2026 SABR Analytics Conference Research Presentations
SABR is excited to announce the list of accepted research presentations, presented by Teamworks Intelligence, for the SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held on February 27-March 1, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona. Register today to join us!
Presentation abstracts and presenter bios will be available soon.
General Track
- Arnel Aguinaldo, “Assessing the Accuracy of In-Stadium and Portable Multi-Camera Markerless Motion Capture for Baseball Pitching Kinematics and Kinetics”
- Ken Cherryhomes and Stacy Silvernail, “Introduction to Causal Analytics, Collision Geometry Deviation (CGD) and CGD+”
- Jessica Fackler, “Kinematic Consequences of Pull-Centric Swing Approaches”
- Wesley Gawel, “Lead Leg Ground Reaction Force Patterns and Their Association with Rotational Velocities and Bat Speed in Baseball Hitting: A Statistical Parametric Mapping Analysis”
- Kevin Giordano, “Contact Depth Affects Most of the Other Hitting Metrics We Analyze”
- Mark Kritzman and David Turkington, “Prediction with Transparency: Offensive Value in Baseball”
- Conner Pelletier, Josh Hejka, and Sam Ehrlich, “Solving Ball Flight Physics”
- Kristen M. Stewart, “Individual Muscle Capacity to Generate Elbow Varus Moment During a Fastball Pitch”
- Siddharth Ramakrishnan, “Torpedo-Style Bat Mass Redistribution: A Statcast-Calibrated Simulation of Exit Velocity and HR Proxy Effects”
Student Track
- Nickolas Bartle, “Beyond the Aging Curve: A Bayesian Framework for Distinguishing and Quantifying Injury vs. Natural Decline in MLB Pitchers”
- Joseph H. Caplan, “Relationship Between Fastball xCTRL and Kinematic Determinants of Arm Slot in NCAA Division I Baseball Pitchers”
- Peter Culley, “Building a Better Ballpark: Optimizing the Placement of the Outfield Wall in an MLB Stadium“
- William Lee and Bach Nguyen, “A Kalman Filter Approach to Pitcher Mechanical Consistency in Major League Baseball”
- Christopher Martinez, “When to Challenge a Pitch? A Reinforcement Learning Approach to ABS Challenge Strategy”
- Tejas Rama and Sam Cowan, “‘Stomping’ Out Fielder Pitch Tipping”
- Shane Sullivan, “Modeling When a Third Base Coach Should Send a Runner Home”
Poster Presentations
- Brody Chambers, “De-confounding Location from Stuff+: A Location Invariant Pitch Quality Metric Using Gradient Reversal”
- Kai-Jen Cheng, “Pure Fastball Quality (PFQ): An Interpretable PCA-Based Metric Predicting Batted-Ball Outcomes in MLB Pitchers During the 2025 Season”
- Brandon Doehne, “The Role of Physiological Metrics in Baseball Pitching Performance”
- Adam Hoechstetter, “Kinematic Predictors of Pure Fastball Quality in Division I Pitchers”
- Brandon Muczynski, “The Relationship Between Energy Flow, Ball Velocity, and Upper Extremity Joint Loading in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers”
- Choi Min Seok, “Quantifying Pitcher’s Movement Profile and Evaluating Its Relationship with Arm Angle”
- Atul Venkatesh, “Using Quasi-Experimental Methodologies to Analyze Pitcher Performance Post-Tommy John Surgery”
- Octavian Yuen, “Amateur Baseball Profiler”
The SABR Analytics Conference brings together the leading minds in baseball analytics to discuss and debate topics relevant to the quantitative analysis of the game of baseball, including aspects of innovation and technology.
All student biomechanics research submitted for consideration for the SABR Analytics Conference will be eligible for the Dr. Mike Marshall Baseball Biomechanics Research Award, which comes with a cash prize of at least $2,000 per year.
As the leader in integrated technology for elite sports, Teamworks brings the industry-leading analytics team behind Teamworks Intelligence to this year’s research initiative. SABR has long set the standard for advancing baseball scholarship, and together they are highlighting cutting-edge research that continues to push the boundaries of performance, strategy, and innovation in the game.
For more information on the 2026 SABR Analytics Conference, visit SABR.org/analytics.