Calvin Forrest bristles at the vibration that ripples down his arm when he hits with an aluminum baseball bat. So perhaps more than any teammate, the Cardozo senior first baseman is looking forward to ...

The crack of a baseball off a wooden bat is one of the most gratifying and distinct sounds in all of sports, a noise that has helped provide the soundtrack of idyllic summer days and nights for more ...

The long ball has become an integral part of modern college baseball. Granted, this isn't a new development. Home runs were plentiful in the late 1990s with the rise of "Geauxrilla Ball." But the ...

The New York Yankees set a franchise record for home runs with nine on Saturday at home against the Milwaukee Brewers. Perhaps the team's newly-designed wooden bats had something to do with it?

The crack of a ball hitting off a wooden bat and echoing throughout a stadium is central to the ethos and mythology of baseball, the kind of sound that conjures images and memories of picturesque ...

As we’re engrossed with postseason baseball, we were also fascinated with a new YouTube video from Make, which shows how a wooden baseball bat is made. It’s a long and complicated process, and it gave ...

While meant to simulate wood bats, regulation USA Baseball metal bats are more forgiving than wood for young players who might not connect with the ball on a bat's optimal 'sweet spot.' After testing ...

Tom Gandolph grew up at the baseball field. At a young age, he was introduced to the sport through his father, Dave Gandolph, who has coached for 50 seasons at various schools in Central Indiana. His ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. A metro Detroit-based custom baseball equipment maker has ...