diff --git a/examples/baseball/bat.js b/examples/baseball/bat.js
index 011fdbe27a..98ad8b7bf4 100644
--- a/examples/baseball/bat.js
+++ b/examples/baseball/bat.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     this.startNearGrab = function() {
         print("Started near grab!");
         if (!pitchingMachine) {
-            pitchingMachine = getPitchingMachine();
+            pitchingMachine = getOrCreatePitchingMachine();
             Script.update.connect(function(dt) { pitchingMachine.update(dt); });
         }
         pitchingMachine.start();
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     };
     this.continueNearGrab = function() {
         if (!pitchingMachine) {
-            pitchingMachine = getPitchingMachine();
+            pitchingMachine = getOrCreatePitchingMachine();
             Script.update.connect(function(dt) { pitchingMachine.update(dt); });
         }
         pitchingMachine.start();
diff --git a/examples/baseball/pitching.js b/examples/baseball/pitching.js
index fe585d4f4a..93c114baa4 100644
--- a/examples/baseball/pitching.js
+++ b/examples/baseball/pitching.js
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ var PITCHING_MACHINE_PROPERTIES = {
         z: 0.39
     },
     collisionsWillMove: false,
-    shapeType: "Box",
+    shapeType: "Box"
 };
 PITCHING_MACHINE_PROPERTIES.dimensions = Vec3.multiply(2.5, PITCHING_MACHINE_PROPERTIES.dimensions);
 var DISTANCE_FROM_PLATE = PITCHING_MACHINE_PROPERTIES.position.z;
 
 var PITCH_RATE = 5000;
 
-getPitchingMachine = function() {
+getOrCreatePitchingMachine = function() {
     // Search for pitching machine
     var entities = findEntities({ name: PITCHING_MACHINE_PROPERTIES.name }, 1000);
     var pitchingMachineID = null;