First Pitch Baseline Pitching Machine Combo – It’s a Baseball Pitching Machine & Softball Pitching Machine all in one high-quality machine. Pitches balls up to 70 MPH. 5 Year Warranty

I have been using this machine for my little league team for a month and a half and it works great. I have the machine set at about 42 feet away and it pitches strikes continuously. I am using a mix of tee balls, which are softer, and hard stitched balls. The machine tends to shoot the tee balls around more than the hard balls but that gives them some practice waiting for the right pitch. I would definitely recommend this to any one in the market to buy a machine. Also, setup was fairly easy and I received the machine very quickly. The site says it takes two additional days for processing but mine actually came when the site said it was first shipping. Not sure what happened there but I am not complaining. All in all, good machine and good company.

The pitching machine works great. You have to make sure the ball feeder is set close enough to the wheel to get full velocity on the ball, but once you get that set you are good to go. The consistency of the pitches is pretty good and the controls are simple. When I opened the box up there were no instructions and I was thinking this was going to be pain, however, assembly is simple and any idiot can do it ... I proved that!Buy without hesitation as this is a great price point for a solid pitching machine.

A very good product that works as advertised. Very easy to use and adjust. I found that if I vary the way I feed the ball to the wheel it slightly varies the location of the pitches, which is very helpful. Similarly, if I am consistent about feeding the ball into the machine, the pitch is consistent. The device need readjustment between 10 and 30 pitches, usually a very slight movement back to the right. The device has saved a lot of wear and tear on my arm, and a lot of aggravation as the pitches are consistently good. The device seems to be made of good quality steel, although I have already damaged one of the plastic adjustment clamps when it fell from my car to the ground. I'll use a wrench until I get that part replaced.One thing to point out, and the reason I give this four stars instead of five, is that the wheel is not protected, and is VERY dangerous. I have to be very careful working around it, and tell the kids to stay away from the machine while the wheel is spinning. To emphasize the point, I call the pitching machine the "Spinning Wheel of Death." If one were to accidentally come into contact with the wheel, during adjustment, or while bending down or over to pick up a ball, a VERY bad friction burn could result. Also, I believe that if the machine were knocked over while the machine was in operation it would take off uncontrolled until it unplugged itself. (There may be an internal gyroscope cut off switch for all I know though.) I believe this could be somewhat mitigated with a fender or some other device around the outside of the wheel. I'm not sure how this would affect the weight or cost of the device though, but the manufacturer probably had good reasons for not including this safety feature.All the same, if one observes the same safety procedures one would use while working with, say a lathe or a wood chipper, the threat to people and property can be minimized, and it will no doubt provide years of good service.

I have used this machine all summer for my travel team's practices. It works great and can even be used for flyballs.UPDATE JAN 2013:Still using this machine and it is working great. We use it at least once a week and the accuracy of this machine compared to our other machine (blue jugs) is much better and a lot more consistent.UPDATE DEC 2013:Used the machine all summer and still using the machine indoors for our travel team and it's working great.UPDATE Feb 2016:Ok, still using the machine. I coached a 16U travel team last season and took this everywhere. I will run it off my 1000w generator when there are no outlets. Just last night I sanded the wheel and ordered another 2 dozen Jugs Sting Free balls (got 4 yrs out of my last batch and will now just use those for flyball drills). Also, the company has great service as I broke the on/off toggle switch and they sent me a new one for $11 that I received within 4 days. Looking forward to wamer weather so we can get back outside now with my 12U team. Let's hope I get another 4 years out of this machine.

I bought this machine based on its lower cost and positive reviews. Not only is this machine noisy, but the wheel also vibrates so badly that the nuts all shake loose. It is almost as if the tire is out of balance the same way a car's tire would be out of balance. The machine shook so much that it walked across my floor, and I would not trust throwing pitches to my team with this sub-par quality machine.Jugs might be more expensive, but I guess you do truly get what you pay for.Update12/28/16: I was contacted by First Pitch this morning about returning the item. They first offered to send me a wheel balancing kit, which I refused. The machine should be factory tested before shipping, not fixed by the customer before first use. When I refused the balancing kit, they offered to ship me a new one if I paid for the shipping to send the previous one back to them. I said, "No thanks." and am sending it back (at my expense) for a full refund.

I should start by saying we are a baseball family with 2 sons that play and a daughter (she's 5) who wants to begin.We've used this exact pitching machine at our local batting cage, but to be effective you have to go several times a week which mounts up on the expenses. So I purchased a net and frame and this First Pitch machine and although it is a lot of money to spend, I should break even within a year and enjoy the savings thereafter. The machine itself is very good, I don't know if it will hit 70 mph as advertised but if you play with the adjustments you will probably get pretty close, and with the flexibility of having your own cage whenever you want--it's a pretty sweet deal. The kids love it and it and use it often.