Ryan Penney

Height:
6-4
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School:
Chapparal

Awards:
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Feb. 16-22, 2026)

2026: Started one game in 14 appearances…Posted a 5.45 ERA on the season good for second best…Struck out 27 in a total 34.2 innings pitched…Recorded four saves, best for second in the Ivy League...Earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors after first collegiate appearance against No. 17 NC State, where he retired eight of the first nine batters he faced, following with a fly out and back-to-back strikeouts to seal the victory…Allowed just one hit and no runs in appearances at Columbia (Apr. 12) and against Penn (Apr. 18)

Before Princeton:
Chaparral: Senior co-captain who during his three year varsity career recorded a 1.70 ERA and 1.17 WHIP with 91 strikeouts in 96 total innings ... Nabbed All-Region honors all three years, including First Team laurels with the second lowest ERA (0.75) and WHIP (0.89) in Arizona in 2024 ... Member of the National Honor Society for two years, earning the Student Athlete Excellence award in 2025 ... Four year member of the school’s symphonic orchestra, earning First Chair Cellist in 2025.

Personal: Son of Kristin and Paul Penney … Has a brother Landon … Father, Paul, played baseball at Santa Clara … Cousin, Jack, played baseball at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2024 MLB Draft ... Brother, Landon, plays baseball at Catholic ... Co-founded a non-profit called Home2First that enables financially challenged kids in the Dominican Republic and Arizona learn, play and love the great game of baseball ... Home2First has completed four humanitarian trips to the Dominican Republic and started a youth baseball league in East Phoenix.