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13 Riley Pennington

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Mount Airy, N.C.
  • High School East Surry HS
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Innings Pitched 5.0 vs Penn (2/13/2026)
Strikeouts 2, 3x last vs Penn (2/13/2026)
Batters Faced 24, 2x last at Queens (3/11/2026)
# of Pitches 86 vs Penn (2/13/2026)






2026 (Senior): Appeared in 11 games with four starts in the circle for WCU... she closed out her collegiate career with a 2-4 mark spanning 22.2 innings of work in the circle for the Catamounts... pitched a career-high 5.0 innings with 86 pitches in her first win of the 2026 season over Penn (Feb. 13)... earned the win going 3.1 innings in a start against Gardner-Webb (Feb. 24)... saw action in a pair of league games against Furman (March 21) and Mercer (Apr. 25)... tossed a pair of strikeouts in nonconference play against N.C. A&T (Feb. 11) and Penn... 

2025 (Junior): Saw action in the circle three times with relief outings against Jacksonville on February 7 and against Big 10 Foe Michigan State on February 16… made her first start in the circle for WCU on March 19 against Tulsa… recorded her first base hit for WCU and scored a run in a March 1 matchup against her previous school Presbyterian… 2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll...

PRIOR TO WCU: Pennington heads to WCU after spending the 2024 season at Presbyterian. During her debut collegiate season, she appeared in four games in the circle for the Blue Hose while also tallying five at bats for PC. In the circle, Pennington appeared in matchups against Youngstown State, Georgia Southern, Purdue Fort Wayne and WCU. She began the season with a shutout inning tallying a pair of strikeouts in relief against the Penguins before a scoreless 0.2 innings against Georgia Southern the following weekend with a punchout. In a nonconference matchup against Drexel, Pennington reached base via a walk and hit by pitch. Prior to her time with the Blue Hose, she prepped at East Surry High School where she was a 3x All-Conference honoree, 2x All-District and an all-state representative. She holds the High School’s record for All-Time home runs and single-season home run mark. In her career she totaled over 450 strikeouts and held a .493 batting average with a .643 on-base percentage and a 1.643 OPS.

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2025Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    5'10"
    13
  • 13

    2026Senior

    Pitcher
    5'10"
    13