Summer will come into full swing this weekend when the Flora Little League will host their annual Wooden Bat Classic at Brax Chaney Field.
Teams from all over the area will begin coming into Flora on Friday when they tournament opens up.
Games will continued all day Satuday and the championship games will be played on Sunday.
During the tournament, the Flora Little League will be selling porkburgers and sodas along with 2009 Wooden Bat Classic t-shirts.
Also on hand this weekend will be the Dinger Bat company.
The germination of Dinger Bats has been a constant thought of Kyle Drone's for the past few years. It was a way to stay as close to the great game of baseball as possible.
Fostered and encouraged, this seed of an idea grew, and with the help of family, Dinger Bats was born.
The very essence of the idea was that no matter what league you play in, or the level you play at, everyone could experience the same quality craftsmanship of maple wood that professional baseball players merit.
This is where the M-Series was born. The M-Series was designed to give anyone the oppurtunity to hit with the very best wood available. There is no better maple on the market today.
Dinger Bats is located in Ridgway Illinois - a small town on the northern tip of the Shawnee National Forest.
Flora opens up on Friday night 8 p.m.
They come back on Saturday to play at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
