Jim Albert: Baseball Analytics Workshop (Cleveland, OH)

Baseball Analytics Workshop
Sponsored by American Statistical Association
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Cleveland State University

Join us for an interactive workshop for students and anyone interested in learning more about baseball analytics. The morning session introduces basic data exploration techniques with the R programming language, a popular tool for data scientists and statisticians. The afternoon session will explore Statcast data which provides detailed pitch-by-pitch data including off-the-bat measures such as launch angle, exit velocity, and spray angle.

SABR member and Bowling Green State University professor Jim Albert, and Mercyhurst University professor Chad Redmond will be presenting. Both instructors are experienced in teaching data science programming using baseball data.

The workshop concludes by attending the Indians-Mariners that afternoon at Progressive Field. A block of tickets will be purchased for people attending the workshop.

RSVP: Click here to purchase a ticket online.

Registration is space-limited to 50. Cost includes parking, attendance and participation at workshop, lunch, and a Indians baseball ticket. You must attend the workshop to receive the Indians ticket. No refunds will be available.

A campus map is available here. Park in the Prospect Garage where you enter from Prospect Avenue near E. 22nd Street. Grab a ticket and we will give you a parking pass at the event. The event is across Euclid Avenue in the Science Research Building. Cross Euclid Avenue and go into the Science Research Building. Go up the staircase on the right and then the room will be on the left on the first floor.

Click here for the full schedule and complete details.