[2][3] Under him, Kent State won five Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament championships, reaching the NCAA Regionals in each of those seasons.

After defeating Oregon in that Super Regional, the team advanced to the 2012 College World Series.

[2] Following Kent State's performance in the 2012 postseason, several news outlets, including the Detroit News, speculated that Michigan was interested in hiring Stricklin to replace former head coach Rich Maloney, whose contract was not extended at the end of the 2012 season.

[8] Following the 2013 season, Stricklin was hired to replace David Perno as the head coach of Georgia.

[9] He was fired following the 2023 season after compiling a record of 299–236–1 with three NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regionals appearances.