Hokie Club2018: Appeared in 28 games (third most on the team), with one start on the mound, versus Miami (May 13) … Had a 3.91 ERA in 46.0 innings pitched, struck out 36 batters, walked 14 and posted a 3-3 record … Picked up wins in a relief outings against Marshall (April 11), Duke (April 27) and Liberty (May 2) … Tossed a season-high 5.0 innings out of the bullpen at Georgia Tech (March 18) ... Threw at least 1.0 innings in 21 appearances out of the bullpen, and 12 times did not allow an earned run … Inherited 18 runners and eight of them scored … Retired 18-of-27 first batters faced in relief outings … Struck out at least two batters 13 times ... Pitched a total of 27 scoreless innings, including a season-best 7.2 consecutive … Also, threw 15 perfect frames and, at one point, retired a season-high seven straight batters … Had four double plays turned behind him, two were GDPs … In the NCAA, at the end of the regular season, ranked tied for 44th in appearances … In the ACC, at the end of the regular season, was tied for ninth in appearances.
2017: Appeared in a team-high 30 games, with four starts on the mound … Had a 5.55 ERA in 48.2 innings pitched, struck out 42 batters, walked 15 and posted a 1-3 record while combining on one shutout – versus Canisius (March 13) … Picked up the win in a relief outing against Virginia (April 15) … Tossed a career-high 9.0 innings in a start versus Binghamton (March 4) and struck out a career-high seven batters in the game … Threw at least 1.0 innings in 15 appearances out of the pen, including 3.0 against Canisius … Inherited a team-high 26 runners and nine of them scored … Retired 18-of-26 first batters faced in relief outings … Struck out at least two batters 11 times ... Pitched a total of 27 scoreless innings, including 6.0 consecutive … Also, threw nine perfect frames and, at one point, retired eight straight batters … Had six double plays turned behind him, five were GDPs … In the NCAA, at the end of the regular season, ranked tied for 23rd in appearances and finished 55th … In the ACC, at the end of the regular season, was tied for fourth in appearances and finished 10th … In ACC-only games, was tied for fourth in appearances (17).
2016: Appeared in 12 games, which included three starts … Had a 7.76 ERA in a total of 26.2 innings, struck out 23 batters, walked four and posted a 1-0 record with one save (one of six Hokies to record a save in 2016)… Picked up his win in start versus Alcorn State (May 7) and earned his first collegiate save versus Quinnipiac (March 5) … Tossed a season-high 5.1 innings in the start against Alcorn State and 4.2 innings in relief (at Georgia Tech, March 18) … Threw at least 1.0 innings in seven bullpen outings ... Inherited eight runners and four of them scored … Retired 6-of-9 first batters faced … Struck out a season-high six batters at Georgia Tech and struck out at least two six times … Pitched a total of 12 scoreless innings, including 3.0 consecutive … Also, threw four perfect frames and, at one point, retired seven straight batters … Had one double play turned behind him, a GDP.
2015: Appeared in 11 games and made four nonconference starts … Had a 6.34 ERA in a total of 32.2 innings, struck out 22 batters, walked 15, and posted a 1-3 record … In his four starts, posted two quality starts and had a 3.43 ERA in 21.0 innings … Tossed a season-high 8.0 innings against North Carolina A&T on April 29 to pick up his lone victory … Inherited six runners and all six scored … Struck out at least two batters five times, including a season-high five at William & Mary on March 10 … Pitched a total of 24 scoreless innings, including 8.0 consecutive … Also, threw seven perfect frames and, at one point, retired 10 straight batters … Had four double plays turned behind him, three were GDPs.
High School: Earned varsity letters all four years while playing for Coach John Dowling at McLean … Named first team all-district and was an honorable mention to the All-Met Team in 2014 … First team all-district and second team all-region in 2013 ... Also, was a three-time letter winner for basketball and named the 2014 defensive player of the year in the conference.
Personal: Joseph Cyril Sullivan … Born April 15, 1996 in Arlington, Virginia … Son of Rip and Beth Sullivan … Has two older brothers, Ryan and Jack, and an older sister, Corey … Majoring in marketing.