Collapsible batting cage system

1. A batting cage assembly comprising:

a first upright frame comprising:

a first upright pole;

a second upright pole;

a first lateral segment to connect an upper end of the first upright pole to an upper end of the second upright pole;

a first base segment to couple to a lower end of the first upright segment, wherein the first base segment comprises a first round tube to contact the ground along a length of the first round tube, the first base segment is to couple to the lower end of the first upright segment to orient the first round tube perpendicular to the lateral segment;

a second base segment to couple to a lower end of the second upright segment, wherein the second base segment comprises a second round tube to contact the ground along a length of the second round tube, and the second base segment is to couple to the lower end of the second upright segment to orient the second round tube perpendicular to the lateral segment;

a first cross member coupling attached to the first upright pole, wherein the first cross member coupling comprises a tubular opening; and

a second cross member coupling attached to the second upright pole, wherein the second cross member coupling comprises a tubular opening;

a second upright frame comprising:

a third upright pole;

a fourth upright pole;

a second lateral segment to connect an upper end of the third upright pole to an upper end of the fourth upright pole;

a third base segment to couple to a lower end of the third upright segment, wherein the third base segment comprises a third round tube to contact the ground along a length of the third round tube, the third base segment is to couple to the lower end of the third upright segment to orient the third round tube perpendicular to the second lateral segment;

a fourth base segment to couple to a lower end of the fourth upright segment, wherein the fourth base segment comprises a fourth round tube to contact the ground along a length of the fourth round tube, and the fourth base segment is to couple to the lower end of the fourth upright segment to orient the fourth round tube perpendicular to the second lateral segment;

a third cross member coupling attached to the third upright pole, wherein the third cross member coupling comprises a tubular opening; and

a fourth cross member coupling attached to the fourth upright pole, wherein the fourth cross member coupling comprises a tubular opening;

a first cross member comprising two vertical segments and a horizontal segment positioned between the two vertical segments of the first cross member, wherein a first one of the two vertical segments of the first cross member is to be inserted into the tubular opening of the first cross member coupling to couple the first cross member to the first upright pole, and a second one of the two vertical segments of the first cross member is to be inserted into the tubular opening of the third cross member coupling to couple the first cross member to the third upright pole and connect the first upright pole to the third upright pole;

a second cross member comprising two vertical segments and a horizontal segment positioned between the two vertical segments of the second cross member, wherein a first one of the two vertical segments of the second cross member is to be inserted into the tubular opening of the second cross member coupling to couple the second cross member to the second upright pole, and a second one of the two vertical segments of the second cross member is to be inserted into the tubular opening of the fourth cross member coupling to couple the second cross member to the fourth upright pole and connect the second upright pole to the fourth upright pole; and

a batting cage net to be attached to hang from the first and second lateral segments, extend to the ground, and define an enclosed open batting cage area within the batting cage net, wherein the batting cage net is attached to hang beneath the first and second lateral segments,

wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth cross member couplings comprises a respective tube member configured to mate with a length of the vertical segment of a corresponding cross member, and

wherein the first cross member is coupled between the first upright pole and the third upright pole and the second cross member is coupled between the second upright pole and the fourth upright pole to form a batting cage with a trapezoidal cross-section, the horizontal segment of the first cross-member is lower than the first lateral segment and the second lateral segment when coupled between the first upright pole and the third upright pole, and the plurality of upright frames are nestable together or may be placed adjacent to each other when the batting cage assembly is not in use in a collapsed orientation.

2. The batting cage assembly of claim 1 , wherein

the first upright pole, the second upright pole, and the first lateral segment form, with a horizontal ground surface, a first trapezoidal element; and

the third upright pole, the fourth upright pole, the second lateral segment form, with the horizontal ground surface, a first trapezoidal element.

3. The batting cage assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first cross member is connected to align with a length of the first upright pole, the second cross member is connected to align with a length of the second upright pole, the third cross member is connected to align with a length of the third upright pole, and the fourth cross member is connected to align with a length of the fourth upright pole.

4. The batting cage assembly of claim 1 , wherein poles of the first upright frame have round cross-sections and poles of the second upright frame have round cross-sections.

5. The batting cage assembly of claim 1 , wherein the batting cage assembly comprises a portable batting cage assembly.

6. The batting cage assembly of claim 1 , wherein the batting cage assembly comprises a collapsible batting cage assembly.

7. The batting cage assembly of claim 6 , wherein the cross member couplings couple to corresponding cross members in a temporary manner to enable disassembly and reassembly of the batting cage assembly.