Patent ID: 7748367

Claim:
A fungo batting assistance machine comprising: (a) a frame; (b) a cradle mounted upon the frame, the cradle having a ball percussion port; (c) a hammer; (d) first pivotal mounting means interconnecting the hammer and the frame so that the hammer may move between a spring energy position underlying the ball percussion port and a ball driving position overlying the spring energy position; (e) ball driving spring means normally positioning the hammer above its spring energy position and below its ball driving position; (f) a trip arm extending from the hammer; (g) a pawl arm; (h) second pivotal mounting means interconnecting the pawl arm and the frame so that the pawl arm may move between a trip arm carrying position and a trip arm releasing position; and (l) a lever extending from the pawl arm, the cradle comprising an upwardly opening “C” channel.