In-Game Bat Sensor & Smart Bat Use Coming To Minor Leagues in 2018
March 30, 2018 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – Major League Baseball has approved the in-game use of bat sensors and sensor-embedded smart bats throughout its minor leagues for the 2018 season, as first reported yesterday by SportTechie. The rule change comes on the heels of swift technological changes and adoption at both the minor league, NCAA and amateur levels, with Diamond…
Diamond Kinetics Adds St. Mary’s As Collegiate Partner
March 16, 2017 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH (1 min read) – Diamond Kinetics is very pleased to announce the addition of the St. Mary’s Gaels as its newest collegiate partner program. Led by 2016 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year Eric Valenzuela, Saint Mary’s won its first-ever West Coast Conference regular season title and WCC Tournament championship in 2016, going 33-25 (the…
Taking The Handcuffs Off
February 20, 2017 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – (1 min read) In Part 8 (and the final installment) of “How Technology Unlocked My True Potential At The Plate” at the 2017 American Baseball Coaches Association Convention in Anaheim, Calif., Master Hitting Instructor Dan Koosed of Pro Swing Rx explains how to use bat sensors such as SwingTracker to create higher exit…
Launch Angle & Exit Velocity: Before And After
February 13, 2017 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – (1 min read) In Part 5 of “How Technology Unlocked My True Potential At The Plate” at the 2017 American Baseball Coaches Association Convention, Pro Swing Rx Master Hitting Instructor Dan Koosed continues his look at different case studies showing the before & after effects of teaching a swing that lends itself to…
Two-Time CWS Champion Oregon State Becomes Diamond Kinetics Premier Collegiate Partner
February 1, 2017 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – (2 min read) Diamond Kinetics is very pleased to welcome two-time College World Series Champion & consensus 2017 preseason Top 10 team Oregon State as our newest Premier Collegiate Partner, powered by SwingTracker. Under the guidance of four-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year Pat Casey, the Beavers have won nearly 800 games including…
Coastal Carolina Becomes Diamond Kinetics’ Third Premier Collegiate Partner
January 19, 2017 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – (2 min read) Diamond Kinetics is proud to welcome the 2016 College World Series National Champion Coastal Carolina Chanticleers as the third Premier Collegiate Partner powered by Diamond Kinetics and SwingTracker. Led by eight-time Big South Coach of the Year Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina finished last season with a 55-18 record, capped off by a dramatic…
Vanderbilt & Louisville Become Initial Diamond Kinetics’ Premier Collegiate Partners
January 3, 2017 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH (2 min read) – Diamond Kinetics is proud to introduce the University of Louisville and Vanderbilt University baseball teams as the initial ‘Premier Collegiate Partners’ powered by SwingTracker. As two of the most prestigious programs in college baseball today, Louisville and Vanderbilt have combined for 921 wins and 6 College World Series appearances over the last ten seasons,…
ABCA/Diamond Kinetics Technology Award & Scholarship Winners Announced
November 23, 2016 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – The American Baseball Coaches Association, in conjunction with Diamond Kinetics, have announced the six winners of the ABCA/DK Technology Awards and Scholarships, recognizing the efforts of coaches who adopt and integrate baseball specific technology into their program.
Prep Baseball Report Partners With Diamond Kinetics
November 1, 2016 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – Diamond Kinetics is pleased to announce its partnership with Prep Baseball Report, one of the most highly-regarded and respected scouting services in the country. Since its inception in 2005, Prep Baseball Report has been on the vanguard of promoting high school baseball while helping prep athletes play baseball at the next level. Prep…
Bill Clark Joins Diamond Kinetics as Strategic Business Development Advisor
August 15, 2016 | Abbi Nicolella
PITTSBURGH – With a proven ability to identify leaders and companies of common vision, and bring them together to form exclusive, strategic partnerships, Bill Clark brings over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing and product innovation to Diamond Kinetics in his role as Strategic Business Development Advisor. Clark, who also serves in an advisory…