Willie Don “Bubba” Strickland
- Graduated from South Florence High School in 1999
- Attended Gardner Webb University in 1999‐2000
- Graduated from Francis Marion University in 2003 with a B. A. Degree in
Business Administration
- South Florence High School
- Played on the SFHS Varsity Baseball team 1994‐1999; Lettered
1997‐1999
- Played in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Charlotte, N. C. in
1997
- Invited to the All American Baseball Talent Showcase in 1998
- Played in 1998 & 1999 on the Florence American Legion Team
- In 1999, the American Legion Team won their League and finished as State
Runner‐up
with a 30‐3 record
- Made the Southeastern Baseball Classic All Tournament Team as a Junior
- Received a North‐South Game invitation as a Senior
- Voted All Region 4A as a Sophomore, Junior and Senior
- Won the Jesse D. Mock Award for Legion Baseball in 1999
- Won the Fred H. Sexton American Legion Post 1 Sportsmanship Award
- Won the South Florence High School “Best Pitcher” Award as a Junior
& Senior
- Won the South Florence High School MVP Award as Senior
- Pitching record for High School & Legion Baseball was 39 wins, 4 loses,
2 saves
- Gardner Webb
- Received a Varsity Letter Award in 1999‐2000 as a starting pitcher
- Gardner Webb won the 2000 NCAA Division II Baseball Regional in Polk County,
Florida
- Played in the 2000 NCAA Division II Championship Tournament in Montgomery,
Alabama
- Francis Marion University
- Played from 2000‐2003
- Lettered each year at FMU
- Played in the 2003 NCAA Baseball Division III South Atlantic Baseball Regional at
Lakeland, Florida
- Led team with 6‐1 record as a Sophomore
- Combined college pitching stats: 16 wins, 6 loses, 2 saves
- Led team 2 seasons in strikeout‐walk %
- High School and College pitching record of 55 wins, 10 loses, 4 saves