a ball cleaning system incorporates an object converger and diverter . the converger accepts objects from a plurality of inputs at a housing and uses a flexible tube to selectively connect each input to a single output . a motor , elongated member , and actuator move the flexible tube between inputs . the diverter includes a y - shaped assembly , a solenoid , and a gate wherein the solenoid selectively moves the gate across the y - shaped assembly so that objects passing through the y - shaped assembly are directed down different branches of the y . the actuator is a linear actuator .