Queens College Athletics

2019: NCBWA All-East Region Honorable Mention ... All-ECC First Team honoree ... named Most Outstanding Freshman Male Athlete at the 2018-19 Queens College Athletics and Recreation Department Awards Banquet ... one-time ECC Rookie of the Week (4/9) ... compiled one of the best freshman seasons in QC baseball history ... led the team in average (.358), at-bats (201), runs scored (43), hits (72), triples (7), total bases (103) and slugging percentage (.512) ... set new program records in at-bats and triples ... ranked first in the conference in triples, second in hits and sacrifice flies (4), third in at-bats and batting average, fourth in plate appearances (230), seventh in runs scored, eighth in slugging percentage and tenth in runs batted in ... had a team-high 22 multi-hit games and posted season-long streaks of 17 straight games with a hit and 28 straight games reaching base ... posted a three-hit game with a double and an RBI in a win over Nyack on Feb. 23 ... went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in a 16-12 win versus Bloomfield (3/16) ... recorded his 17-game hitting streak from Mar. 31-Apr. 27 in which he had games of four hits against Lincoln (PA) on Apr. 6 and Bridgeport (4/19) ... went 3-for-5 versus LIU Post on May 4.

Prior to Queens College: The 2018 Florida 9A District 11 Player of the Year ... compiled an All-American campaign in the spring of 2018, hitting .430 in his senior season for the Eagles with four home runs, four doubles and 19 RBI in leading the team to the Region 3-9A Championship game ... was the No. 25-ranked prospect in the state of Florida after collecting just two hits as a junior.

Personal: Has one younger sibling, Jordan ... parents are Robyn and Greg Strauss ... hobbies include weight training ... goes by the nickname "Jonny" ... is left-handed despite being a right-handed baseball player ... has volunteered in various Little League service projects ... lists Boston Red Sox outfielder and 2018 American League Most Valuable Player Mookie Betts as his favorite athlete ... would most like to meet Los Angeles Lakers star and basketball icon LeBron James ... favorite food is buffalo wings ... favorite TV show is The Office and favorite movie is The Benchwarmers ... enjoys hip-hop, specifically listing Migos as his favorite musician ... attended Stoneman Douglas High School and survived the mass shooting that took place there in 2018 ... majoring in Political Science.