Player of the Year: Carmel Senior Slugger-Pitcher Jack Sullivan Delivered Historic Season
Sully of Swat!
Player of the Year: Carmel senior Pitcher – Jack Sullivan
Player File:
- 4 Varsity Seasons (minus COVID 2020)
- All-NYS (in-waiting)
- 2X All-Section
- 2021 Season; 1.44 ERA, 5-1, 43.2 IP, 78 K’s, 81 AB’s, .542 BA, 5 HR’s, 39 hits, 42 RBI, 27 runs (22 games)
Coach’s Quote:
Jack Sullivan has all the tools, mechanics, demeanor, desire and talent to succeed at the next level. He is coachable, humble and a team-first guy with mental toughness. We were very fortunate to have him for four terrific varsity seasons. UConn is getting something special.
— Carmel Coach Joe Hackert
Final Note:
The hard-throwing UConn-bound right-hander was a four-year player and the ace of the Rams’ staff, and was equally strong as a corner infielder (1B) with a booming bat in the heart of an order that produced a school record .383 BA. If they were to ever line up all the former Ram greats in this tradition-rich program, Sullivan would be near the top of that line, if not its kingpin. Unassuming and a leader by example, Jack Sullivan was thrown to the wolves as a freshman, along with battery mate Anthony Febo, and the dynamic duo did nothing but make their teammates better and send the fourth-seeded Rams (19-3) out as Section 1 Class AA champions for the first time in 31 years, knocking off perennial Dutchess County powerhouse RCK along the way. Go figure: Sully was his dominant self on the hill #RespectBro.
Others Strongly Considered:
Carmel senior C/OF Anthony Febo; Byram Hills junior P Bobby Chicoine; Fox Lane junior SS/P Michael Lombardi; Yorktown senior P Kevin Weitman, Yorktown senior OF/IF Jon Sica; HM Panas sophomore Jackson DiLorenzo (P)
By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays
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