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Bradley Keith Sullivan, Major League Baseball pitcher. Born: September 12, 1981,in Beaumont, Texas. Graduated from Nederland High School in 2000. Went to college at The University of Houston and was 6-7 with one save and a 3.41 ERA as a freshman in 2001. Baseball America named him as a second-team freshman All-American. In 2002 Brad Sullivan improved, going 13-1 with a 1.82 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 129 innings, allowing 80 hits and 49 walks. He won the pitching Triple Crown and was picked for Conference USA Pitcher of the Year ans All-Conference. Brad's pitching helped Houston to finish 10th in the nation.

Brad Sullivan continued his success going 7-1 with a 0.72 ERA for Tean USA, allowing 27 hits and fanning 50 batters in 50 innings. He beat Japan three times. In the 2002 World University Championship, he did not allow an earned run in 13 innings and went 2-0. Sullivan joined Tsuyoshi Wada on the All-Tournament team as one of the top pitchers. For these efforts, Brad Sullivan won the Baseball America Summer Baseball Player of the Year Award.

In 2003, Sullivan was picked with the 25th pick of the first round of the amateur draft by the Oakland Athletics. He was signed by scout Steve Bowden for a $1,360,000 bonus and made his debut that summer.