Kernelytics Baseball Blog

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…
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Top 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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Choosing 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…
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KCL 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…
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KCL 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…
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What 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…
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fWAR 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…
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KCL 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…
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How 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…
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KCL 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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KCL Weekly Update 4: Ground Sloths Lead at Season Midpoint

Standings 1. Ground Sloths (10-6, – GB); Week: 3-2, W1 Description: The Ground Sloths have continued to ride their hot streak straight up to number one in the standings after…
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KCL Weekly Update 3: Merchants Slide, Ground Sloths Surge, Leading to Tie at the Top

Standings 1. Merchants (7-4, – GB); Week: 0-3, L3; Tiebreaker: 2-1 vs. Ground Sloths Description: After a hot start, jumping out to 7-1 throughout the first few weeks of the…
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Creation of the FPCT+ Statistic

Author: Cade Nelson, Exercise Science Major at University of Kansas, Normal Cornbelters Baseball Analytics Intern What is FPCT+? Fielding Percentage Plus (FPCT+) is inspired by stats like OPS+ and ERA+,…
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KCL Weekly Update #2: Merchants Remain Top Team, but Bobcats’ Rasmussen Tops League

Standings 1. Merchants (7-1, – GB); Week: 4-0, W4 Description: The Merchants have not looked back since a heartbreaking walk-off 4-3 loss to the BlueCaps on Friday, May 26, the…
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KCL Weekly Update #1: Opening Weekend Complete

Standings 1. Merchants (3-1, – GB); Tiebreaker: 1-0 vs. Ground Sloths Description: The Merchants have found a way to win in almost every game in their first week of play…
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KCL Weekly Update #0: Season Preview

Power Rankings 1. Merchants (New Team), 23 Points Description: The Merchants seem to be set up to perform very well in their first year in the KCL. They have the…
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About Us

New to the Corn Crib this summer, the Kernyltics Baseball Blog is the work of 7 summer interns with the Cornbelters each with a different background in baseball and analytics. It serves as a place for these interns to post Players of the Week, Scouting Reports, Blog Posts, and more for both the Kernels Collegiate League (KCL), as well as the Normal Cornbelters. You can read more about these interns below or check out some of their work from the summer above. Enjoy your stay!

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Matt Bowerman

SUNY Oswego

Rochester, NY

Information Science

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Rice University

Jeffrey Brover

Rice University

Delray Beach, FL

Sport Management and Statistics

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Jacob Hallowell

Penn State

Quakertown, PA

Data Science

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Clark Heideman

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Big Bend, WI

Psychology

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Cade Nelson

University of Kansas

Port Byron, IL

Exercise Science (Pre-PT)

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Christian Taylor

Iowa State

Fairbury, IL

Management Information Systems (MIS)

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Ian Thompson

LSU

Greenwell Springs, LA

Sport Commerce