Baseball/softball batting tee

A baseball/softball batting tee comprising:

• a base including a base plate and a mounting element;
• a support post mounted in a substantially vertical orientation on the mounting element of said base;
• a quick release fastening mechanism for securing the support post to the mounting element, said quick release fastening mechanism allowing for easy replacement of the support post with an alternate support post;
• a ball holding assembly mounted to an upper end of said support post,
• a weight stud mounted on said base plate, said weight stud sized to fit within a center hole of an Olympic weight;
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• said base mounting element including a flanged disc having an upwardly extending boss thereon that is received within the lower end of the support post, said post being secured to said boss by said quick release fastening mechanism, an outer edge of said support post lower end being in abutment with an upper surface of said flanged disc when the post is secured.

A baseball/softball batting tee assembly comprising:

• a base plate;
• an upwardly extending boss secured to said base plate, said boss having a radial bore formed therethrough that is substantially transverse to a height of said boss;
• a primary tee having an adjustable support post and ball holding assembly with telescoping members to allow a user to variably adjust a height of the tee over a height range dependent on a relationship between the telescoping members, said adjustable support post being configured to be mounted over said boss;
• a secondary tee having a support post and ball holding assembly of a fixed height, said secondary tee support post being configured to be mounted over said boss;
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• a quick connect/release fastening mechanism for interchangeably securing the primary and secondary tees at alternate times to the boss on the base plate, said fastening mechanism including a pin that extends transversely to said support post and passes through apertures formed in opposing sides of said support post and through said boss radial bore to lock the post to the boss.