FungoMan, LLC, introduces an Ingenious Wireless Remote Control and Fully Programmable Baseball Practice Machine for Coaches and Players.

-FungoMan’s Versatile Automated Baseball Practice Machine Teaches the Fundamentals, Conditions Players and Runs Scripted Practices.-

SHREVEPORT, LA: January 9, 2007- FungoMan Inc., (https://fungoman.com) introduced the next generation of digital automated baseball products, during the 2007 ABCA in Orlando, Florida. Romy Cucjen, president and co-inventor of the FungoMan automated baseball practice machine said “This initiative represents an important direction for our company and the baseball community by adding capabilities to every coach and players practice regimen.”

The heart of the product is the “Coach-Friendly” Windows® operating system.

The FungoMan FM-150 includes a color touch screen pocket pc with wireless remote- control capabilities. The fielding and pitching modes offer up to 50 balls per routine and countless routines that can be stored and replayed during subsequent practices.

The unique capabilities of the FM-150 feature programmable routines that allow the user to quickly call up previously designed practice drills. FungoMan’s hand-held PDA is an industry first, completely allowing coaches and players to practice and coach repetitive routines or specific balls in two programmable modes. The patented HMI control system coordinates all aspects of the machine, including wireless remote control capability anywhere on a baseball field.

“The developers of FungoMan were convinced that more convenience is a big plus when it comes to freeing a coach to teach players the skills they’ll need to compete effectively,” Cucjen stated. “The FM-150 Automated Baseball Practice Machine was developed to suit the needs of professional, college, high school and youth leagues where every minute of practice is important.

Mike Brumley, Texas Rangers Minor League Coordinator and Infield guru, spent much of his time in the FungoMan bay at the Orlando ABCA Coach’s Convention.  “This machine will help coaches at every level, including colleges that have been limited to the number of hours they can work with players.”

Brumley, who spoke on “Can an Instinctive Defender be developed” at the convention on Saturday, January 6th, has used the machine over the past year with the Texas Rangers.  The machine was used during big league and minor league spring training, extended spring, pre-draft workouts, rookie ball, and instructional league.

The machine eliminates most traditional coaching from behind the machine, or searching for a way to avoid popping a ball up or hitting “one over there”. FungoMan keeps allows all coaches the freedom to communicate and instruct, simulate previously
played games, have multiple players included in one drill or create their own drills and situations specific to their team’s needs.

The driving force at FungoMan is meticulous attention to product innovation based on modern coaching needs.

FungoMan, LLC, provides automated technology coaching solutions to control the motion and speed of the throwing head. A revolutionary ball-feeding system ensures consistently placed baseballs that can fire every three seconds with speeds over 100 mph.

Zero-defect manufacturing processes at FungoMan, LLC demand intensive employee training and comprehensive product testing procedures, rigorous rating standards, and
an overall commitment to quality. These corporate values have built a reputation for exceptionally flexible, effective and innovative products for coaches and players as well. The company’s Automated Baseball Practice Machine is a suite of high-performance, highly reliable, interoperable software components and hardware designed for applications to aid coaches to run “game like” practices while remaining on the field with each player.

Romy Cucjen, president of the Shreveport, LA based company, is a former professional baseball player and high school baseball coach. He and co-inventor, former professional football player Denny Duron, envisioned what a baseball practice machine “should do” in May of 2002.

In May of 2004 with the start of a new prototype built with 3D engineering and modeling software from the ground up, investors have fueled the development of this technology, which will benefit multiple sport applications.

Company headquarters are in Shreveport, Louisiana..www.fungoman.com

NOTE TO EDITORS: Press interested in additional information can visit the FungoMan Web site to view sales videos of the machine or download literature at https://fungoman.com or call Romy Cucjen toll free 866.260.0450.