A west Lincoln County family recently opened The Cages, a batting cage and birthday party venue, in Cherryville.

Owner Brandi Wyant said she and her husband, David Wyant, opened the facility to fill a need and give year-round baseball and softball athletes an indoor practice space.

All three of Wyants' children play sports. Her daughter, Lucy, does cheerleading at West Lincoln High School, and her two sons, Mason, 13, and Brantley, 11, play travelling baseball and practice year-round.

During the winter season or in the rainy months of spring, Wyant said sports teams can have a hard time finding dry or warm places to practice, and her family wanted to solve that problem by opening The Cages.

At The Cages, teams and individuals can buy passes to practice at pre-scheduled times for five,

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