While the season came to a halt much faster than anticipated, our analytics team has capitalized on the situation to further our existing projects and brainstorm new, innovative ideas.
First, we want to acknowledge all of the dedication that our student athletes have shown over the past year. While it is unfortunate that the results could not be seen on the field, we are looking forward to seeing the progress of continued hard work next year. For the analytics team, this time has served as a great opportunity to continue working on some of our long-term projects. The break in activity has allotted our team more time to continue researching new trends in analytics and incorporating the use of new platforms like R Shiny. Since we have not been able to meet in-person since March, the group has been coming together on Zoom, allowing us to continually develop ideas and push forward. Earlier in the spring, our team met with the pitching staff to discuss ways to make data more accessible and develop an effective way to distribute information during the season. From there, our team has been working on ideas such as a points system based on on-field results to track and compare results. Although the landscape of summer baseball has been significantly altered due to the pandemic, the existing platform that our team has worked on this past winter where players access information for workouts has been continually improved and put to good use Under this system, it is easier for the team to develop familiarity with the structure before stepping on campus. Overall, the analytics team has been hard at work exploring concepts such as a pitch grader and developing weekly reports which are more accessible for the team. Although the lack of time together on campus was unexpected, it has provided an opportunity for the group to sharpen our skills and come back with new innovative ideas for next year. We look forward to sharing some of these concepts we are digging into during this time here on the blog. Hoya saxa!
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