Patent ID: 7914400

Claim:
A baseball practice system comprising: a backstop; a ball; a suspension assembly operative to suspend the ball in a strike zone located forward of the backstop, the suspension assembly having a first cantilevered arm, a second cantilevered arm and a damping assembly; the ball being suspended in the strike zone by the damping assembly between the first cantilevered arm and the second cantilevered arm, the damping assembly comprising at least one cord and being operative to damp motions of the ball as the ball returns to a rest position after having been struck, the damping assembly extending from a position forward of the backstop, along the first and second cantilevered arms and to a position behind the backstop; and a tether assembly comprising at least one line and being operative to assist in establishing the rest position of the ball, the tether assembly being attached to the damping assembly at a first location adjacent to the ball and a second location behind the backstop.