Ball-receiving member

A ball-receiving member adapted to be attached to an object, the ball-receiving member comprising an open side to allow insertion of balls and defining a receiving space therein for receiving a plurality of balls each having a spherical surface, the ball-receiving member being made of elastomeric material and including a plurality of side holes in a side thereof, each said side hole retaining an associated said ball in place yet allowing passage of said ball upon manual squeezing at both sides of the ball-receiving member, with each said side hole being conic and tapering outwardly into the receiving space and being of a size adapted to embrace a portion of the spherical surface of the ball received in the receiving space.

Apparatus for holding a sports ball comprising, in combination:

• a bag for holding a sports device adapted to hit the sports ball;
• and a ball-receiving member attached to the bag, with the ball-receiving member including a channel having generally U-shaped cross sections and first and second edges, an open end, and a closed end, with the channel being attached to the bag with the first and second edges being in a spaced parallel relation coextensive with the bag, with a receiving space being defined by and between the channel and the bag and by and between the open and closed ends for receiving at least one sports ball, with the open end allowing the sports ball to be inserted into the receiving space therethrough, with the channel including at least one side hole in a side thereof opposite to the bag and communicating with the receiving space, with the side hole allowing removal of the sports ball from the receiving space through the side hole.