INF Ty Penner, Signs FA contract with Philadelphia Phillies - $25,000
Hometown: Lethbridge, Alta.
Born: Lethbridge, Alta.
Bats/Throws L-R
Height: 6’ 4” Weight: 210 lbs.
School/Team: University of British Columbia, Kamloops Northpaws.
Coaches: Chris Pritchett, Sammie Starr, Mitch Hodge, Wayne Corness, Cole Armstrong.
Scouts: Les McTavish (Lethbridge, Alta.), Dave Dangler and Shane Bowers.
Previous teams: Lethbridge Bulls, T12 Team Alberta,, Vauxhall Jets, Lethbridge American Legion Elks , Lethbridge American Legion Miners, Lethbridge Little League Junior Giants, Cal Ripken World Series Team Canada, Lethbridge Little League Southwest All Stars.
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Previous Coaches:: Jesse Sawyer, Chance Wheatley and Ryan Macdonald, Luc Hebert, Les McTavish, Jim Kotkas and Joel Blake, Scott Oikawa, Jim Kotkas, Don Groves and Chad Layton, Omar Kadir, Jared Ruff, Jared Hirsche and Kenny Fuglerud, Rick Solberg, Jennifer Penner, Garth Johnson, Ryan Ferby, Scott Crowe, Steve Florendine, and Steve Loyd.
Private workouts:Cincinnatti Reds and the San Diego Padres.
Good genes:: “Mom (Jennifer) played Senior A Ladies Labatts Canadian Nationals Softball. Mom and Dad (Roger) played at Senior A Co-Ed Labatts Canadian Nationals. Mom was a two-time Canadian National Champion and an eight-time National Medalist Slow pitch player. My dad was also a one-time Canadian National Champion Slow Pitch player. My mom was inducted into the Alberta Softball Hall of Fame as a female slow pitch player.”
The most influential person in my baseball life: Both of my parents, Roger and Jennifer Penner.
Most influential person in my baseball life besides my parents: (UBC coach): “Chris Pritchett. Pritch knows so much about the game, especially hitting. He was always sharing knowledge with me to help me approach hitting in different ways that worked for me. However, the main reason why Pritch has such a great influence was because of how much he cared about me as a person and a player, and how much time he was willing to invest to help me reach my goals. He spent countless hours helping me fine tune my swing into something that worked and was comfortable, and ultimately prepared me (as a person and a player) for a professional career.”
2022 season with UBC: He hit .337 with 18 doubles, two triples, 11 homers and 46 RBIs ... To open the season, he had six hits, including a triple, and six RBIs in four games against Park-Gilbert and Arizona Christian ... Had five hits, including two doubles and a triple plus four RBIs against Benedictine Mesa ... Went 3-for-10 with two RBIs ... Facing William Jessup he went 5-for-15 with two doubles, a homer and two RBIs ... Went 6-for-9 in two game set against Bushnell which included five RBIs, thanks to a double and a homer ... Was 3-for-4 knocking in two in a loss to Seattle ... Against Oregon Tech, he was 7-for-15 and eight RBIs with a double and three homers ... Going against Idaho, he was 4-for-15 with an RBI ... Facing Lewis-Clark State, he was 8-for-13, with a homer and six RBIs ... Going against Eastern Oregon he was 3-for-12, including two doubles and five RBIs ...In the second meeting with Bushnell he was 3-for-10 with a pair of RBIs ... He doubled and homered in a win over Vanguard ... In another meeting with Lewis-Clark State he was 2-for-7 with two RBIs.
