Kernelytics Blog
Creating a Measure of Plate Discipline
Author: Connor Courtright – Computer Science and Data Science Major at the University of Alabama 1. Introduction Plate discipline is one of the most important traits in a hitter, yet…
Read MoreCreating a Command+ Metric for the 2026 Prospect League
Author: Carter Light – Applied Statistics Major at Purdue University and CornBelters Analytics Intern 1. Introduction As MLB front offices have adapted year after year to the analytical revolution sweeping…
Read MoreCount-Level Pitch Effectiveness in the 2026 Prospect League
Author: Jonah Hofeld – Applied Mathematics Major at Boston University and Cornbelters Analytics Intern. Introduction In my previous article, published in early June, I utilized Prospect League Trackman data to…
Read MoreWhiff% & Pitch Profile Analysis for the 2026 Prospect League
Author: Jonah Hofeld – Applied Mathematics Major at Boston University and CornBelters Analytics Intern 1. Introduction For over a decade, strikeouts have been rising at every level of baseball. At…
Read MoreRun Expectancy Matrix for the Prospect League
Author: Jack Hughes – Computer Science Major at Georgia Tech and Normal CornBelters Baseball Analytics Intern Intro Coming into the summer, I had no idea what the run scoring environment…
Read MoreMomentum in Baseball: An Analytical Perspective
Article written by Ari Goldberg Momentum remains one of baseball’s most persistent in-game narratives: the belief that a team can parlay a “shutdown inning” into offense, that a “big inning”…
Read MoreKCL Baseball Savant
Author: Charlie Keglovitz: Computational Modeling and Data Analytics Major at Virginia Tech and Normal CornBelters Baseball Analytics Intern Baseball Savant debuted with the launch of Statcast in 2015, ushering in a…
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 MoreFinalized KCL Statistics
Author: Jeffrey Brover, Sport Management and Statistics at Rice University Below are six sortable and searchable tables of basic and advanced statistics in hitting, pitching, fielding, and catching for the…
Read MoreTop KCL and CornBelters Performances of the Summer
Author: Jeffrey Brover, Sport Management and Statistics at Rice University Intro Throughout the summer, the Kernels Collegiate League (KCL) played a total of 61 games at the Corn Crib, while…
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