Pennock Park
Pennock Park
Herb Pennock Park
Pennock Park is a historic recreational park in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The Park boasts two full softball fields with large outfields, covered dugouts, spectator stands, a snack stand, picnic tables, lights, a playground and beautiful landscaping. In addition, there is a ¼ mile compacted stone dust trail that winds around the perimeter of the Park. This trail is part of the Kennett Greenway (https://kennettgreenway.com/) and connects to the Parrish Trail (https://kennettlandandtrails.com/lands-and-trails/) . The Pennock trail will soon connect to downtown Kennett Square. The Park is located at 650 W. South Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348. To reserve fields, please contact pennockpark@gmail.com.
The Park is named after Herb Jeffries Pennock. Herb Pennock (Feb. 10, 1864 – Jan. 30 1948) was born in Kennett Square, PA and was a professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933. Pennock played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1912-15); the Boston Red Sox (1915-17 & 1919-22); the New York Yankees (1923-33); and the Boston Red Sox (1934). He is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Contact KAPRB at programdirector@kaprb.org or for Pennock Park specifically, you can contact pennockpark@gmail.com.
