Z Farrel, P C Jones, C A Lowe, B Gscheidle, A R Cocco, J Wellwood, N L Patel, B Skutnik, R Crotin, E Rimer, P Ivey, J F Caruso
Modern technology challenges anecdotal beliefs on baseball performance. The study's purpose examines these beliefs by classifying batted ball outcomes. Three categories of independent variables (anthropometry, in-game situation, technique-based), from 1,922 batted ball outcomes produced by 230 players, were used to classify the likelihood of hits during 2021 college baseball games. Anthropometry included player's heights and weights. In-game situation entailed batter side, same side, ahead count, and pitch type...
May 12, 2024: Journal of Sports Sciences