OINA Oina (or hoina) is a traditional Romanian game practiced continuously at least since the 14th century and the foundation charter as chronicles of time, being first mentioned in documents from 1364, during the reign of Vlaicu Voda.     

Spread in all areas inhbited by the Romans, oina, like Miorita has a large number of variants. Oina is an outdoor sport, game, on a rectangular, preferably covered with grass, between two teams of 11 players. The game sports require complex skills (running good speed, quick reflexes and movements o self-defense against kicks the ball).

Oina is the base for baseball, being borrowed from the Oina is the base for baseball, being borrowed from the period not evolved enough. Compared to the contemporary period oina is an extremely complex game. Everywhere Romanians live or have lived in Greece to Poland and the Pannonian plain to beyond the Dnieper, have played various versions of oina. Practiced, outdoors and on the beach, having for a time a female version, oina was imposed gradually, getting to be declared the national sport of the Romans.

The bat is used by players in team batting, hitting the ball during the game .The bat must be made from a hardwood. It is shaped like a truncated cone.   Oina ball is spherical It is made of leather and filled with horse hair