Troy University Athletics
Sullivan Garners Freshman All-America Honors
6/2/2020 1:59:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – William Sullivan garnered Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American honors, the publication announced Tuesday. This is the third-straight season - and fifth time in the last seven seasons - a Trojan freshman has received the honor.
Sullivan becomes the third Troy All-American this season and the 59th in program history.
The Orlando Fla., native posted a .396/.468/.547 slash line to go along with 12 RBIs in 2020. His .396 average was the seventh highest in the Sun Belt and was the best among league freshman this season.
Sullivan also hit six doubles – which ranked sixth in the conference – and a triple and was one of four players in Division I to record four doubles in a single game this season.
It didn't take long for the freshman to find success in a Troy baseball uniform. In his first collegiate at-bat, Sullivan hit a two-RBI double to left field on Opening Night against Northern Kentucky.
Fellow teammates Levi Thomas and Caleb Bartolero were named second and third team All-Americans, respectively, last week by Collegiate Baseball.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"William quickly established himself as a quality hitter and earned this special recognition. He has a mature hitting approach for a young hitter and will only continue to improve over time. The sound off his bat is different and he hits the ball as hard as anyone I've coached."
Troy Freshman All-Americans (Last Seven Seasons)
William Sullivan (1B) | 2020
Logan Cerny (OF) | 2019
Rigsby Mosley (OF) | 2018
Reid Long (OF) | 2015
Marc Skinner (P) | 2014
Sullivan becomes the third Troy All-American this season and the 59th in program history.
The Orlando Fla., native posted a .396/.468/.547 slash line to go along with 12 RBIs in 2020. His .396 average was the seventh highest in the Sun Belt and was the best among league freshman this season.
Sullivan also hit six doubles – which ranked sixth in the conference – and a triple and was one of four players in Division I to record four doubles in a single game this season.
It didn't take long for the freshman to find success in a Troy baseball uniform. In his first collegiate at-bat, Sullivan hit a two-RBI double to left field on Opening Night against Northern Kentucky.
Fellow teammates Levi Thomas and Caleb Bartolero were named second and third team All-Americans, respectively, last week by Collegiate Baseball.
Quotable – Head Coach Mark Smartt
"William quickly established himself as a quality hitter and earned this special recognition. He has a mature hitting approach for a young hitter and will only continue to improve over time. The sound off his bat is different and he hits the ball as hard as anyone I've coached."
Troy Freshman All-Americans (Last Seven Seasons)
William Sullivan (1B) | 2020
Logan Cerny (OF) | 2019
Rigsby Mosley (OF) | 2018
Reid Long (OF) | 2015
Marc Skinner (P) | 2014
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