Baseball
IN A FLASH: On a Series Streak!
51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Golden Flashes baseball team started their 2026 season strong with a series win over the University of Tennessee Volunteers followed by two additional series wins.
IN A FLASH: Honoring A Legendary Alumnus
Legendary baseball great and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø alumnus, Thurman Munson was honored with a statue and dedication ceremony at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Schoonover Stadium.
Pitching for Precision on the Mound and In the Lab
Richie Dell, a senior molecular biology major, has navigated the last three years as a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Honors College student as well as a pitcher for the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Men’s Baseball team. With extra coursework from Honors-level classes and playing a Division I sport, he always has to be in tip-…
IN A FLASH: Eye on the Ball
51³Ô¹ÏÍø baseball held walk-on tryouts for student players last week.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Chemist Follows up on Baseball Core Study, Refuting MLB Findings.
In 1901, the 16 Major League Baseball teams produced 455 home runs. Players were discouraged from attempting it. Nearly 120 years later, players couldn’t seem to help themselves, and MLB smashed all previous records. More homers might mean more exciting games, but some people question why the spike happened. A 51³Ô¹ÏÍø chemist thinks he has some clues about this unusual surge in home runs.