The 6-foot-1 junior right-handed pitcher led the Eagles to a 23-1 record and a third-straight Class 1A state championship this past season. Penta finished 21-0 record with a 0.11 ERA, striking out 299 batters and surrendering only 16 hits in 123 innings pitched. Ranked as the nation’s No. 5 recruit in the Class of 2020 by Softball America, Penta batted .586 with nine home runs, 34 RBI and a 1.143 slugging percentage. She fired a no-hitter in Bo Manor’s 8-0 win over Sparrows Point High in the title game, striking out 19.
Penta has maintained a weighted 4.12 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play softball on scholarship at Auburn University beginning in the fall of 2020.
Penta has volunteered locally collecting goods for those in need, and as a youth softball coach.
