Omaha Athletics

Honors and Awards 
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2017-18, 2019-20) 

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
Saw season limited to 14 games due to COVID-19… Tossed 6.0 innings with a 1.50 ERA… Recorded a strikeout against Northwestern (Feb. 16), Dartmouth (Feb. 23) and Northern Illinois (Feb. 28)… Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2018)
Made 16 mound appearances with five starts… Tallied a 2-8 record with a 7.43 ERA… Recorded 46.0 innings pitched with 24 strikeouts… Made his first career appearance against Northwestern (Feb. 17) in the second game of a doubleheader… Totaled four strikeouts through 5.0 innings pitched allowing one hit and zero runs…  Tossed a season-long 6.0 innings with two strikeouts at Ohio (March 2)… Made his first-career start at Minnesota (March 6) where he pitched 3.0 innings… Registered a season-best six strikeouts against Oral Roberts (March 25) where started and pitched 5.0 innings... Named to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll. 

Hamilton High School
Four-year letterwinner for Coach Joey Lewis...Two-time All-GMC selection...Second-team honoree as a junior and first-team pick as a senior...Helped his team to a district championship in 2016...Also lettered three years in basketball...Member of the honor roll...Also played for the Midland Redskins for coaches Will Hare and Bill Boston, finishing in the top 20 nationally three straight seasons.
 
Personal
Born Jan. 6, 1999 in Hamilton, Ohio...Parents are Josh and Becky Pennington...Has two brothers, Payton and Tyler, and a sister, Kenzie...Hobbies include fishing and spending time with family...Has not yet declared a major.