Toy Bat and Projectile Launcher

A toy assembly, comprising:

• a ball of a first diameter;
• a bat structure having a handle, a cylindrical section and a ball retention ring connected to said cylindrical section, wherein said cylindrical section is wide enough to receive said ball therein, said ball retention ring is sized to receive and retain said ball with a friction fit, and said handle includes a mechanical connector that enables said handle to be selectively attached to, and detached from, a remainder of said bat structure;
• a piston head disposed within said cylindrical section;
• a piston rod coupled to both said handle and said piston head that transfers movement of said handle to said piston head.

A toy assembly, comprising:

• a baseball bat structure having a hollow cylindrical section and a handle, wherein said handle is selectively detachable from said baseball bat structure;
• a piston head disposed within said hollow cylindrical section;
• a piston rod that extends from said handle to said piston head;
• and
• a retention ring disposed at one end of said baseball bat structure, wherein reciprocal movement of said piston head displaces air through said retention ring.