Penn to paper ✍️
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Welcome to Tempe @TaylorPenn12 #ForksUp /// #Onward pic.twitter.com/qXKL8sMMqZ
PRIOR TO ASU
Freshman (2025, Western Kentucky)
- Appeared in 14 games with four starts on the mound
- Posted a 3.48 ERA with a 3-1 record
- Struck out 25 batters with just five walks in 31.0 innings with an opposing batting average of .250
- Earned wins against EKU, Evansville and Louisiana Tech
- Had three strikeouts in 2.0 shutout innings against EKU (2/25)
- Fanned three in 3.0 scoreless frames at Evansville (3/25)
- No-hit #23 Vanderbilt for 3.1 innings, allowing just one walk to reach (4/1)
- Threw 3.0 shutout frames at #17 DBU with a pair of strikeouts (4/6)
- Had three strikeouts in 2.1 scoreless innings against Louisiana Tech (5/4)
- Held #18 Georgia Tech off the board for a frame with a strikeout in the NCAA Oxford Regional opener (5/30
- Conference USA All-Freshman Team.
High School / Club - Lettered four times in baseball and twice in basketball
- Appeared in 12 games, made one start and posted a 7-1 record
- Posted a 0.40 ERA in 52 innings with 89 strikeouts in his senior year
- Produced a batting average of .400
- 8th Region Player of the Year
- All-State First Team
- Two-time All-Region
- Three-time All-District
- Helped lead his team to the Region Championship and state final four in his sophomore season
- Selected in the 20th round, 694th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2024 MLB Draft.