U-M-Flint seniors Casey Lang, Jason Smith, Fred Vandervennet
and Ethan Roelle demonstrate a baseball launcher they designed and
built. The engineering students created the machine to send a variety
of flies and grounders to the outfield. The launcher has a range
of 400 feet and is completely computer controlled. It can send a
ball anywhere on the field, and it can throw curves, sliders and
fastballs when used for pitching. (Photo by Mel Serow, U-M-Flint)
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