University of Houston Athletics
Sullivan, Crain, Snyder Placed on Baseball America All-America Teams
6/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 19, 2002
HOUSTON, Texas - University of Houston pitcher Brad Sullivan, shortstop/relief pitcher Jesse Crain and catcher Chris Snyder were named to the Baseball America All-America Teams on Wednesday.
Sullivan, who was a consensus All-American, joined Crain on the First Team, while Snyder was a Second-Team honoree.
In 2002, Sullivan emerged as possibly the nation's finest pitcher. He became the first hurler in Conference USA history to win the pitching Triple Crown after recording a 13-1 record, a UH single-season record 157 strikeouts and a 1.93 ERA.
The Nederland, Texas, native became even more dominant toward the end of the season as he compiled a 3-0 record with a 0.36 ERA and 23 strikeouts during the C-USA and NCAA postseason. In addition, Sullivan ended the year by allowing only two runs in his final 42.0 innings and did not allow any runs in his final 24.2 innings, the fourth-longest streak in UH history.
He has already been named a First-Team All-American by Baseball Weekly, Collegiate Baseball, the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Crain, who was drafted in the second round by the Minnesota Twins during the amateur draft, did a little of everything for the Cougars in 2002. He finished the season with a .309 batting average and added 11 home runs and 47 RBIs. However, he was equally effective on the mound where he compiled a 4-0 record with a UH single-season record 10 saves and a 0.23 ERA.
The Boulder, Colo., native allowed only one earned run to score all season - in his final appearance at the NCAA Super Regional at Austin - and threw 35.2 consecutive scoreless innings, the second longest streak in UH history.
Crain was named a First-Team All-American by Baseball Weekly and was a Second-Team honoree by American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Snyder was the team's offensive leader in 2002, topping the Cougars in four offensive categories, including a UH single-season record 71 RBIs and a .343 batting. He finished second on the team with 15 home runs. He was one of only four players in C-USA to rank among the top 10 individual leaders in all three Triple Crown categories.
The Houston native, who was drafted in the second round by the Arizona Diamondbacks, was one of three finalists for the Johnny Bench National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award. Snyder was also named a Third-Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
