Abstract: A portable pitching machine for pitching balls to a batter. The portable pitching machine convertible from a storage mode to an in use mode. When in the storage mode, the portable pitching machine configured for storage within a container. The portable pitching machine having a frame, a plurality of elastic connectors, a pair of uprights extending from the frame, and a pocket for containing a ball. The portable pitching machine having a seat upon which a user sits, wherein interposed between the seat and the uprights is the open top container.