JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Science Hill and Elizabethton have one of the best non-conference rivalries in Northeast Tennessee. That rivalry was renewed Monday evening in baseball and softball. The ...
Athletes are always searching for something to give them even the slightest edge on the field. Enter the so-called “torpedo bat.” The new, odd-looking bat that has taken the baseball world by storm ...
Baseball season is upon us! And when we here at Short Wave think of baseball, we naturally think of physics. To get the inside scoop on the physics of baseball, like how to hit a home run, we talk to ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) He looks unassuming as he steps on the mound, the lithe kid with the limber arm. He tugs at his hat, bounces a rosin bag playfully in his hand, toes the rubber and proceeds to ...
Washington Nationals infielder Paul DeJong always had two loves: baseball and science. Those two interests had long competed for his time, until finally they converged when he was at Illinois State.
Behind the emotion, sweat and muscle of baseball lies a game dictated by the immutable laws of physics. Baseball fans often miss this scientific layer, as everyday baseball jargon undervalues the ...
BILL QUANECIA. ALL RIGHT, BILL, THANK YOU. AS FANS GEAR UP TO WATCH SOME BASEBALL THESE NEXT TWO WEEKS, NOT FAR FROM THE FIELD, THE LUMINARIUM IS BREAKING DOWN THE SCIENCE OF THE SPORT. THEY’RE ...