Physics Professor Addresses Aluminum v. Composite Bat Controversy (Part II)

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After recently addressing the question whether Fresno State had an advantage due to the bats the W.A.C. champions used during the College World Series in reply to a FanPost by FisheriesDawg , I contacted Kettering University ’s Daniel A. Russell , whose research as an associate professor of applied physics has examined the characteristics of aluminum and composite bats . Dr. Russell was ... [link]

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... Not guilty. Dr. Russell's e-mail concludes at Dawg Sports. C&F admits he is hardly unbiased on this matter, but the evidence from Russell's e-mail isn't enough to convince C&F that the bats made the difference. That is not to say that the Mayor doesn't lay out a plausible scenario where superior bats could have accounted for the win; he does that quite well. But even Dr. Russell seems unwilling to go so far as to say that composite bats are, in fact, superior to aluminium ones. ...

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Physics Professor Addresses Aluminum v. Composite Bat Controversy (Part I)

Following Georgia’s loss in the College World Series finals , I took a look at whether Fresno State had the benefit of better bats and cited the research of Daniel A. Russell , an associate professor of applied physics at Kettering University .  ...
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