Patent ID: 8336883

Claim:
A system for simulating a ball-striking game for a batter in a game area, the system comprising: a fluorescent bat adapted to be held by the batter; a fluorescent ball adapted to be delivered to the batter, wherein the batter attempts to bat the fluorescent ball with the fluorescent bat; a tracking device capable of detecting a first set and a second set of parameters associated with the fluorescent ball, the tracking device further capable of wirelessly transmitting the first set and the second set of parameters, wherein the first set of parameters is associated with the fluorescent ball being delivered to the batter, the first set of parameters comprising at least one of a trajectory motion of the delivered fluorescent ball, a size of the delivered fluorescent ball and a velocity of the delivered fluorescent ball, and wherein the second set of parameters is associated with the fluorescent ball being batted by the batter, the second set of parameters comprising at least one of a velocity of the batted fluorescent ball and a trajectory motion of the batted fluorescent ball; a data computing device wirelessly connected to the tracking device, the data computing device capable of wirelessly receiving the first set and the second set of parameters transmitted by the tracking device, the data computing device further capable of generating a score for the batter based on the first set and the second set of parameters; a pitching means for delivering the fluorescent ball to the batter, where the pitching means is a pitching machine; a light source in the game area to illuminate the fluorescent bat and the fluorescent ball, where the light source is an ultraviolet light source to allow playing of the ball-striking game in the dark without an additional light source; and a fluorescent target, wherein the batter attempts to hit the fluorescent target with the fluorescent ball.