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Jersey Number 17
Jacob Pennington
- Position:
- Designated hitter/Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- High School:
- Oakland HS
- Prev School:
- University of Tennessee
2024Â
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Before MSU
Personal
- Appeared in 15 games on the moundÂ
- Pitched career high 12 strikeouts against Valparaiso
- Second highest career strikeouts with 269Â
- Holds program record for most innings pitched with 289 2/3
2023
- Appeared in 46 games, starting in 27Â of them
- Started 15 games on the mound and 12 games as a designated hitter
- Led the team with 84.2 innings on the mound, recording the third-most strikeouts on the team (68)
- Four of his eight hits on the year were doubles and drew eight walks
- Threw an eight-inning complete game against Milwaukee (3/10)
- Pitched a seven-inning complete game against Southern Indiana (3/17), recording a season-high nine strikeouts and allowed no earned runs
2022
- Named a finalist for the John Olerud National Two-Way Player of the Year
- Earned All-OVC second team honors
- Hit .289 for MSU with eight home runs and seven doubles
- Tossed 53.2 innings to a 4.86 ERA with 47 strikeouts
- Has a season-high 10 strikeouts vs. Eastern Illinois (Apr. 22)
2021
- Excelled at the plate and on the hill for the Racers
- Saw action in 19 games with three starts as the right hander had a team-best ERA of 3.38
- Threw 61.1 innings giving 28 runs on 52 hits with 65 strikeouts and 14 walks
- Opponents batted just .223 against him
- Tied for the team lead with five wins
- Earned OVC All-Tournament honors after pitching in two games covering 9.2 innings and giving only one earned run with 12 strikeouts and no walks
- Had a season-high nine strikeouts vs UT Martin (May 7) going 5.1 innings on three hits and no runs
- Saw action in five games at first base and eight at DH
- Batted .235 on 12-of-51 with a pair of homers with three RBI
- Was 3-of-4 in stolen bases
2020
- Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball News
- Pitched in four games in relief, striking out 12 in 13.0 innings pitched
- Allowed just one earned run for a 0.69 ERA
- Struck out five in four innings at Western Kentucky
- Struck out five in five innings at North Alabama
- At the plate, recorded two hits in three at-bats
- Walked three times for an .833 on-base percentage
- Had a double with an RBI and two runs scored in win over Bowling Green
- The season was cut short to only 17 games because of the Covid-19 pandemic
2019
- Redshirted after transferring from Tennessee
Before MSU
- Two-time team captain
- Daily News Journal Most Valuable Player as a senior
- 2x 7-AAA All District Selection
- 2x 7-AAA All-Region Selection
- 7-AAA Co-Pitcher of the Year after going 5-1 with 60 strikeouts and a 0.93 ERA as a senior
- 2018 DNJ All-Area Utility Player
- 7-AAA Senior All-Star Classic starting shortstop
- Transferred from the University of Tennessee after one semester
- Drove in a run and was the winning pitcher of game one of the Orange and White World Series
Personal
- Born Jacob Paul Pennington in on October 8, 1999 in Dallas, Texas
- Son of Paul and Kim Pennington
- Has a younger brother, Jeremy
- Majoring in Middle School Education
- Member of National Honor Society
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