Patent ID: 7066845

Claim:
A baseball training system comprising the following in combination: a collector having a target, said collector receiving and collecting baseballs thrown at said target by a baseball player; a throwback unit associated with an exit opening in said collector for receiving collected baseballs from said collector and for throwing said baseballs, one at a time, back to said baseball player, said collector having a floor for urging baseballs thrown at said target toward said exit opening in the collector; said throwback unit comprising: a base; a drive motor mounted on said base; a wheel driven by said drive motor; and a guide situated on the ground and adjacent to said exit opening for receiving baseballs passing through said exit opening, at least one of said wheel or said guide being adjustable to permit adjustment of a characteristic of said baseball training system; wherein said characteristic of said baseball training system comprises one of a throwback trajectory of a baseball thrown by the throwback unit or a baseball size for a baseball to be thrown back by the throwback unit; said throwback unit causing said baseballs that are thrown at said target to be thrown upward away from the ground and toward the baseball player: said collector further comprising a collapsible frame and at least one wheel rotatably mounted thereon to enable the collector to be moved.