Baseball Research @ Penn State

Scientific Journal Articles

Year Authors Title Link
2011 J.T. Brosnan, A.S. McNitt, T.J. Serensits Effects of surface conditions on baseball playing surface pace - Journal of Testing and Evaluation Read It Here
2009 J.T. Brosnan, A.S. McNitt, and T.J. Serensits Effects of varying surface characteristics on the hardness and traction of baseball field playing surfaces - International Turfgrass Society Research Journal Read It Here
2008 J.T. Brosnan and A.S. McNitt Surface conditions of highly maintained baseball fields in the northeastern United States: Part 1, non-turfed basepaths - Applied Turfgrass Science Read It Here
2008 J.T. Brosnan and A.S. McNitt Surface conditions of highly maintained baseball fields in the northeastern United States: Part 2, synthetic versus natural turfgrass - Applied Turfgrass Science Read It Here
2007 J.T. Brosnan, A.S. McNitt, and M.J. Schlossberg An apparatus to evaluate the pace of baseball field playing surfaces - Journal of Testing and Evaluation Read It Here

Trade Magazine Articles

Year Authors Title Link
2021 Evan Mascitti What is Clay? - Sportsfield Management Read It Here
2021 Evan Mascitti and Andy McNitt Dissecting Infield Playability - Sportsfield Management Read It Here
2007 J.T. Brosnan and A.S. McNitt Take better care of your infield skin - SportsTurf Magazine Read It Here
2005 J.T. Brosnan and A.S. McNitt Evaluating baseball field surface quality - SportsTurf Magazine Read It Here

Research Reports

Year Authors Title Link
2012 PSU Center for Sports Surface Research Effect of Ready Play Field Magic on Characteristics of Infield Skinned Areas Read It Here
N/A J.T. Brosnan and A.S. McNitt A method to estimate the percentage of calcined clay in a baseball infield mix Read It Here