""It was awesome," Pengelly said. "Getting to play for my favourite team growing up is pretty cool. That's a kid's dream." Pengelly's path to the Blue Jays organization was far from linear. "My parents helped me through all of it," Pengelly said. "They helped me stay motivated and not feel down." Support also came from coaches who helped repair his relationship with the game. One of them was Shaun Reed."
"Once healthy again, Pengelly's velocity increased from the mid-80s to the upper-80s, and once out of high school, he took an unconventional route through college baseball. He began his collegiate career at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2022, balancing baseball with a demanding academic workload, pursuing mechanical engineering with a focus on propulsion aerospace. That season, he appeared in 18 games, striking out 37 batters over 23 innings."
Pengelly recovered from setbacks and increased his fastball from the mid-80s to the upper-80s. Family support and coaches such as Shaun Reed and Tim Compos restored his love for the game and pushed his development. He began college at Embry-Riddle in 2022 while studying mechanical engineering and posted strong strikeout numbers. A 2023 transfer to Pima Community College produced a 3.38 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings. He moved to Division I at New Mexico and became a strikeout-focused starter in 2024–25. Command remained a concern, with a 6.4 walks-per-nine rate that increased his ERA.
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