Todd played for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks from 1999 to 2001 where he became the staff ace. In 2001 he was named a Louisville Slugger/TPX All-American and also a Baseball Weekly All-American. He was named 1st Team All OVC and was named National Pitcher of the week. His junior year Todd went 12-2 and led all NCAA Division 1 pitchers in ERA with a 1.33. He was ranked nationally in wins with 12, in strikeouts with 121 and ranked 12th all time in NCAA history with 4.81 hits per nine innings.

Todd was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2001 where he spent most of his time in AA. He was named to the Rawlings All South Region pitcher of the year that same year.

Todd played in 7 professional seasons, winning four championship rings, and named to two all-star teams. In 2003 he was named to the Baseball Weekly minor league all star team, lead Cleveland Indians minor league system in saves, named Rolaids relief man of the month, and named to the prestigious Arizona Fall League.

In 2018, Todd was inducted into the Southeast Missouri State University Hall of Fame for his exceptional college baseball career.

Todd is in his 16th season will the Missouri Bulls Organization. Coach Pennington lives in Jackson, MO with his wife Kristi. They have four children, Tuc (13u Bull), Ella, Via and Dax. Coach Pennington enjoys playing golf, fishing, and spending time with his family.