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Taylor Penn Season 2026

#41
PositionRight Handed Pitcher
Weight200 lbs
Height6-5
ClassSophomore
HometownVersailles, Ky.
High SchoolWoodford County
Previous SchoolWestern Kentucky

Sophomore (2026)

  • Was named a All-Big 12 Honorable Mention heading into the Big 12 Tournament.
  • As of of 5/20, Penn is getting a swing and miss rate (miss/swings) of 39.8 on his changeup - Top-50 among pitchers that have thrown at least 150 changeups this year. His swinging strike rate (miss/pitches) on the pitch of 20.5 percent is also Top-50 among those pitchers.
  • Penn has stranded approximately 87.1 percent of his baserunners, a total good for fourth in the nation among players with at least 40 innings of work.

Prior to ASU (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
  • Was named to the 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