College Coaches Skills Camp

Featuring Vinny Pennell

Vinny Pennell is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Franklin Pierce University baseball team.

Pennell transitions to the dugout in 2009 after four years on the field with the Ravens and a two-year stint in professional baseball.

As a player at Franklin Pierce, Pennell captured regional titles in both his junior and senior seasons. In a standout senior season in 2007, he hit .342 (19-for-231), drove in 40 runs, slugged .472 and stole 27 bases. Over his four-year career in Rindge, Pennell amassed a .322 batting average (250-for-776), drove in 114 runs and scored 158 while playing in 215 games.

After finishing his career in 2007, Pennell signed a minor league free-agent contract with the Kansas City Royals and played most of the 2007 season with the Royals' rookie-league affiliate in the Arizona League. Over 47 games, he posted a .279 batting average (46-for-165) with six doubles, three triples, 20 runs batted in, 33 runs scored and 14 stolen bases. Pennell also collected two hits in 13 at-bats over five games with the Burlington Bees of the single-A Midwest League in 2007.

Pennell played the 2008 season with the Nashua Pride of the Can-Am League, where he hit .259 (86-for-332) with 11 doubles, two triples, one home run, 25 runs batted in, 48 runs scored and 14 stolen bases over 85 games.