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What is Spinball Sports?
Spinball Sports, LLC is a privately held American sporting goods manufacturer based in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Founded in 2003 by Tom Hart, the company designs and builds pitching machines for baseball and softball training. Its product line includes two-wheel machines, three-wheel machines, the iPitch smart machine, the Spinny Mini, and ball feeder accessories. The company states that over 90 percent of MLB teams have purchased a Spinball machine.

Who owns Spinball Sports?
Spinball Sports is owned by founder Tom Hart through Spinball Sports, LLC. There is no parent company, no private equity backer, and no outside investors. The company received approximately $100,000 through the Capital Innovators accelerator program but is otherwise self-funded. Hart owns and operates the company, handling product design, marketing, finance, and website operations.

Is Spinball Sports publicly traded?
No. Spinball Sports, LLC is a privately held company. It is not listed on any stock exchange and does not file public financial reports. Revenue and employee figures are not publicly disclosed. Tom Hart owns and operates the company independently.

When was Spinball Sports founded?
Spinball Sports began in 2003 as a side project by Tom Hart and a second Boeing engineer. The two had played college baseball and were still playing together in a local recreational league. They started with a simple two-wheel pitching machine. Hart later left Boeing to pursue Spinball full-time after the business gained enough momentum.

Who founded Spinball Sports?
Tom Hart founded Spinball Sports in 2003. Hart is a mechanical engineer who graduated from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1992. Before starting Spinball, he worked at Boeing designing F-15 flight simulators. He holds five patents related to pitching machine design, including the iPitch automated machine. He serves as both CEO and CTO of the company.

Where is Spinball Sports based?
Spinball Sports is headquartered at 900 White Oak Road in Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA. Mount Vernon is a city in southern Illinois, roughly 80 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri. All Spinball machines are designed and built at this facility. The company purchased its current lot with room to expand, indicating plans for future growth at the same location.

What is the Spinball iPitch?
The iPitch is Spinball's flagship product. It is a fully automated pitching machine controlled by a smartphone or tablet. The iPitch allows coaches to program pitch sequences, adjust speeds and locations digitally, and track performance data. It represents the realization of founder Tom Hart's original vision for a smart pitching machine, conceived when he started the company in 2003. The iPitch positions Spinball in the tech-enabled training equipment category.