Southern New Hampshire University

Sylvester was a five-year member of the baseball program from 2010-14. In 38 appearances, including 36 starts, Sylvester went 20-7 with one save and a 2.52 ERA. He struck out 231 and walked just 83, while giving up 229 hits in 246-and-a-third innings. As a senior, Sylvester put together a record of 9-2 with a save and a 2.59 ERA, while producing a 100-32 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Sylvester graduated as the program’s all-time leader in wins, while ranking second in innings pitched, as well as third in ERA and strikeouts. He was drafted 939^th overall in the 31^st round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sylvester gathered ABCA East All-Region First Team, and both NCBWA and Daktronics East All-Region Second Team accolades as a senior, and was also a Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team pick as a senior. In the classroom, Sylvester earned CoSIDA Academic All-America, CoSIDA Academic All-District and NE10 Academic All-Conference honors as a junior and senior, and was chosen as the NE10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winner his senior year.

The Penmen made three straight trips to the NCAA Championship, including winning the program’s first East Region title to earn a spot in the World Series as a sophomore. He also helped the program claim its first NE10 title as a senior.