Rob Penders

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.
• School Wake Forest University

• Born February 14, 1974

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Biographical Information

Rob Penders played for the Richmond Roosters of the independent Frontier League in 1996, hitting .254 in 33 games. He was a member of the University of Texas coaching staff in 1999 and 2000 and then was a Galveston College assistant in 2001. He was a coach at San Jacinto College from 2002 to 2005 and was back on the University of Texas staff in 2006. From 2007-2021, he was head coach at St. Edward's University. Penders was fired in December 2021 amid allegations of racism and discrimination [1].

Penders is the brother of college coach Jim Penders III. His father Jim is a longtime high school baseball coach, while his uncle Tom Penders played in the minors before becoming a college basketball coach.