pitching machine
Automatic throw device
A pitching machine is a device that automatically throws baseballs or softballs for batting practice, eliminating the need for a human pitcher.
Most use spinning wheels or compressed air to propel balls at consistent speeds and trajectories: The team warmed up with the pitching machine set to seventy miles per hour.
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- battingSwinging at pitches
- cageBarred confinement structure
- batting practicePre-game hitting drills
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
softball · batting cage · fastball · curveball · arm · throw · hitter · batter · swing · velocity · speed · wheel · feeder · balls · drill · training · spring training · mound
- ball machinesball launcher
- sports gearbasketball, baseball, football, soccer ball, volleyball
- training equipmenttreadmill, exercise bike, stationary bike, elliptical, focus mitts
- launcherscatapult, trebuchet, rocket launcher, missile launcher, grenade launcher
- practice toolsmetronome, tuner, practice pad, music stand, practice log
- baseball gearbaseball bat, batting helmet, glove, cleats, batting gloves