Abstract: A training mat for teaching controlled directional hitting of a ball. The mat consisting of a home plate zone, a plurality of equally spaced pitching lanes defined by a plurality of lines extending longitudinally through home plate. The pitching lanes including at least an inside lane defining the ball path of an inside pitch and at least an outside lane defining the ball path of an outside pitch. Each lane having a predetermined ball contact location defined by a marking indicia s the respective lane. The ball contact locations being configured and arranged to facilitate hitting of a baseball to a predetermined field location.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable pitching mound for use indoors or outdoors. The portable pitching mound has a height setting mechanism and a plurality of wheels for portability. The portable pitching mound is comprised of a supported base frame unit with an anti-sink device that supports a non-collapsible and non-removable single downward sloping ramp section, the surface of which is covered with artificial turf and contains a conventional pitching rubber. The portable pitching mound has a height setting mechanism that allows the mound to adjust to different heights or slopes to comply with the official baseball rules regarding the height of the mound. Wheel connection features allow for easy portability without any disassembly of the ramp or framed unit. A utility handle pull is also attached to assist in the rolling of the mound on the two wheels provided.

Abstract: A portable pitching mound having a plurality of shell pieces that when placed in side by side relation form an arcuate shell member. Each individual shell piece has an interlocking means so that each shell is attached to an adjacent shell. Once all of the shell pieces are in side by side relation, a centrally located supporting cap is attached to the rearward end of each of the plurality of shell pieces to provide additional support.