The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Colleen Sullivan
- Position:
- C/1B
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Poway
- Prev School:
- UCLA
- Hometown:
- Poway, Calif.
- Major:
- Sport Management
HONORS AND AWARDS
2021 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipient - Big 12 Conference's highest academic honor
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020 COVID-19 SHORTENED SEASON)
Played in 23 games (23 starts) while batting .273 (15-for-55) with six runs, six doubles, 13 walks and 15 RBIs ... Was 1-for-2 and started off the decisive sixth inning with a leadoff double in the 1-0 victory over No. 13 Michigan (Feb. 29) at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif. ... Posted a 2-for-3 effort with a key second-inning RBI during the 2-1 triumph over No. 10 Louisiana (Feb. 25) ... Was 1-for-3 with a run and a steal in the 11-0 (5 inn.) rout of No. 12 Tennessee (Feb. 14) ... Delivered the clutch walk-off RBI double to complete Texas’ 3-2 comeback win over Utah (Feb. 14) ... Batted .455 (5-for-11) at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge (Feb. 13-15), while hitting safely in all four contests ... Ended up batting at a .429 clip (6-for-14) during the Texas Classic (Feb. 6-9) with three doubles and eight RBIs ... Started off her Texas career by going 3-for-3 with a walk, a run, two doubles and four RBIs during the season-opening, 10-2 (6 inn.) rout of Wichita State (Feb. 6).
AS A FRESHMAN AT UCLA (2019)
As a Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team selection in 2019, Sullivan played in 49 games with 32 starts at either catcher or first base for the eventual NCAA national champion UCLA Bruins ... She batted .239 overall with 22 hits, 15 runs scored, nine extra-base hits, including five HR’s, and 12 RBIs while walking 28 times (tied for second on the squad) and posting a .421 on-base percentage ... The Poway, Calif., native registered four multi-hit and four multi-RBI efforts ... Included were a 2-for-3, double, HR, two-RBI effort versus Hawai’i, a 2-for-3 performance with two runs scored, a double and two RBIs against Missouri and a 2-for-4 effort with a double, a HR and three RBIs in a matchup at Oregon State ... She drew at least one walk in 21 of her appearances and registered a career-high four free passes during an April 6 match-up at Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL
A standout at Poway H.S. and the No. 24 ranked player in FloSoftball’s Class of 2018 national recruits, Sullivan was named an Extra Inning Softball First-Team All-American as well as All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)-San Diego Section, All-Palomar North County League and league player of the year, SoCal Sidelines All-San Diego and All-Southern California, PGF All-American and FloSoftball Second Team All-Southern California as a senior in 2018 ... During her final interscholastic campaign, she equaled the All-CIF-SDS record and broke the Poway H.S. mark for single-season HR’s (17) while batting .500 overall with a school-record 33 intentional walks and 51 RBIs ... She also helped guide her Titans squad to a CIF title as a freshman and a runner-up finish as a sophomore (she didn’t play as a junior) ... She played travel ball for the Orange County Batbusters, finishing as an 18-under Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) runner-up in 2018 and a 14-U PGF champion in 2015.
