Posts by Kernelytics Team
KCL Week 1 Power Rankings
1. Merchants (6-1) The Merchants have roared into the season with an electrifying 6-1 record, tops in the league, and are currently riding a four-game win streak. Their dominance is…
Read MoreKCL 2025 Season Preview
With the 2025 KCL season about to kick off, four teams are gearing up for their shot at the title. The Ground Sloths roll into the Corn Crib looking to…
Read MoreHow does the Prospect League make hitters better?
By Owen Crandall Introduction How well does the Prospect League develop hitters? In other words, is there a discernible difference between the average performances of hitters before and after they…
Read MoreKCL Expected Runs Using Markov Chain
By Jackson Wiggins What is a Markov Chain? Andrey Markov was a Russian mathematician in the early 1900s known for his work with probability and statistics. His research led to…
Read MoreKCL Writers’ Association Awards Voting
With the conclusion of the 2024 Kernels Collegiate League season, it is time to name the award winners for this year. The voters for these awards are all members of…
Read MoreDeveloping wOBA for the Kernel Collegiate League
By Owen Crandall What is wOBA? Weighted On-Base Average was created by statistician and baseball researcher Tom Tango, and is described in his work, The Book: Playing The Percentages In…
Read MoreProspect League Division Win Probability Second Half Recap
Author: Jared Weber Now that the regular season playoff hunt has officially ended, we can survey the second half division race and it’s 4 winners with the newly revised division…
Read MoreProspect League Game Theory Part 2: The Effects of Uneven Scheduling
Author: Jared Weber The process of creating schedules is a task that all professional sports leagues across America have given a different approach. However, one constant rule has always remained…
Read MoreMost Dominant Game, Biggest Nail Biter, and the Biggest Comeback during Weekend #8 of KCL
Author: Grant Jones This season I’ve developed an artificially intelligent algorithm based off the past two years of KCL data to output a live in-game forecast of the current game…
Read MoreKCL 2023 Regular Season Recap
Author: Jackson Ewers The dust has settled, and the regular season of the KCL Baseball League has come to an end. In a surprising turn of events, the Blue Caps…
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