Sean Sullivan (baseball)

Sean Joseph Sullivan (born July 22, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization.

Sean Sullivan
Colorado Rockies
Pitcher
Born: (2002-07-22) July 22, 2002 (age 22)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Left

Amateur career

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Sullivan grew up in Andover, Massachusetts and attended Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts.[1] He originally started his career at Northwestern but then he transferred to Wake Forest to finish out his career.[2]

In Sullivan's best year coming during the 2022 season in which he pitched 69+23 innings, striking out 111 batters, and only walking 21. He also had a 5-3 record in 17 appearances where he also had three saves, while having an 2.45 ERA.[3] For his performance on the year Sullivan was named First Team All-ACC.[4] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]

Professional career

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Sullivan was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the second round with the 46th pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] He signed with the Rockies for $1,700,000.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Locker, Bradley (May 18, 2022). "Northwestern's Sean Sullivan is just scratching the surface". Inside NU. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Light, Mitch (22 May 2023). "The rise of Wake Forest baseball: Culture, talent, technology … and a bit of luck". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ Dell, John (10 July 2023). "Sean Sullivan of Wake Forest goes to Rockies in second round; Eight Demon Deacons have been picked so far". Winston Salem-Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ^ "ACC Announces Baseball Season Awards, All-Conference Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Sean Sullivan". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Rockies' Sean Sullivan: Drafted by Colorado". CBS Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ Harding, Thomas. "Why No. 46 pick Sullivan was 'top of [Rockies] list'". MLB.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Rockies Draft signing tracker". MLB.com. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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