5 4 3 2 1 47 47 48 48 20 STEM IN THE WORLD OF BASEBALL 4 THE SCIENCE OF BASEBALL 12 HI TECH BASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS ENGINEERING BETTER GEAR 28 CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS 38 GLOSSARY 46 ONLINE RESOURCES MORE INFORMATION INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Bolsinger prepares to deliver a powerful pitch
1 CHAPTER STEM IN THE WORLD OF BASEBALL The young fan leaned forward in his stadium seat The smell of hot dogs and popcorn filled the warm Florida air Like many Miami Marlins fans he wore an orange T shirt and black baseball cap The date was May 12 2015 Mike Bolsinger was pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers It was the first inning and the Marlins Giancarlo Stanton was up to bat
