The DK Blog

SeventySix Capital, sports tech venture capital fund led by MLB great Ryan Howard, invests in baseball technology company Diamond Kinetics

February 20, 2019 | DiamondK

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SeventySix Capital, a venture capital company that invests in startup companies in the sports tech, esports and sports betting industries, announced today that they’ve participated in the latest round of funding into Diamond Kinetics, an emerging baseball and softball technology company. Led by former Philadelphia Phillies first baseman…

Babe Ruth Approves Diamond Kinetics SwingTracker For In-Game Use

February 13, 2019 | Diamond Kinetics

HAMILTON, N.J./PITTSBURGH – With an eye toward the future and a reputation built upon nearly 70 years of providing amateur baseball players fun, memorable experiences, the Babe Ruth League will allow players to use Diamond Kinetics’ cutting-edge SwingTracker sensor during live, in-game at-bats at all BRL tournaments beginning this year.…

Newly Updated DK Web App Now Allows For CSV Data Export, Much More

February 5, 2019 | Diamond Kinetics

PITTSBURGH – The recently updated Diamond Kinetics Web App is here with powerful, new features and a clean, robust interface that allow for – and encourage – more in-depth, data-driven player development among coaches and players. The new CSV Export Tool gives coaches (as group administrators) the ability to export their groups’…

Letter From The CEO: C.J. Handron

January 31, 2019 | Diamond Kinetics

Diamond Kinetics CEO and co-founder C.J. Handron takes a look back at what happened in the world of DK in 2018. Plus, a look forward to what’s to come for the company in 2019.  

PitchTracker Smart Softball: Join Us For The Ride

December 4, 2018 | Diamond Kinetics

(This article originally appears in the December 2018 edition of “FastPitch Delivery” – the NFCA’s monthly member newspaper, and one of the nation’s best softball publications. A printed or electronic subscription to Fastpitch Delivery is included with a full NFCA membership).

Diamond Kinetics Releases PitchTracker Smart Softball

November 19, 2018 | Diamond Kinetics

PITTSBURGH – Diamond Kinetics today announced the release of PitchTracker Smart Softball, a first-of-its-kind, revolutionary smart softball that delivers cutting­-edge technology and science­-based motion analytics to the fastpitch softball world in the form of a 7 oz., 12 inch softball. Easy-to-understand metrics, data and pitching analysis gives players, coaches and…

PitchTracker Metric Analysis: Spin Rate

September 24, 2018 | Diamond Kinetics

PITTSBURGH – Our PitchTracker Metric Analysis Series featuring Dr. Buddy Clark, Diamond Kinetics co-founder and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, and former University of Cincinnati and Lincoln Memorial University catcher Russell Clark continues with Spin Rate. Throughout this series we will tell you what each metric…

PitchTracker Metric Analysis: Release Velocity

September 14, 2018 | Diamond Kinetics

PITTSBURGH – Our PitchTracker Metric Analysis Series featuring Dr. Buddy Clark, Diamond Kinetics co-founder and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, and former University of Cincinnati and Lincoln Memorial University catcher Russell Clark begins with Release Velocity. Throughout this series we will tell you what each metric is,…