Baseball pitching and throwing training apparatus

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention presents a baseball pitching and throwing training device that is designed to overcome the disadvantages or the shortcomings of prior art devices and which is particularly designed to include an adjustable strike zone or target area, and which is designed to be compact, easily storable and of a design that would enable a youngster to easily handle and move the device.
In one embodiment of the baseball pitching and throwing device of the present invention, the same includes a pair of spaced apart elongated posts that includes a movable strike zone or target area disposed there between.
The strike zone or target area can be moved up and down within the upright support posts or the associated frame structure.
In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the baseball pitching and throwing device of the present invention is provided with a fold-out leg structure for supporting the training aid in an upright practice position.
When not in use, the fold-out legs can be rotated or moved to a stowed position and in the process, the overall size of the baseball training aid is reduced such that the same can be easily stored or moved from one location to another location.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a baseball training aid that assists individuals, particularly youngsters beginning to play baseball, in improving their pitching and throwing skills.
Another object of the present invention resides in the provision of a baseball pitching and throwing training device that includes a movable strike zone such that a person using the device can practice pitching at strike zones spaced at various heights.
Still a further object of the present invention resides in the provision of a baseball pitching and throwing training apparatus that can be folded to a stowed position for convenient storage or which can be conveniently moved or transported from one location to another location.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and obvious from a study of the following description and the accompanying drawings, which are merely illustrative of such invention