At a Tuff-N-Uff fight card in Las Vegas, Strickland’s teammate Miles Hunsinger suffered a second-round submission loss to Luis Hernandez, who won via standing guillotine choke.

Among starters to win a Cy Young, only Fernando Valenzuela’s 13-7 record in the strike-shortened 1981 season is on par with Hernandez.

Luis Hernandez and Jared Spencer played together at Indiana State for the past two seasons. Together, they won 89 games and reached a super regional in 2023. They were also roommates that year.