An Investigation of Wood Baseball Bat Durability as a Function of Bat Profile and Slope of Grain Using Finite Element Modeling and Statistical Analysis

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 3494
• Main Authors: Campshure, Blake, Drane, Patrick, Sherwood, James A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2022
• Subjects: baseball; Breakage; Chiroptera; Durability; Failure rates; Finite element analysis; finite elements; Impact velocity; Investigations; Laboratories; Mathematical models; slope of grain; Specifications; Sporting goods; Statistical analysis; Wood

To counter a perceived increase in multi-piece fracturing of wood baseball bats, Major League Baseball implemented standards to regulate the quality of wood used in the making of professional-grade baseball bats. These specifications included a minimum density as a function of wood species and a sta...