Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Pendleton Earns National Notoriety
2/22/2021 3:08:00 PM | Baseball
In the hours during, after and since Saturday's game, beyond being featured on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 and "MustSC" segment and Pardon The Interruption (all below), the ESPN "Bottom Line" and on the ESPN.com front page; MLB.com and MLB's Instagram and Twitter; and NCAA.com, NCAA.com with video and NCAA social media – among many other outlets, some even outside the baseball sphere, like Golf Digest, Huffington Post and columnist Peter King's "Football Morning in America" – Pendleton's notoriety continued Monday.
On Monday morning, Collegiate Baseball named Pendleton as a National Player of the Week. For the publication's complete release, click HERE.
Then, early Monday afternoon, Pendleton was chosen as a candidate for the Golden Spikes Award "Performance of the Week." Despite leading for the majority of the vote, a late social media blitz for another player saw Pendleton finished as runner-up when the results closed Tuesday.
He was chosen No. 1 on the brand-new D1Baseball.com Top 10 Plays on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, the accomplishment was ranked No. 1 as well on NCAA Baseball's Moments of the Week:Talk about an opening weekend for the #GoldenSpikes @d1baseball Performance of the Week award 😳
— Golden Spikes Award (@USAGoldenSpikes) February 22, 2021
🔥 3 bombs from @TroyTrojansBSB's Cerny
🔥 2 grand slams in his first 2 collegiate at-bats for @FAUBaseball's Pendleton
🔥 19 Ks between @DiamondHeels's Love & @HailStateBB's Sims pic.twitter.com/8cmtHup5GK
Here are some of the many other mentions of the feat since and on Saturday night:#NCAABaseball Moments of the Week ⚾️
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) February 24, 2021
1️⃣ | @FAUBaseball Caleb Pendleton with two grand slams in one inning! 💪 pic.twitter.com/9a4ZFmcTaJ
ESPN SportsCenter Top 10
ESPN SportsCenter "Must SC"
ESPN Pardon The Interruption
ESPN Bottom Line
NCAA Baseball
Two grand slams in one inning, in your first two college ABs⁉️ @CalebPendleton9 take a bow‼️ 🤯#NCAABaseball x 🎥 @FAUBaseball pic.twitter.com/2PJGM7i19y
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) February 22, 2021
Major League Baseball
.@FAUBaseball's freshman Caleb Pendleton hit TWO grand slams in ONE inning last night ... they were his first two collegiate at-bats. 😱
— MLB (@MLB) February 21, 2021
(video via @conferenceusa)pic.twitter.com/Rqa9Vs4Tbq
Céspedes Family BBQ
sure, Fernando Tatis once hit two grand slams in one inning in a Major League game
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) February 21, 2021
but tonight, @FAUBaseball's Caleb Pendleton hit two grand slams in one inning...in the first two ABs of his collegiate career 🤯
"Oh...my...gosh. He has done it!" pic.twitter.com/wjpBZ0A3yz
Conference USA
👀 WATCH as @FAUBaseball's Caleb Pendleton hits not one, but TWO GRAND SLAMS IN ONE INNING 😶
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) February 21, 2021
...did we mention these were the true freshman's first two collegiate at-bats? #SCTop10 | @SportsCenter | @ESPNAssignDesk | @notthefakeSVP | #TheCUSAWay pic.twitter.com/YcJFs7FRXn
Pendleton postgame via FAU Baseball/FAU Athletics
Relive Caleb's historic night in his own words! pic.twitter.com/zbmiaIToof
— FAU Baseball (@FAUBaseball) February 21, 2021
FAU Baseball
No he didn't. HE DID.
— FAU Baseball (@FAUBaseball) February 21, 2021
Caleb Pendleton has hit his SECOND GRAND SLAM IN THIS INNING. In his first two collegiate at-bats!!! pic.twitter.com/Nk9zQKwJcP
Additionally, since Saturday's postgame when he was interviewed by FAU Owls Nest, Pendleton spoke first on Sunday morning with ESPN West Palm, then had a spate of Monday appearances: with Fifth Quarter, the Palm Beach Post, NCAA.com (below), Joe Frisaro of Man On Second Baseball, Eric Olson of the Associated Press, the Dirt & Sprague radio show in Portland, Oregon, and with Ken LaVicka for the FAU Coaches' Show. On Monday night, he was on live with Evan Cohen of ESPN West Palm 106.3, and on Wednesday, live on MLB's Network's Hot Stove with Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds, on CBS Sports' "Tiki and Tierney" and taped with Sirius XM's MLB Roundtrip with Perfect Game, hosted by Daron Sutton as well. All can be found below.
ESPN West Palm (Sunday morning)
WATCH:
— ESPN Top 63 (@ESPNTop63) February 22, 2021
The talk of the baseball world this weekend was a @JBeachAthletics alum who is now making noise for @FAUBaseball.@CalebPendleton9 sat down with @TyreeSmithTV to discuss his whirlwind weekend. https://t.co/gA17Q4Vj6N
NCAA.com
"It's pretty surreal."@FAUBaseball's Caleb Pendleton reflects on his TWO grand slams in one inning with @michellachester. 💣⚾️
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) February 22, 2021
Plus, his shoutout from MLB superstar Fernando Tatis Jr. after his dazzling debut.#NCAABaseball pic.twitter.com/OFeWGgbX0y
ESPN West Palm (Monday night)
ICYMI: The @EvCoRadio Show with @RealCoachK and @GinetteandJuice are joined by #FAU baseball's @CalebPendleton9. @JBeachAthletics @FAUBaseball
— ESPN WEST PALM (106.3 FM) (@ESPNWestPalm) February 23, 2021
MP3: https://t.co/bDlYEk1DDA
LISTEN: https://t.co/MgYVN8gq7L
MLB Network's Hot Stove
CBS Sports Network Radio - Tiki & Tierney
"I was thinking 'dang, I have another chance of hitting a grand slam right here' and I had to flush that thought as fast as I could and just tried to put the ball in play"@FAUBaseball @CalebPendleton9 on hitting 2 Grand Slams in one inning during debuthttps://t.co/Z9hmbxjE6d pic.twitter.com/RGhpLteo8j
— TikiAndTierney (@TikiAndTierney) February 24, 2021
Sirius XM's MLB Roundtrip with Perfect Game
⌚️ 4 PM ET
— Perfect Game USA (@PerfectGameUSA) February 28, 2021
📻 @MLBNetworkRadio
🗣️ @lifeisgreatsut
This week's guests:
⚾️ @FAUBaseball @CalebPendleton9
⚾️ @TroyTrojansBSB @logancerny_
⚾️ @PUTigerBaseball @CoachBradley9
⚾️ @backstopcatch Nolan Johnson
⚾️ @PerfectPlayce @MarkLeinweaverhttps://t.co/aSI9YR3An2
