Abstract: A ball propelling machine for propelling a ball at a desired speed and in a desired direction including an air pressure tank, a control valve, a device for admitting a ball into a chamber for propelling the ball and a housing with a barrel therein through which the ball is propelled. The machine has a frame for securing the machine in place and adjusting bolts related to the frame for adjusting the direction of propelling the ball. The barrel is operative within the housing for closing off the chamber for propelling the ball and has one end that extends beyond the housing for movement of the barrel into a loading position and into a firing position. The ball is propelled by air pressure which is controlled by a control valve and the speed and distance of travel is determined by the air pressure directed through the control valve.