4/6)….Hurled 5.1 innings, struck out six, and conceded three run on seven hits in a start at Northeastern (4/21)…Tossed a career-high seven inning and recorded seven strikeouts at then-ranked No. 5 NC State (5/5)…Shined in the classroom after being named a W&M Provost Award winner.

FRESHMAN YEAR / 2017
Appeared in 12 games and made a start on the mound in his rookie season…Earned a 2-1 record…Recorded 16 strikeouts after logging 17 total innings of work…Made collegiate debut at then-ranked No. 2 Florida (2/19), tossing a shutout inning with a strikeout…Captured first career win against Lafayette (2/26) by pitching two scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts…Made first career start against ACC foe Virginia Tech (3/8)…Went three scoreless innings at UNCW (3/24), fanning a batter and surrendering just two singles…Fanned a pair in two no-hit scoreless innings to take the win at rival VCU (4/4)…Posted a career-high three strikeouts at Old Dominion (4/11).

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year pitcher at Lake Braddock in Northern Virginia … Tabbed as a First-Team All-Conference selection and a second-team all-region pick following his junior year … As a senior, earned First-Team All-Conference, All-Region, and All-State honors … Picked to the Washington Post First-Team All-Met selection … Pitched 46 straight innings without allowing a run in his senior season … Ended up only allowing two runs in 58 innings ... Posted a 0.36 ERA for the year … Played his club baseball with the Stars Baseball 18U Prime … In the classroom, is a member of the National Honor Society and the Key Club.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Rob and Melodye Strain … Graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor's in Computer Science and in 2020 with a Master's in Computer Science.