Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2014
Cory Sullivan came to Wake Forest in the fall of 1999 after playing two seasons at Cypress Junior College in California. As a junior, Sullivan led the team in hitting with a .374 average while adding team-highs with 102 hits and 23 stolen bases. He was a second team All-ACC outfielder and a third team All-America selection. As a senior in 2001, Sullivan had another outstanding season, collecting 103 base hits, scoring a school record 85 runs and notching 27 stolen bases. He was also pressed into duty as a pitcher where he went 7-0 while leading Wake Forest to the 2001 ACC Championship. He was a first team All-ACC outfielder and a second team selection as a pitcher.
Sullivan is the only Demon Deacon to collect 200 career hits in just two seasons. Sullivan was a first team All-America in 2001 and was a seventh round pick of the Colorado Rockies in the 2001 MLB Draft. He would go onto play six seasons in the Major Leagues, primarily with the Rockies, and finished with a .271 career batting average.
