batting cage, hitters can get as much batting practice as they desire without necessitating the cooperation of a human pitcher (and without wearing out the arm of one willing to cooperate). The cost of pitching machines varies greatly. Use in Little League In the youngest divisions of Little League, and other youth baseball organizations, pitching machines are used instead of live pitching. This is done to give the kids more experience hitting the ball, as pitchers at that age would tend to throw few strikes. Simple spring-loaded manual models are common (such as from Louisville Slugger) as are battery-powered compressed-air machines (such as from Zooka). See also Bowling machine Notes Baseball equipment Baseball pitching