TAUK SOFTBALL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2025 BY TOMMY PENNINO. IN ADDITION TO LEADING TAUK SOFTBALL, PENNINO SERVES AS THE HEAD SOFTBALL COACH AND ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT OLD WESTBURY UNIVERSITY. WITH OVER 13 YEARS OF COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL COACHING EXPERIENCE, HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF HIGH-LEVEL INSIGHT, STRUCTURE AND KNOWLEDGE TO THE TAUK FAMILY. HIS NETWORK OF COLLEGIATE COACHING COLLEAGUES IS A VALUABLE ASSET TO HIS PLAYERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL. HIS ROLE AS AN ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR AT THE UNIVERSITY KEEPS HIM CURRENT ON ALL NCAA RULES AND GUIDELINES. PENNINO IS A FORMER JUCO, DIVISION I AND PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE WHICH MAKES HIM WELL VERSED ON THE CHALLENGES HIS PLAYERS NEED TO OVERCOME TO SUCCEED AT ALL LEVELS.

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THE NAME “TAUK” WAS INSPIRED BY TOMMY’S LIFELONG PASSION FOR FISHING, ESPECIALLY HIS LOVE FOR FISHING MONTAUK, N.Y. WHEN HE’S NOT ON THE FIELD, YOU’LL LIKELY FIND HIM ON THE WATER, FISHING ALONGSIDE HIS FATHER, TOM PENNINO SR. ON THEIR BOAT “TAILWAGGER.”

EDUCATION AND COACHING RUNS IN THE PENNINO FAMILY. TOM PENNINO SR. IS A RETIRED HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER WHERE HE COACHED FOOTBALL, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL THROUGHOUT HIS 35-YEAR TENURE. TOMMY’S SISTER ELIZABETH, CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE HEAD SOFTBALL COACH AT FARMINGDALE STATE UNIVERSITY AND PRESIDENT OF LONG ISLAND SURGE FASTPITCH. TOMMY RESIDES IN EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y.