{"id":270728,"date":"2026-06-11T18:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/cutting-edge-technology-helps-fuel-west-virginias-run-to-omaha\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:00:11","slug":"cutting-edge-technology-helps-fuel-west-virginias-run-to-omaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/cutting-edge-technology-helps-fuel-west-virginias-run-to-omaha\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting-Edge Technology Helps Fuel West Virginia\u2019s Run To Omaha"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cutting-Edge Technology Helps Fuel West Virginia\u2019s Run To Omaha<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-11 18:52:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. \u2013 I view cutting-edge sports technology probably about the same way some doctors view taking vitamin supplements and fish oil \u2013 if you think it’s helping you, then by all means, go for it!
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\nThis came to mind when I began reading this morning’s transcription to West Virginia coach Steve Sabins’ press conference in Omaha, Nebraska, on the eve of the Mountaineers’ first-ever College World Series Appearance.
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\nBack when my generation got into college athletics, sports performance and sports psychology were viewed with a fair amount of skepticism. If you got the yips in golf, or all of a sudden couldn’t make a throw across the diamond to first base, you either figured it out by yourself or you found something else to do.
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\nWhen WVU became one of the first schools in the country to employ a sports psychologist, rifle coach Dr. Ed Etzel, back in 1989, I can recall one coach on the staff not wanting any part of it for his players.
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\nThere were probably others, too.
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\nWell, college sports have obviously come a long way since those days to the point where Sabins was asked about the state-of-the-art, $4 million biomechanics laboratory his players are using on the eve of the biggest game in program history.\u00a0
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\nThis facility was made possible through a generous donation by WVU alum and Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick.
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\n“Yes, we have a cutting-edge technology lab that’s equipped with motion-capture cameras and forced plates that are in-laid in the ground from the pitching mound and the batter’s box, as well as with Trackman and a radar system in every cage,” Sabins said.
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\n“And, we have a company that’s called BioPrecision, which has really helped us kind of take this thing to the next level,” he continued. “Not only do they work with our players, but they work with players outside of West Virginia. So, everything that we offer in that lab is also accessible to professional and amateur players. That’s been a real game…
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