University of North Alabama Athletics

A native of Signal Mountain, Tenn., Sullivan was a two-year letterman in baseball at UNA in 1990-91. As a senior he was selected All-Gulf South Conference, first-team All-South Region and third-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

In April of 1990 he earned a Gulf South Conference Pitcher of the Week honor after pitching in three games and earning two wins for the Lions. He pitched seven and two-thirds innings of relief against 14th ranked Mississippi State to get the win in a 10-3 UNA victory. He scattered six hits while giving up one earned run and striking out four. He then pitched an inning and a third to get a win in relief over Montevallo.

He had the lowest ERA in the NCAA Division II in 1991 at 0.68 and had 35 strikeouts with an 8-0 record.  He made 27 appearances, with 26 in relief, and fired a complete game shutout in his only start. In 52.2 innings that season, he allowed just 39 hits and 13 walks while striking out 35. He also did not allow a single home run all season.

Sullivan had a 15-2 career record and his 88.2 winning percentage is among the best in GSC history. His 1.32 career earned run average is the lowest in GSC history.  The Lions had a combined 67-28 record during Sullivan's two seasons at UNA and he helped lead the 1991 squad to a berth in the NCAA South Atlantic Regional. 

A 1992 UNA graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in History, Sullivan has worked more than 20 years as a middle school teacher and is employed at Space Center Middle School in Seabrook, Texas. He and his wife April have a daugher, Montana, and a son, Nash.