Two three-wheel machines, built on two different arguments about what a hitter should see. Here is what separates them, what each one costs today, and who each is actually for.
Isaac Hess has used both machines and CageList is an authorised dealer for both brands. Updated September 2026.
Youth and travel speeds with the same open-wheel look, light enough for one coach to move between a cage and a field.
The three-wheel machine college and pro programs train on, and the one most buyers mean when they search for a Hack Attack.
The widest published pitch menu of the three, for a cage that wants to script a full at-bat rather than a batting-practice round.
Taken from our own product pages. Where a page does not state a figure, it is left blank rather than filled in from elsewhere.
| JUGS BP3 | Hack Attack | |
|---|---|---|
| WheelsThree wheels is what lets a machine throw real breaking balls rather than just a fastball with topspin. | Three | Three, all exposed |
| Top speedThe ceiling matters less than the floor for most hitters. Almost nobody trains at the top number. | 40 to 90 mph | Up to 100 mph |
| Pitch typesJUGS counts more pitch types; Sports Attack does not publish a count on our page. | 9 (fastball, changeup, curve, slider, cutter, split-finger) | Fastballs, curves, sliders and sinkers |
| What the hitter seesThis is the Hack Attack's central design argument and the reason college and pro programs train on it. | Not stated | Every wheel out in the open, so a hitter times the release instead of waiting on a ball to appear out of a covered chute |
They are built on different arguments. The Hack Attack puts all three wheels in the open so a hitter times the release the way they would off a pitcher. The JUGS BP3 publishes a wider pitch menu, nine pitches including a cutter and a split-finger. Neither is better in the abstract; it depends on whether you are training timing or training pitch recognition.
The Junior throws the same three-wheel spin at youth and travel speeds and is light enough for one coach to move between a cage and a field. The full Hack Attack is the machine college and pro programs train on and reaches higher speeds. The look a hitter gets is the same on both.
Our product pages list the JUGS BP3 at 40 to 90 mph and the Sports Attack Hack Attack at up to 100 mph. The top number is rarely the one that matters, because almost nobody trains at a machine's ceiling.
CageList is an authorised dealer for both JUGS and Sports Attack. These machines are sold and shipped directly rather than handed off as a referral, and they carry the manufacturer's full warranty.
| Tires | Patented Grip-Tite non-marking tires | Not stated |
|---|
| Ships from | Not stated | Sports Attack in Verdi, Nevada, with their full manufacturer warranty |
|---|