Extendable baseball carrier

A ball carrying assembly, comprising in combination:

• a first right circular cylindrical portion defining a first major axis;
• a first disc portion disposed at one end of the first right circular cylindrical portion and fixed thereto to define a first canister;
• a second right circular cylindrical portion defining a second major axis and defining a storage volume and disposable within the first right circular cylindrical portion and operationally connectable thereto;
• a second disc portion disposed at one end of the second right circular cylindrical portion and fixed thereto to define a second canister;
• a platform portion movably disposed within the second right circular cylindrical member;
• a plurality of respective equidistantly spaced ledge portions formed within the first right circular cylindrical portion;
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• a plurality of respective equidistantly spaced tab portions protruding from the second right circular cylindrical portion;
• wherein each respective tab portion is lockingly engageable with a respective ledge portion;
• a spring assembly operationally connected between the second disc portion and the platform portions;
• and wherein the spring assembly has a spring constant sufficient to urge the second disc portion away from the first disc portion when balls are removed from the storage volume.

A method of providing balls to a ballplayer, comprising:

• a) at least partially filling a first right circular cylindrical container with balls, wherein first right circular cylindrical container has an open end and an oppositely disposed closed end, and wherein a spring loaded platform is operationally connected within the right circular cylindrical container;
• b) disposing the first right circular cylindrical container within a second right circular cylinder, wherein the second right circular cylinder has a greater diameter than does the first right circular cylindrical container;
• c) partially extracting the first right circular cylindrical container from the second right circular cylinder;
• d) lockingly engaging the first right circular cylindrical container and second right circular cylinder;
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• e) applying an urging force to the spring loaded platform to urge the balls against gravity.