Pitch Recognition in Baseball

Sports science research in baseball has shown that expert batters can:

- Pick up cues in the pitcher's deliver and early ball flight.
- Tell the type of pitch and where it will end up over the plate.
- Decide early whether to swing or adjust their swing.




My research uses video-computer technology based on the methods used in sports science laboratories to TEST and TRAIN pitch recognition. I also adapt standard batting cage and bullpen stand-in drills to transfer computer skills to batting skills.

Videos:

• Decision Training of Baseball Pitch Recognition [7:30]
• Video Test and Batting Statistics (Cape Cod League Study) [15:00]
• The Sixth Tool (Baseball/MIT Talk) [20:00]

Articles:

• "Pitch Recognition: Don't Just Preach It, Teach It" (Collegiate Baseball article, 2005, .pdf file)
• Pitch Recognition Cues (one-page .pdf)
• Training Baseball Pitch Recognition (full study)