soft toss machine baseball
Skip itWeak search conversion (1.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Good$105.78avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good801.66avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good47%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Okay3.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Okay$127K$127K/yr · 97K searches
Price range
Bad$12.88–$386.95cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-16.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, soft toss machine baseball is a $127K/yr Amazon United States market (97K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
soft toss machine baseball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $132K–$159K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.2%
- Avg BSR
- #89
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 9.8%
- Avg brand age
- 50 months
- Avg seller age
- 154 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
20 rising
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
47%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
25%
- Furlihong29%
- SKLZ14%
- Louisville Slugger12%
- Sports Tutor7%
- PLAYAPUT7%
- GoSports5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top soft toss machine baseball search terms
- soft toss machine38K/yr
- baseball soft toss machine14K/yr
- soft toss pitching machine16K/yr
- baseball toss machine8K/yr
- softball soft toss machine7K/yr
- soft toss baseball machine4K/yr
- soft toss5K/yr
- softball toss machine5K/yr
Top soft toss machine baseball products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SKLZ Catapult Soft Toss Baseball Pitching Machine for Batting and Fielding
SKLZ$87.543.4★1,106 rev
Louisville Slugger Soft Toss Training System Automatic SoftToss Machine with Adjustable Height 6/8/10Second Intervals Converts to Fielding Trainer Portable 30Second Setup Black
Louisville Slugger$129.594.4★423 rev
Furlihong 898BH Baseball Soft Toss Machine Angle Adjustable Step On Paddle and Release to Launch No Power Supply Needed Works with Regulation Baseball
Furlihong$67.044.2★519 rev
Easy Toss - Portable Soft Toss Machine. No Controls to Adjust. Just Load Balls and Turn it on. Internal Rechargeable Battery Lasts up to 8 Hours.
Sports Tutor$274.804.1★7 rev
PLAYAPUT Baseball Soft Toss with Rebound Mesh Net - Hold Up 8 Balls Electric Baseball Training Equipment Adjustable Height & Speed 6/8/10S Pitching Machine for Coaches & Players Portable Carry Bag
PLAYAPUT$87.273.8★16 rev
Newest
by launch date
Furlihong 698TPCBH 4-in-1 Toss Machine for Baseball Tennis Pickleball and Cricket Adjustable Height and Distance Multi-Sport Training for Family and School Use
Furlihong$144.4129 rev
Deekin 24 PCS Pitching Machine Softballs Dimpled Softballs Practice Foam Sport Pitching Machine Professional Ball for Hitting and Fielding Practice 2 Dozen (12 Inch Orange)
Deekin$78.1581 rev
Amazon Basics Portable Baseball & Softball Hitting Pitching Practice Net with Strike Zone Target 7 x 7 ft
Amazon Basics$50.43840 rev
Caldwell ClayCopter Target Launcher with Handheld Design Rechargeable Battery Launches Single and Double Targets up to 100 YDS Variable Speed for Target Shooting Range and Outdoors
Caldwell$206.2749 rev
BGOJAB Baseball Soft Toss Pitching Machine | Training System Support Auto & Manual Ball Drop Height Adjustable Hold Up to 10 Balls Baseball Hitting Swing Trainer for All Ages and Skill
BGOJAB$69.713 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDeekin 24 PCS Pitching Machine Softballs Dimpled Softballs Practice Foam Sport Pitching Machine Professional Ball for Hitting and Fielding Practice 2 Dozen (12 Inch Orange)
Deekin$78.154.5★
Amazon Basics Portable Baseball & Softball Hitting Pitching Practice Net with Strike Zone Target 7 x 7 ft
Amazon Basics$50.434.6★
Caldwell ClayCopter Target Launcher with Handheld Design Rechargeable Battery Launches Single and Double Targets up to 100 YDS Variable Speed for Target Shooting Range and Outdoors
Caldwell$206.274.7★
SKLZ Softhands Baseball and Softball Fielding Trainer Black
SKLZ$12.884.6★
GoSports Mini Foam Baseballs for Pitching Machines and Batting Accuracy Training - 50 Pack
GoSports$28.894.6★
What buyers say about soft toss machine baseball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fun to play”
“Good value for the money”
“hardware are excellent”
“Easy to Use”
“Works consistently”
“the materials feel durable”
“These worked perfectly for practicing in the gym with my students”
“Suitable for beginners”
“As Advertised”
“The adjustability is a big plus”
What buyers complain about
“Broke within a week”
“Bad quality”
“Doesnt Work”
“It looks like it would be cheap”
“The black pieces do not fit”
“Cheap material”
“Came with parts broken”
“But Not as Strong as the Original”
“New batteries only lasted an hour”
“Doesnt work the way it is advertised”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is soft toss machine baseball profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $127K/yr across 35 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the soft toss machine baseball niche?
- 20 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in soft toss machine baseball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 3.3%.
- When does demand for soft toss machine baseball peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the soft toss machine baseball niche?
- Listings span $12.88–$386.95; the average listing price is $105.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 802 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.