Combined batting tee and strike indicator

A baseball pitching device comprising:

• a planar base plate representative of home plate;
• an extender positioned along the frontal edge of said base, said extender including left and right mounting means straddling left and right base plate edges transverse to said frontal edge;
• adjustable left pole means vertically mounted in said left mounting means, said left pole means having at least one height marking along its vertical extent;
• and
• adjustable right pole means vertically mounted in said right mounting means, said right pole means having at least one height marking along its vertical extent;
• wherein said left and right pole means are cooperatively adjusted in height so that a pitched baseball is a strike when it is thrown between said pole means and within a strike zone range as determined by said markings on said adjusted pole means.

A baseball practice device comprising:

• a planar base plate representative of home plate;
• an extender positioned along the frontal edge of said base;
• said extender including a plurality of first mounting means arranged substantially parallel to said frontal edge and said base plate including a plurality of second mounting means arranged substantially parallel to said first mounting means along an intermediate portion of said base;
• first adjustable pole means adapted for vertical mounting in one of said first and second mounting means, said first pole means having a baseball support at its top and at least one height marking along its vertical extent;
• and
• second adjustable pole means adapted for vertical mounting in one of said first and second mounting means, said second pole means having at least one height marking along its vertical extent,
• wherein the device has a first operational mode as a batting tee such that:
• said first pole means is vertically mounted in one of said first mounting means;
• said second pole means is vertically mounted in one of said second mounting means;
• and
• said first and second pole means are cooperatively positioned in their respective mounting means and adjusted in height so that a batter contacts the baseball in said support in front of said base plate and with a swinging motion determined by the combined positions and adjustments of both said pole means;
• and
• wherein the device has a second operational mode as a strike zone indicator such that both said first and second pole means are mounted in said extender in respective mounting means straddling the left and right edges of said base plate transverse to said frontal edge, both said pole means cooperatively adjusted in height so that a pitched baseball is a strike when it is thrown between said pole means and within a strike zone range as determined by said markings on said adjusted pole means.