RYAN SULLIVAN | #17

Position: 1B/3B

H/W: 6-5, 230

Hometown: Aurora, CO

High School: Cherokee Trail Cougars

College: Iowa Western/Gonzaga

Experience: 3rd Year

PERSONAL: One of the most feared power hitters in club history… His 11 career homers are a Cutthroats record… During the ’25 title season, he was a first-time all-star while winning the team batting title at .560, a Gold Glove Award, the Hank Aaron Award, a Silver Slugger Award and also Comeback Player of the Year… ’25 Team MVP finalist… His solo homer and RBI triple in a late-season 3-1 win over the Hops in 2024 helped clinch Colorado’s first 25WAA playoff berth… Won a Gold Glove Award, the Hank Aaron Award and the Heart & Hustle Award in ’24… Signed as a free agent in February ’24… Served as a part-time player during the 2021, ’22 and ’23 championship seasons, bringing immediate power to the middle of the lineup… Blasted the game-winning, three-run homer in the 2021 championship game, the difference in a 12-11 win over the Buffaloes… All-state player at Cherokee Trail and was the Centennial League player of the year as a senior, helping lead the Cougars to the Class 5A state title in 2016 along with fellow Cutthroat Keven Mackintosh… Started his college career at Iowa Western, where he was a key cog on the 2018 NJCAA World Series contender, and earned 2018 All-Region IX First Team honors as well as an All-Northern District selection… Upon his transfer to Gonzaga, immediately asserted himself as a bonafide Division I talent, and emerged as a starter in his second season in Spokane in 2020… After college, played professionally in the United Shore Professional Baseball League for the Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers… Favorite player is Todd Helton… Works in sales and also helps run his family’s landscaping company.