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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
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Alfeldt
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
Tuesday, January 20
