Garrett Pennington

Auburn Regional Preview: Elliott Avent on ACC PM

Thursday, May 29

Game Three Press Conference: Athens Super Regional

Tuesday, June 11

Game Two Press Conference: Athens Super Regional

Sunday, June 09

Game One Press Conference - Athens Super Regional

Saturday, June 08

NC State Baseball Opens 2026 Campaign at Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge

Tuesday, August 26

Five NC State Baseball Players Selected in the 2025 MLB Draft

Tuesday, July 15

Wolfpack Places Six on All-ACC Academic Baseball Team

Thursday, July 10

Dudan, Marohn Named to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team

Friday, July 04

Photo by: Mollie Mitchell

Photo by: Mollie Mitchell

Position:
INF
Height:
6-0
Weight:
224
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lenexa, Kan.
B/T:
R/R
Major:
Graduate: Sport & Entertainment Venue Management
High School (Last School):
Shawnee Mission West (Wichita State/Central Missouri)

2024 Third Team All-ACC
2024 - Graduate Season

Exceled in his graduate season with the Wolfpack, finishing the year as one of four Pack9 players to play and start in all 61 games
Started all 61 games at first base and earned Third Team All-ACC honors
Led the team with 27 doubles, a mark that ranks tied for second in single-season program history
Led the team with 75 runs scored, a mark that ranks sixth in single-season program history
Ranked second on the team with 171 total bases, a mark that ranks tied for ninth in single-season program history
Also ranked second on the team with a .350 batting average, 65 RBI, 45 extra-base hits, 90 hits, .665 slugging percentage, 30 multi-hit games and 21 multi-RBI games
Ranked third on the team with 18 home runs
Recorded a 12-game hitting streak and a 14-game reached-base streak during the season
Finished the campaign on an eight-game hitting streak
Tied a career-high of four hits twice against Notre Dame (March 30) and Virginia Tech (May 22)
Set a new career-high with three doubles and tied a career-high with four runs scored against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament (May 22)
Registered four multi-homer games, smacking two homers apiece against No. 9 Duke, Notre Dame, Louisville and South Carolina
Recorded two walk-off hits, blasting a two-out, three-run walk-off homer against Notre Dame (March 30) and a walk-off single with two outs in the 11^th inning against Boston College (March 8)
Named ACC Player of the Week on May 13 after helping lead the Wolfpack to a 3-1 week and a series win at No. 10 Virginia, batting .647 with a team-high 11 hits, 11 runs scored, 10 RBI and three home runs
Batted .385 with five runs scored, two home runs, three RBI and 13 total bases in the NCAA Raleigh Regional to be named to the All-Regional Team
Led all NC State hitters with a .347 batting average, 43 hits, 31 runs scored, 11 homers, 38 RBI, 87 total bases and a .702 slugging percentage in ACC play
Led all NC State hitters with 14 runs scored in the NCAA Tournament
Batted .382 with 13 hits, four doubles, four homers, six RBI, a .853 slugging percentage and .488 on-base percentage in eight NCAA Tournament games
Sported a .996 fielding percentage at first base with 438 putouts and 40 assists, committing just two errors on 480 defensive chances

2023 – Second-Year Junior Season (Wichita State)

Slashed .307/.372/.560 as Wichita State's everyday first baseman
Cranked 12 doubles and 15 home runs, knocking in 55 runs while scoring 47 of his own
Recorded 18 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games
Twice named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (February 27 and April 24)
Led the Shockers with two grand slams, clearing the bases at Cincinnati on April 2 and Tulane on April 14
Tied for the WSU individual single-game high in 2023 with 10 total bases against Kansas State on April 18, hitting a double and two home runs to power a Shocker victory
Notched WSU's first and last four-hit game of the season, going 4-for-5 at Utah Tech on February 24 and 4-for-6 at UCF on May 18
Stole 11 bases in 14 attempts
Had a .988 fielding percentage with just five errors at first base

2022 – Second-Year Sophomore Season (Central Missouri)

Named a D2CCA All-American, ABCA All-Region, NCBWA All-Central Region and First Team All-MIAA after a huge 2022 season with the Mules
Hit .397 with 23 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 50 RBI in 49 games played
Slashed .397/.477/.732 for a 1.209 OPS with nine stolen bases
Helped lead Central Missouri to a 46-9 record and MIAA regular season and tournament titles
Had three two-homer games in a five-game span from April 22 to May 1
Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll all three years

2021 – Second-Year Freshman Season (Central Missouri)

Hit .354 with seven doubles and six home runs in 2021, helping Mules reach the national championship game
Launched a home run in the World Series against Tampa on June 7
Homered twice and drove in five runs at Emporia State on March 20
Named to MIAA Academic Honor Roll all three years

2020 – Freshman Season (Central Missouri)