Patent ID: 8133137

Claim:
A pitching machine configured for micro-adjustment by a single hand of a user, the pitching machine comprising: a pitching head situated atop a stand, the pitching head including a first wheel spaced apart from an opposing surface by a distance slightly less than a diameter of a ball, and a first motor for driving the first wheel; a first macro-adjustment device coupled to the pitching head and including a first locking assembly that, when loosened, allows manual rotation of the pitching head about a first pivot axis; and a first micro-adjustment device coupled to the pitching head, the first micro-adjustment device including a first adjusting element that, when repositioned, incrementally rotates the pitching head about the first pivot axis irrespective of whether the first macro-adjustment device in loosened or unloosened, the first micro-adjustment device configured for operation by the single hand of a user, the first macro-adjustment device when tightened retaining the pitching head in a secure position with respect to the first axis during adjustment of the first micro-adjustment device.