The Rock Port baseball team hosted its season opener Thursday, March 23. The aerial view shows the upgrades that have been completed. (JR Chaney photo)

Rock Port Youth Athletics Association (RPYAA), with significant support from local donations and the Rock Port R-II School District, kicked off an outfield fence construction project this winter. The outfield fence is the first of four major projects the RPYAA has in mind for the baseball field, as well as some plans for upgrades to the north/softball field as funding becomes available. A banner/sponsorship program for the outfield fence will be available soon to continue raising funds for future projects. Donations toward future RPYAA improvements can be sent to Citizens Bank & Trust, Rock Port.

Damien Pritt, left, and Trevor Hale, right, installed the fence. (Jordan Shrader photo)