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Updated: August 23, 2017

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.