2021 Baseball Roster
Roster
Sean Mullen
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bakersfield, Calif.
- High School:
- Stockdale HS
Notes
Selected in the 11th roundย (No. 341ย overall) of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Tampa Bay Raysย ... In his career as a starter, was 8-0 with a 2.48 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 69 innings ... Overall, was 10-1 with a 2.90 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 77 innings ... Didn't allow an earned run in his first 22 1/3 innings as a starting pitcher.ย
Career Highlights
2021 Pac-12 All-Conference Team
2021 ABCA All-West Region Team
2021
Made 23 appearances, including 13 starts, as a true junior ... Picked up a pair of postseason honors, as he was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team as well as the ABCA All-West Region Second Team (alongside JT Schwartz) ... Started the year in a hybrid closer/midweek starter role, transitioned into the weekend rotation in early April ... Posted a 9-1 record and 3.39 ERA over 77 innings ... Posted 89 strikeouts against 38 walks ... Finished the year tied for the Pac-12 lead in victories ... Had the fifth-best K/9 (10.4) in the Pac-12, and the sixth-most strikeouts total ... Team leader in wins and strikeouts ... Team was 11-2 in his starts, the best winning percentage (.846) on the team among pitchers with 4+ starts ... Struck out a batter per inning or better in 16 of his appearances ... Had at least five strikeouts in 10 of his 13 starts ... Didn't allow an earned run in his first 19 1/3 innings as a starter ... Struck out seven and allowed just two unearned runs in his first start of the year, against Loyola Marymount on Feb. 23 ... Had a career-high 10 strikeouts in just five innings at Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 9; he allowed just two hits over five scoreless en route to the win ... Gave up just two hits, struck out seven while tossing 6 1/3 shutout innings at Stanford on Apr. 11 ... Pitched 5 1/3 innings of three-hit, scoreless ball against Oregon State on May 1 ... Drew his first career postseason start on Jun. 5 against Army: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K ... Had exactly seven strikeouts in three consecutive starts from Apr. 11-24 ... As a reliever, stranded six of his eight inherited runners (75%) ... Had a 0.96 ERA over 9 1/3 innings in February ... Had a sub-3.00 seaon ERA as late as May 27 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12 units passed).
2020 (Summer)
Made 14 appearances for the Santa Barbara Forestersย ... Played alongside UCLA teammates Matt McLain, Pat Caulfield, Noah Cardenas, and Nick Nastrini ... Helped the Foresters win the 2020 National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan. ... In 16.0 innings for Santa Barbara, posted a 1.12 ERA,ย 0.69 WHIP, and 26 strikeouts.ย
2020
Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen for the Bruins ... Had no record and a 0.93 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 9 2/3 innings ... Allowed a run in just one of his seven outings ... Made his season debut on Feb. 15 against UC Riverside, allowing just one hit over two shutout innings ... Pitched a full inning or more in six of his seven outings ... Recorded season-highs in innings (2 1/3) and strikeouts (4) on Mar. 3 at UC Santa Barbara ... Didn't allow an extra-base hit all year ... Got his season ERA under 1.00 with two shutout innings of work against TCU on Mar. 7 in his final outing of the year.ย
2019 (Summer)
Played for Falmouth in the Cape Cod League ... Pitched in 10 games, all in relief ... Posted a 6.91 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings ... Unscored upon in seven of 10 outings ... Had a summer-high four strikeouts in two separate games ... Did not record a decision ... Went six-up, six-down with four strikeouts on Jun. 28 at Yarmouth-Dennis.ย
2019
Appeared in four games as a true freshman, making one start ... Had a 1-0 record, 0.00 ERA, .227 batting average against, and six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings ... Walked five and allowed five hits total, including just one extra-base hit ... Made his collegiate debut on Feb. 19 against Loyola Marymount, facing two batters in a 5-0 UCLA win ... Struck out three and allowed just one hit over 3.0 shutout innings at Pepperdineย on Apr. 30 in his lone start of the year ... Scattered three hits in a 2 1/3 inning relief outing at Long Beach State on Mar. 12 en route to his first career win ... Struck out a pair in an inning of work against UC Irvine on Apr. 9.
2018 (Summer)
Threw just 1 2/3 innings over the summer for Yakima of the West Coast Leagueย โฆ In that start, allowed three earned runs and struck out two โฆ Made three starts in the field (two at 3B, one at DH), going 2-8 with an RBI and a run scored.
High School
Drafted out of high school in the 35thย round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies (No. 1,056 overall selection) ... Pitched four seasons at Stockdaleย High School in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Went 26-7 over his career with a 2.66 ERA and 216 strikeouts in 203 innings ... Capped off his high school career with a sterling senior season, going 8-1 with a 1.30 ERA ... Posted a sub-2.00 ERA as a sophomore, logging a mark of 1.94 over 68 2/3 innings ... Clubbed seven home runs in each of his junior and senior seasons ... Career .369 hitter with 85 RBIs ... Hit .470 as a junior ... Ranked No. 38 in the 2018 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ ranked No. 249 in the 2018 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Rawlings Underclass Second Team All-American โฆ 2017 BVarsity Player of the Year โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Rawlings Underclass Honorable Mention All-American โฆ Played for the Oakland Athletics at the 2016 Underclass Area Code Games โฆ 2016 BVarsity Player of the Year โฆ Helped lead team to 2016 Southwest Yosemite League champion โฆ Played in the 2016 17U National Team Development Program.
Personal
Sean Michael Mullen was born to parents Mary and Sean in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Has two brothers, Troy and Mitch ... Chose UCLA because of "the great education and great baseball program" ... Enjoys playing Spikeball and Fortnite ... Is a huge country music fan ...ย Majoring in political science.ย
Career Highs
Innings: 7.1 vs Loyola Marymount (2/23/21)
Strikeouts: 10 at Cal State Fullerton (3/9/21)
