Pennings, a junior, made a pair of appearances last week, posting a 1-0 record with 10 strikeouts. He threw 107 pitches over seven innings, allowing just five hits, to pick up the victory in Simpson’s 2-1 conference-opening win over Coe on Saturday. Pennings held Coe to just three hits over the final six innings. He opened the week with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and two strikeouts in Simpson’s 9-4 win over AIB on Wednesday. Pennings didn’t allow a 2-out hit in either appearance. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)
