Hayden Penn #49

Hayden Andrew Penn...attended Santana (CA) High School.

2009

Began the season on Florida's Opening Day roster after coming over in an April 1 trade with Baltimore...made 16 appearances for the Marlins, including one start, posting a 1-0 record and 7.77 ERA...On April 15 at Atlanta, earned his first win at the Major League level since September 1, 2005 at Toronto. Tossed 1.1 scoreless while striking out one...Made his only start on May 20 vs. Arizona, surrendering four runs (three earned) on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts...Fared significantly better on the road than at home, going 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (10.0 IP/2 ER) in eight road contests compared to 0-0 with a 12.75 ERA (12.0 IP/17 ER) in eight home appearances...He was designated for assignment on June 4. After accepting the assignment, was transferred to triple-A New Orleans. With the Zephyrs, went 2-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 14 games (13 starts), including two complete games and one shutout...Tossed first complete game on August 6 at Fresno, taking the loss after allowing two unearned runs on five hits over 8.0 innings. Three starts later on August 23, tossed a 7.0 inning complete game shutout againt the Iowa Cubs. Allowed four hits with no walks and six strikeouts.

2007

Combined to go 2-2 with a 4.05 ERA between three teams in 10 starts in a season interrupted by injury...Made one start at AAA Norfolk before going on the disabled list on April 12 with a right elbow strain...Dr. Andrew Cosgarea performed surgery on May 2 to remove bone spurs from the elbow...Was sidelined until going on a rehab assignment with the Gulf Coast Orioles on July 20...Spent nearly a month in the GCL before making one rehab start at Short-A Aberdeen on August 16...Returned to Norfolk on August 21 and made 3 starts before the season ended...Won his first 2 starts after being activated from the DL, allowing 2 runs in 5.0 innings on August 21 at Charlotte and one run in 6.0 IP on August 27 vs. Durham...Allowed a season high 7 runs on 10 hits in 5.0 IP in a losing effort in his final outing, September 1 vs. Richmond...Pitched for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League, going 1-0 with a 6.45 ERA in 7 starts (22.1IP, 27H, 18R/16ER, 10BB, 27K).

2006

Went winless in 6 major league starts in September after going 7-4 with a 2.26 ERA in 14 starts for AAA Ottawa...Season was interrupted by an emergency appendectomy on May 23, causing him to miss nearly 7 weeks of the season...Had been recalled to start for the Orioles that night at Seattle, but instead was placed on the disabled list...Was recalled again in September and made it through the 4th inning in only one of his 6 starts...Allowed 7 or more runs in 4 outings...With Ottawa, had the 2nd highest win total among International League pitchers with 14 or fewer appearances...Indianapolis' Brandon Duckworth won 8 games in 12 starts...His 2.26 ERA would have been the 2nd lowest in the IL if he had enough innings to qualify...Held opposing AAA batters to a .221 batting average...Allowed 2 earned runs or less in 10 of his 14 starts, including 5 scoreless outings...Pitched at least 7.0 innings in 6 starts, including 4 of his last 5...Began the season at Ottawa, going 2-2 with a 1.48 ERA in 5 starts before joining the Orioles in Seattle...After recuperating from surgery at home in California, he spent a month rehabbing at the Orioles' minor league facility in Sarasota, FL...Started for AA Bowie in a rehab start on July 9 vs. Harrisburg, working 2.0 innings before returning to Ottawa...After working up to 6.0 innings in 2 of his 4 starts for the Lynx in July, was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Month for August after going 4-1 with a 1.98 ERA (36.1IP, 8ER)...Walked 8 and struck out 39 in his 5 starts...Was the International League Pitcher of the Week for August 21-27, going 2-0 and allowing one earned run in 13.2 innings...Pitched 8.0 shutout innings, with a season-high 10 strikeouts, in his final start on August 26 vs. Syracuse...Was recalled by the Orioles on September 3 and made his first start that day at Oakland...Retired only 2 batters, allowing a career-high 8 runs, before being relieved...Pitched into the 4th inning in his next 2 starts, both losses, before working 6.2 innings on September 20 at Tampa Bay without receiving a decision...Did not get a decision in his next start on September 26 at New York, leaving in the 4th inning with a lower back strain...Started the Orioles' season finale at Boston on October 1 and allowed 7 runs in 2.2 innings, absorbing his 4th defeat in a 9-0 rain-shortened 5-inning loss in which the Orioles did not get a hit.

2005

Spent most of the season at AA Bowie and made 8 starts in two stints with the Orioles...Became the 29th player in Orioles history to make his major league debut before the age of 21 when he started on 5/28 vs. Detroit...Was only the 3rd pitcher to do so since 1967, joining Storm Davis and Matt Riley...His contract was purchased from AA Bowie on 5/28 when Erik Bedard was placed on the disabled list with a sprained left medial collateral ligament...That night, he became the first pitcher who was not in the Orioles' Opening Day 5-man rotation to start a game...Did not get a decision in his debut, pitching 4.2 innings vs. Detroit...Left trailing, 3-2, but the Orioles tied the game before going on to lose, 5-3, to the Tigers...Had 2 more no-decisions before earning his first major league victory on 6/13 vs. Houston, despite allowing 5 runs in 5.2 IP...Won his next start vs. Colorado 6 days later, allowing 2 runs over 6.2 innings...Went 2-0 with a 4.23 ERA (27.2IP, 13ER) in his first 5 starts before surrendering 12 runs in 5.2 innings over his final 2 outings...Was optioned back to Bowie following his start on 6/30...Was recalled on 9/1 to make a fill-in start at Toronto and worked 5.0 innings to earn his 3rd win, 5-3...Was optioned back to Bowie following the game...Went 3-3 with a 3.12 ERA in his first 9 starts for Bowie before joining the Orioles in late May...Was 3rd in the Eastern League with 58 strikeouts and had held opponents to a .253 batting average at the time of his first recall...Was named Organizational Pitcher of the Month for April, going 2-1 with a 1.55 ERA (29.0IP, 21H, 5ER) in 5 starts while holding opponents to a .204 batting average...Pitched 6.0 no-hit innings and struck out 9 batters on 4/17 vs. Akron but was removed from the game because of a high pitch count...Two starts later, 4/29 vs. Reading, he struck out 10 batters and allowed one run in 7.0 innings to earn the win...After returning to the Baysox on 7/1, he went 4-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 11 games...Went 1-2 with a 7.06 ERA in his first 6 starts after rejoining Bowie, then went 3- 1 with a 1.97 ERA over his final 5 outings before being recalled by the Orioles on 9/1...At Bowie, struck out 10 or more batters in a game 3 times, including a season-high 12 batters in 7.0 scoreless innings on 8/5 vs. Erie...Had 44 strikeouts in 32.0 IP in his final 5 starts for Bowie...Struck out 88 batters with only 13 walks in 10 games in April and August, but 36 strikeouts with 24 walks in 10 games between June and July with Bowie.

2004

Earned the Jim Palmer Prize as the Orioles' Minor League Pitcher of the Year...Combined to go 13-6 with a 3.81 ERA at Class A Delmarva and Frederick and AA Bowie...Was 3rd in the organization with 122 strikeouts and 10th with a 3.81 ERA...Combined to hold opposing batters to a .226 average (111- 491)...At Delmarva, South Atlantic League opponents hit only .201 (30-149) off him...Began the season in Delmarva's bullpen...Made 7 relief appearances, going 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA (11.2IP, 5ER)...Moved into the starting rotation in late April and started the rest of the year...Went 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA in 6 starts for the Shorebirds...Was promoted to Frederick after beating Hickory on 5/31 and won 5 of his first 6 decisions (over 7 starts) for the Keys, pitching to a 3.05 ERA...Had a 3.02 ERA through July 22, but went 1- 3 with a 5.56 ERA (22.2IP, 14ER) in his last 4 starts at Frederick...Earned another promotion to AA Bowie and made his final 4 starts of the season there...In his last 2 starts, combined to work 10.2 innings and allowed 9 hits and only 3 earned runs, posting a pair of wins...Worked a season-high 7.0 innings twice, both with Frederick, to match his career best set in 2003.

2003

Began the season at Rookie League Gulf Coast before being transferred to Rookie League Bluefield on 6/25...Posted a 2.45 ERA in August, striking out 27 batters in 25.2 innings, while holding opponents to a .245 average...Established season-highs with 7.0 innings pitched and 10 strikeouts on 8/20 vs. Bristol...Pitched 6.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out 7, in his final start of the season on 8/25 at Pulaski.

2002

Reported to Rookie League Bluefield after signing in August, but did not appear in a game.