Pison Presents Research Findings at the SABR Conference Correlating Cognitive Assessments to On-field Baseball Performance
This presentation will delve into initial research findings from work with five D1 baseball programs (Penn State, West Virginia, Auburn, Oklahoma State, and Oral Roberts) in 2024, as well as recent research findings and training regimens conducted with Coach Steven Cutter and his Lansing Community College (LCC) baseball team, demonstrating the correlation between reaction time and on-field performance. The white paper explores how Pison’s neural sensing and mental chronometry measures cognitive performance of reaction and decision times, providing valuable insights for coaches and players to optimize training and game strategies.
Pison’s research will progress alongside the Prep Baseball (PBR) Showcase season, focusing on correlations across different control settings and strategies to enhance on-field performance. Announced on March 4, Pison’s partnership with Prep Baseball enables the measurement, tracking, and training of thousands of elite athletes participating in 2025 PBR showcases and tournaments, while also shaping future research directions. This collaboration aims to integrate the “sixth tool” — mental performance — into the baseball scouting process, providing a new dimension for talent evaluation.
WHAT:
The “Predicting On-Field Baseball Performance with Reaction Time Testing” white paper presentation will cover:
- The importance of reaction time in baseball performance
- Key findings and statistical analysis
- Implications for player development and game strategy
- Methodology (and experiences) of the ongoing work conducted with LCC’s baseball team
- Future research directions.
This session will provide valuable data-driven insights for baseball analysts, coaches, scouts, and anyone interested in the intersection of sports science and performance analytics.
WHO:
- Ross Hoehn, Principal Investigator and Research Scientist at Pison will present these findings.
- Donovan Santas, Sports Performance Director at Pison will be attending
- Dexter Ang, Co-Founder & Chairperson at Pison will be attending.
WHERE: SABR Analytics Conference, Beus Center for Law and Society, Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix Campus, Phoenix, Arizona.
WHEN: Sunday, March 16 at 9:30 a.m. MST presentation during the gathering from March 14-16, 2025.
Members of the Pison sports operations/baseball team will be available to discuss the research and Pison’s ongoing work with baseball coaches, teams, analytics departments, and players on integrating cognitive performance into game preparation and play. More information about the SABR Analytics Conference can be found here: https://sabr.org/analytics.
