2023 Baseball Roster

Sean Sullivan
Jersey Number 51

Sean Sullivan

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Andover, Mass.
  • High School:
    Northwestern
  • Deals:

Drafted with the No. 46-overall pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 2023 MLB Draft. 

Records Held
Wake Forest Single-Season Strikeouts-Per-Nine (14.34)

Career Accolades
2023 Baseball America Third Team All-American
2023 NCBWA Second Team All-American
2023 Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American
2023 First Team All-ACC
2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
2023 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2023)
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2023)
ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023)

2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 17 games and started 10 games this season… Holds the Wake Forest Single-Season Strikeouts-Per-Nine (14.34)... Posted a 4-3 record with two saves in 59.2 innings pitched… Fanned 90 batters and held the team’s second lowest ERA (2.45)… Notched 16 multiple strikeout performances… Threw 10 strikeouts and allowed two hits in 4.0 innings pitched in the season debut win against Illinois (Feb. 18)... Struckout season-high 11 batters and pitched 6.0 innings with no runs or hits allowed against Mount St. Mary’s (Feb. 24)... Also struckout 11 batters in 6.0 innings pitched against Notre Dame (March 18)... Posted a save while throwing 7 strikeouts in Winston-Salem Regional against Alabama (June 10).


Prior to Wake Forest
2022 (at Northwestern)

Earned the start in his collegiate debut against UAB, striking out six in three innings of one-run ball (Feb. 19) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after firing six shutout innings, striking out nine and walking none against Santa Clara (Feb. 26)... Named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk and striking out 11 against St. Thomas (March 13) ... Tossed six scoreless innings and struck out 11 in his Big Ten debut against Indiana (April 1).

Background
Rated the sixth-best left handed pitcher in Massachusetts by Perfect Game... Earned one varsity letter while attending Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts. 

Personal
Born on July 22nd, 2002... Son of Patti and Joe Sullivan... Three sisters, Sarah, Clare, and Mary Cate.

Wake Forest Football Highlights vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 4, 2025)
Sunday, October 05
Wake Forest Football | Virginia Tech Trailer
Saturday, October 04
Football Media Availability (9/30/25)
Tuesday, September 30
Wake Forest Football Coach Jake Dickert Weekly Press Conference
Tuesday, September 30