Prior to UALR: Signed with Georgia Tech out of high school and sat out the 2006 season as a redshirt ... Spent one year at the University of Arkansas-Ft. Smith playing for head coach Dale Harpenau.

High School: A three-year letterwinner for coach Mike Johnson at Little Rock Central High School ... Named to the All-Arkansas Team by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and earned All-State honors as a senior ... Rated as the No. 3 prospect in Arkansas and the No. 273 prospect in the nation ... Went 7-2 with 101 strikeouts in 67 innings as a senior ... Compiled an 8-3 record with 93 strikeouts in 63 innings as a junior in 2004, earning All-Conference honors in the process.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Dillon Sullivan ... Born November 15, 1986 in Little Rock, Ark. ... Son of Jerry and Jill Sullivan ... Has two brothers, Josh and Jeb, and seven sisters, Jessica, Jennifer, Jordan, Julyanna, Jacqueline, Jorja, and Jai ... Father, Jerry, played football for Lou Holtz at Arkansas (1975-79) ... Brother, Josh, played baseball at Auburn and pitches in the Colorado Rockies organization ... Majoring in business management with a minor in finance.