Patent ID: 8893698

Claim:
An apparatus for pitching balls to a player, comprising: a tubular chute having a first wheel aperture and a second wheel aperture; a frame comprising: an interior portion in which the tubular chute is positioned; a first end with a first aperture; and a second end with a second aperture; and a stabilizing bottom portion affixed to the first end and the second end and comprising at least one section generally parallel to the ground extending laterally outside a diameter of the tubular chute; a first throwing wheel powered by a first motor, at least a portion of the first throwing wheel extending through the first wheel aperture in the rotatable tubular chute; a second throwing wheel powered by a second motor, at least a portion of the second throwing wheel extending through the second wheel aperture in the rotatable tubular chute substantially opposite the first throwing wheel; and a support attached to an end of the frame.