Batter up for 4R baseball

Board votes to add boys sport; 1st pitch in spring 2024

Aurora will field a boys baseball team next spring after the board approved the new program Monday night.
Aurora will field a boys baseball team next spring after the board approved the new program Monday night.

Having struck out in three previous attempts to be added to the Aurora school district’s spring sports roster over the past 20 years, baseball recorded a clean hit Monday night. Supt. Jody Phillips pitched the idea and the board gave its unanimous consent after a 30-minute discussion, voting to approve baseball as a sport for boys starting in the spring of 2024. “If you are keeping track, we are b…