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16 JP Pennella

  • Position OF
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 175
  • Hometown Land O' Lakes, Fla.
  • High School Land O' Lakes, Fla.
  • Prev School Southeastern

Biography

2026 (RS-Sophomore): Honorable mention All-CAA selection ... Led the conference with a .380 batting average, becoming the first Seahawk since Brooks Baldwin in 2021 to lead the league ... His average tied for the ninth-highest in program history ... It was also the highest since Steven Linkous' .374 average in 2016 ... Scored 32 runs and drove in 17 ... His 17 stolen bases were second-best on the team ... Led the team with 28 multi-hit games, including six three-hit games ... Fashioned UNCW's longest hitting streak of the season at nine games and closed the season with a four-game streak ... Had three games of multi-stolen base games ... Scored a season-high three runs against Fordham (2/21).

Prior to UNCW: Began collegiate career by red-shirting at South Florida in 2024 … Transferred to Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla. … Helped the Fire to the NAIA Finals where they lost to undefeated LSU Shreveport … Southeastern (47-15) finished the season ranked second nationally in the NAIA final poll … Named NAIA and Sun Conference Freshman of the Year … Second-team All-Sun Conference … Hit .418 with 97 hits as red-shirt freshman … Scored 76 runs and knocked in 51 … Added 24 stolen bases … All-State and Conference as a senior at Land O Lakes High School … All-Conference as a junior … Hit .446 with 46 runs scored and collected 45 hits his senior season for the Gators … Had 13 doubles and a .397 batting average his junior campaign … Also played soccer in high school.

Personal: Full name Jon Paul Joseph Pennella … Son of Heidi and Ralph Pennella … Born in Tampa, Fla.

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