Swing and a ground ball to third… the runner sprints toward first, while the first baseman rushes to beat him to the bag.
The runner slides into an orange base, while the first baseman tags a tandem white base at the same time. It’s a hard slide, so the base dislodges from its anchor to slide along with the runner and reduce impact.
The safety aspects of this scenario are the focus of polyurethane parts manufacturer Urethane Systems in Waukesha.
Read more in the new issue of BizTimes Milwaukee.