Baseball
Honors College
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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø baseball held walk-on tryouts for student players last week.
Division of Research & Economic Development
In 1901, the 16 Major League Baseball teams produced 455 home runs. Players were discouraged from attempting it. Nearly 120 years later, players couldn’t seem to help themselves, and MLB smashed all previous records. More homers might mean more exciting games, but some people question why the spike happened. A ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø chemist thinks he has some clues about this unusual surge in home runs.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Chemists Reveal Changes in the Density and Chemical Composition of Major League Baseballs
College of Arts & Sciences