A new Dartmouth (College) study concludes that climate change, in the form of global warming, has been increasing the number of home runs hit in Major League Baseball (MLB) games.

“[C]ould baseball be on the cusp of a “climate-ball” era where higher temperatures due to global warming increasingly determine the outcome of a game? A new Dartmouth study suggests it may be,” Dartmouth says on the university’s website.

The study, “Global warming, home runs, and the future of America’s pastime,” published Friday in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, concludes that climate change has produced more than five hundred extra home runs since 2010.

The study’s researchers go on to predict that several hundred additional home runs will be hit – per season – due to climate change, in the years to come.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/more-ivy-league-nonsense-dartmouth-study-suggests-rise-in-home-runs-is-due-to-climate-change/

HOWEVER the Dartmouth College Baseball team is working hard to prove the Dartmouth study is false!

In the first game, UCF scored five home runs, defeating the Big Green 16-1. Pitcher Jack Metzger ’23 started the second game and delivered seven strong innings. The Big Green had a season high of 15 hits, with Ivan Hoyt ’26, Connor Bertsch ’23 and Luke Carroll ’25 hitting solo home runs. Captain Kolton Freeman ’23 went 4-for-4 at the plate, securing a career-high four hits. Metzger came out of the game with the Big Green leading 9-3, but the Golden Knights snatched the lead from the Big Green, winning 12-10. UCF ensured the sweep, winning the last game of the series 5-2.

The Big Green then headed to John Sessions Stadium at Jacksonville University, losing the first game 8-3 while leaving 16 men on base, the most in a nine-inning game in 14 years. The second game ended in the Dolphins' favor as they won 15-4, leaving the Big Green with their fifth straight defeat.

While the team faced tough competition, they enjoyed their time in Orlando on their days off.

https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2023/03/dartmouth-baseball-struggles-to-recover-from-a-losing-streak-following-spring-training-trip

Published March 31, 2023