A little bit more on Pennell
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- July
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Here’s a few quick thoughts from Ryan Pennell. I never followed through yesterday after I spoke to him.
First off, he had around 10 offers total, including St. John’s and Duke. Some of the others I had mentioned did not make offers as formal, but had expressed heavy interest (Wake, Louisville, etc.). He was very impressed by Elon’s determination. The Phoenix seemed to be everywhere he pitched this summer, and their efforts did not go unnoticed by the Pennell clan.
“Every game I pitched, they were there, which helped a lot,” said Pennell, who will join former Pleasantville pitcher Ken Ferrer and Stepinac slugger Alex Maruri at Elon. “It showed they were very interested. No matter where it was, whether it was in Virginia or Georgia, they were there.”
Pennell made his decision, in part, because he knew all the offers wouldn’t last forever. Although he was sought after, he believed the time to strike had arrived. “It seemed like the perfect opportunity at the right time.”
For the full story, read what I wrote about Pennell for today’s paper.
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Josh Thomson has done some of everything since joining The Journal News in
March 2003. He began working for the Gannett weeklies during the winter of
2002 as a freelance writer. He joined the daily staff soon after and has
since covered various high school and pro sports. Away from sportswriting,
Josh lives in Westchester and spends his free time either with his
fiancee, Sarah, or expertly managing his various championship-winning
fantasy sports teams. He's visited 21 major-league baseball stadiums and
insists that Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are the best by far. Josh
graduated from Carmel High School in 1998, then went to Boston University,
where, in 2002, he received a degree in communications with a minor in
history. 
Jake Thomases has covered baseball, hockey, girls basketball, and girls soccer for the Journal News since arriving in 2003. He previously interned at The Poughkeepsie Journal while attending Vassar College. He is socking money away under his mattress to buy the Knicks, at which time he will trade Jerome James to Cleveland for a ham sandwich.
Congrats to Ryan! He’s a great player and an even better kid. He will do real well at Elon.
Ryan, Congrats, good luck, enjoyed working with you, Elon is a great program Coach chap