1 Towel dry any ball that has moisture on it before using in a pitching machine. 2  Extreme cold can cause balls to become harder than normal. 3  This could cause the balls to pitch slower and / or inconsistently. 4  Use dimpled pitching machine balls or regulation leather balls only. When using a seamed ball, feed the ball into the machine with the seams in the same general position each time. 2  Wet or damp balls tend to slip on the throwing surfaces. 3  Towel dry any ball that has moisture on it before using in a pitching machine. 4  Extreme cold can cause balls to become harder than normal.
Karen Balkin was born on April 29, 1949 in Houston, Texas, USA as Karen Marie Balkin. She is an actress, known for The Children's Hour (1961), Our Time (1974) and The Lucy Show (1962). See full bio Â».
Ruskin is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The area was part of the chiefdom of the Uzita (Florida) at the time of the Hernando de Soto expedition in 1539. U.S. Route 41 currently runs through the center of Ruskin. The community was founded August 7, 1908 on the shores of the Little Manatee River. It was developed by Dr. George McAnelly Miller, an attorney and professor at Ruskin College in Trenton, Missouri, and Mrs. Adaline D. Miller.