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Use of the Hollywood Impact Base and Standard Stationary Base to Reduce Slidin and Base-Running Injuries in Baseball and Softball

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Thomas M. Keating, MD

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

James E. Hornak, EdD

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Paul A. Newitt, MS

Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan

To determine if the use of the Hollywood Impact Base would significantly reduce the frequency of sliding and base-running injuries to baseball and softball players, we recorded injury information for several teams who used these bases and standard stationary bases. The investigators, under the direction of the Central Michi gan University team physician, verified each recorded incident by contacting the injured participant. The sample included interscholastic, intercollegiate, recre ational, and intramural softball and baseball teams. There were 33,153 athlete-exposures with the Holly wood Impact Base in use and 3999 with the standard stationary base over a 2-year period (1990 and 1991). There were four injuries that could be directly attributed to the standard stationary base and only one injury that could be attributed to the Hollywood Impact Base. The results (t = -1.94, P < 0.05) verify that using the Hollywood Impact Base significantly reduced the fre quency of sliding and base-running injuries. The Holly wood Impact Base injury rate of 0.08% per game com pares favorably with the reported breakaway base injury rate. The results of our study verify that the Hollywood Impact Base is similarly effective in reducing the risk of base-related injuries.

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