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University Of Alabama Student’s Pitch Analyzer Software Calls Balls, Strikes With Smartphone

University of Alabama senior Matt Bowen has created and released PA Software, an innovative pitch-analyzing protocol he hopes will bring big league K-Zone functionality to little league backyards. Sports entertainment company Sportvision first introduced K-Zone in 2001. K-Zone is a sophisticated computer system that tracks the trajectory of a baseball relative to the strike zone […]

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Should ESPN Have Committed To the K-Zone For Every Pitch?

Anyone watching Major League Baseball on ESPN this year can now be a better armchair umpire when calling balls and strikes. For every telecast this season, ESPN’s K-Zone Live, or virtual graphic of the strike zone, will be visible during every pitch. K-Zone is a system developed by Sportsvision Incorporated for ESPN in 2001. It […]

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