Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Career Stats

2011 Game-by-Game Stats
2010 Game-by-Game Stats
2009 Game-by-Game Stats
2008 Game-by-Game Stats

Awards & Recognition
2011 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2009 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2008 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

SENIOR (2011): Started in all 53 games at short stop… was one of only two players to start in every game… hit .267 on the year with 51 hits, 25 runs and 19 RBIs… was 3-for-7 in stolen bases… hit .321 in OVC contests… had 15 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games… posted seven, two-out RBIs… went 8-for-14 with a runner on third and two outs… recorded a season-high five hits and four runs in the second game of the doubleheader at Morehead State on April 10… went 7-for-10 with five runs and four RBIs in the doubleheader at Morehead State on April 10… only recorded one hit in his final nine games of the season.

JUNIOR (2010): Started in all 53 games at short stop… was one of only two players to start in every game… ranked second among OVC starting shortstops with a .946 fielding percentage… hit .316 with 62 hits, 27 runs and 23 RBIs… was also 5-for-6 in stolen bases… posted a .352 slugging percentage and a .376 on-base percentage… posted a team-best .390 batting average in OVC contests… hit .393 (11-for-28) with runners in scoring position during OVC games… also hit .857 (6-for-7) with runners on third and two outs in OVC contests… had 16 multi-hit games… hit safely in 24 of the final 26 games of the season, highlighted by a team-best and career-long 16-game hitting streak… reached base safely in the final 26 games of the year… batted .375 at Coaches Stadium, hitting safely in the final 11 home games of the year.

SOPHOMORE (2009): Played in 22 games, making five starts… hit .452 on the year with 14 hits, 12 runs and nine RBIs… also posted a .645 slugging percentage and a .538 on-base percentage… played in four OVC contests… went 2-for-2 at the plate with bases loaded… also hit .500 (6-for-12) with runners in scoring position… went 10-for-16 at the plate with seven runs in games played at Coaches Stadium… hit his first career home run with EIU on April 15 against Blackburn College… went 5-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs and a double versus Chicago State on April 1.

FRESHMAN (2008): Played in 37 games, making 27 starts… hit .229 with 22 hits, 12 runs and seven RBIs… went 2-for-2 in stolen bases… hit .255 during OVC contests… made his first career start on March 10 versus IPFW, starting at short stop… collected his first career hit on Feb. 23 at Southeastern Louisiana State… had five multi-hit games… posted a season-high three hits against UT Martin on April 6… also scored a season-high two runs against UT Martin on April 6… had five, two-out RBIs.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner in baseball… also lettered four times in golf and twice in basketball… earned Big 12 Conference and Champaign News-Gazette recognition in 2006 and 2007… helped high school to back-to-back conference titles in baseball during his junior and senior seasons… also helped basketball team win the conference title in 2006… was named high school’s male athlete of the year as a senior… earned a scholar-athlete award… also played for the American Legion Post 24 team in the summer… played for John Staab.

PERSONAL: Son of David and Nancy Strang… father played collegiately at Ole Miss.