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Finalized 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…
Read MoreChoosing an MVP in the KCL
Author: Robert Reyes, Applied Mathematics Major at UCLA, Normal Cornbelters Baseball Analytics Intern 0. Introduction How do you decide on an MVP? This is the question MVP voters have been…
Read MoreKCL Postseason Awards: Cy Young, MVP, COTY, Team MVP/Cy, and All-KCL Announced
Editor’s Note: All awards and statistics are based on regular season play and therefore exclude playoff game statistics League Awards League Cy Young: Ground Sloths #8 Austin Baker, LHP (Lakeland…
Read MoreKCL Weekly Update 7: Sloths Clinch First, BlueCaps Leave Last with Two Games Remaining
In the past forty-eight days at the Corn Crib, 122 baseball players from around the Bloomington-Normal Area, the state of Illinois, and the entire country have played at least one…
Read MoreWhat Factors into Distance?
Author: Jacob Hallowell, Penn State Data Science When batting, a few main factors go into hitting the ball far. These factors include Launch Angle, Exit Velocity, Spin Rate, and Spin…
Read MorefWAR for the KCL
Author: Robert Reyes, Applied Mathematics Major at UCLA, Normal Cornbelters Baseball Analytics Intern 0. Overview of KCL fWAR Wins Above Replacement (WAR) is one of the most important stats that…
Read MoreKCL Weekly Update 6: Bobcats Reach Merchants, as Sloths Eye Regular Season Crown
Standings 1. Ground Sloths (16-8, – GB); Week: 3-1, W1 Schedule: 5-1 W vs Merchants, 7-4 W vs BlueCaps, 0-3 L vs Bobcats, 5-4 W vs Merchants Description: The Ground…
Read MoreHow To Pick a Cy Young: An In-Depth Analysis of KCL 2022’s Top Pitchers
Author: Jeffrey Brover, Sport Management and Statistics at Rice University Note: Statistics for KCL through July 4; Statistics for MLB through June 30 0. Introduction At the end of every…
Read MoreKCL Weekly Update 5: Standings Hold Same Entering Longest Break of Season
Standings 1. Ground Sloths (13-7, – GB); Week: 3-1, W3 Schedule: 4-9 L vs Bobcats, 5-0 W vs Merchants, 8-4 W vs BlueCaps, 10-6 W vs Bobcats Description: Another strong…
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