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2025 Baseball Roster

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36 Hank Penders

36 Hank Penders

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/R
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wethersfield
  • High School:
    East Catholic '21
  • Position:
    Catcher

Summary

Biography

Hank Penders2024:
- Second year member of the program, received first varsity letter
- First Team All-Conference at catcher
- Departmental Scholar-Athlete Award
- D3baseball.com Team-of-the-Week and LEC Player-of-the-Week thru week of May 5 (batted .500, slugged .889, obs% of .571, 4 multiple hit games, 4 extra base hit games, 8 rbis, and 7 runs scored)
- Appeared in 34 games, starting 26 at catcher 
- Batted .299, drove in 29 rbis on 29 hits, 6 of them doubles, 2 of them triples, and 4 home runs, scored 20 runs, and walked 12 times
- Slugged .526, had an on base percentage of .404, and had 261 putouts and 14 assists for a fielding percentage of .989
- Recorded 8 two hit games and 2 three hits games, recorded 5 two rbi games, 4 three rbi games, and 1 five rbi game
- Longest hitting streak of 7 straight games and a reached base 8 consecutive games
- Batted primarily at cleanup, also batted in bottom third of lineup

2023: Saw the field nine times with three starts at catcher… batted .467 (7-for15) with five  runs, a home run, eight RBI, and three walks... batting in the eighth spot, had a slugging percentage of .667, an on-base percentage of .500, and a fielding percentage of .974 with 34 putouts and one error... offensively, his season-highs came March 18 against Salem State University, when he was 2-for-4 with a home run, walk, four RBI and a run scored… against WPI March 29, he was 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBI and recorded nine putouts behind the plate…

Before Eastern: As a senior, named All-Conference and All-State… played in Senior All-Star Game… lead team in HBP while only striking out twice with a .414 batting average… helped team post 25-0 record… won Conference and State Championships… catcher for Kansas City Royals’ 1st round Draft pick Frank Mozzicato… All-Conference academic athlete as a junior and senior...

PERSONAL: born James H. Penders June 2, 2003… Parents: Brooke and Jim… Siblings: Charlie and Tess… Major: Physical Education… Career Plans: Physical Education Teacher… Residence: Wethersfield, CT

 
HANK...REVEALED

Your pre-game ritual: Black iced coffee
Personal goal for the season: Win ball games
Your most overused phrase: With the 63rd pick Kansas City Chiefs select
If you could describe yourself in one word, it would be: Blessed
Biggest waste of money: Dunkin
Biggest adjustment to college life: Studying more
If you were to choose a superpower what would it be?: Shapeshifting
Your most bizarre dream: Connor Willett in a kiddie pool of sweet potatoes 
Biggest crisis facing the world: Scarves that are too tight
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Coal miner
What could you give a 30 minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?: “Cars”
What are you most grateful for?: Family
If you could invent one thing, what would it be?: Lion-Dogs
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2022First Year

    Catcher
    6'3" 190 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2023Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'3" 200 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2024Junior

    Catcher
    6'3" 200 lbs
    36
  • 36

    2025Senior

    Catcher
    6'3" 200 lbs
    36
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