Chairs line the fence days before the first pitch. Four nights of co-ed softball pack
the ballpark all week — and the championship game is played right after the Saturday
fireworks.
Once known as Wool City and “The Richest Little City Per Capita in the U.S.”,
Fountain Green boasted 100,000 head of sheep. When the Depression hit and lamb dropped to
4 cents a pound, the town decided to promote local consumption — and a tradition was
born.
