Patent ID: 8109844

Claim:
A batting practice ball holder comprising: a flexible base having a front section joined to a flex section, and a back section joined to the flex section, and with the flex section having a thickness less than the back section; a receiver attached to the back section of the flexible base, with the receiver able to flex forward towards a front section of the base; a substantially rigid first tube having a first and a second end, with the first end attachable to the receiver; a substantially rigid second tube having a first end and a second end, with the first end of the second tube attachable to the second end of the first tube, and with the first and second tubes together having an adjustable length; a flexible ball holder having a first end and a second end, with the first end attachable to the second end of the second tube; and a cup at the first end of the ball holder, with the cup adapted for holding a spherical ball.