Baseball: Agoura pitcher finally healthy after penguin encounter

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Agoura senior left-hander Patrick Brennen is showing everyone how good a pitcher and hitter he is when he’s healthy. He’s 5-1 and batting .540 this summer in helping the surprising Chargers reach Friday’s championship game of the Valley Invitational Baseball League.

But what’s amazing is the story Brennen tells of how he broke his nose last fall. It sounds straight out of an episode of “The Simpsons.” He was playing dodgeball in the gym and another student dressed in a penguin suit ran into him. The beak from the costume struck Brennen in the nose, requiring surgery and sidelining him several weeks.

He missed much of the 2009 season because of injuries, but he’s back and doing well. Take a look at this video interview. Brennen explains what happened with great comedic effect.

-- Eric Sondheimer