Sean Sullivan #45

Sean Joseph Sullivan … son of Patti and Joe … has three sisters: Sarah, Clare and Mary Cate...Played one collegiate season at Northwestern (2022) before transferring to Wake Forest (2023)...Holds the single-season record for strikeouts-per-nine-innings at Wake Forest with a 14.34 mark in 2023...In 2023, named a Second Team All-American by NCBWA and a Third Team All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball … also an All-ACC Academic Team Selection...Graduated from Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass.

2025

Spent the majority of the campaign with Double-A Hartford, going 9-6 with a 3.14 ERA (97.1 IP, 34 ER), 24 walks and 95 strikeouts...Led the Yard Goats in strikeouts and ranked third in innings pitched...Began his season on May 3 with the ACL Rockies … was a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training for the first time in his career but did not make an appearance as he recovered from offseason hip surgery...Made one start for Single-A Fresno on May 8 before moving to Hartford for the remainder of the season...Named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on Aug. 10 after spinning 7.2 shutout frames against Altoona on Aug. 6, allowing two hits with one walk and six strikeouts...On the IL from Aug. 12-21 with left hip inflammation.

2024

Named the 2024 Northwest League Pitcher of the Year, a Northwest League Postseason All-Star and a Baseball America High Class A All-Star...Combined to go 9-2 with a 2.11 ERA (115.1 IP, 27 ER) between High-A Spokane (14 GS) and Double-A Hartford (7 GS), his first action at both levels...Finished among leaders across all full-season Rockies Minor League affiliates in WHIP (0.91, 3rd), ERA (4th) and winning percentage (.818, 5th)...Struck out 10 or more batters four times, including a season-best 13 strikeouts through six frames in his first start of the season on April 6 vs. Vancouver...Struck out 10 in each of his final two starts with Spokane, spinning five innings in both outings, to earn Northwest League Pitcher of the Week honors...Allowed no runs, five hits and walked one across both starts...Promoted to Double-A on Aug. 3...Finished the regular season with a 1.97 ERA (32.0 IP, 7 ER) across seven starts for the Yard Goats...Started Game 2 of the Northwest League Championship Series, allowing three runs (two earned) through 5.2 frames in a 3-4 Yard Goats’ loss.