Provides interested baseball/softball parties with newrecommendations,guidelines, and suggestions on how baseball andsoftball programs, equipment, and facilities can be made safer.Whether you are concerned with the scientific intricacies of batand ball research or how to best manage baseball/softball programs,this publication offers the most diverse collection ofbaseball/softball safety related data and informationavailable.

10 comprehensive, peer-reviewed papers from a wide range ofexperts cover state of the art products, materials, technology,epidemiology and program operations critical to baseball andsoftball. Specific topics addressed include:

• The physics of baseball/softball equipment

• The latest advances in protective equipment

• Innovative baseball/softball field design

• Improved operations and maintenance systems

• Spectator safety management

• The causes of baseball/softball injuries.