Ryle baseball program honors Class of 2020 players in unique way

A simple but kind act by the Ryle High School baseball program has become viral.

Joseph Aylor, the head coach of the Ryle baseball team, came up with an idea to honor the program’s Class of 2020 players, who did not get to play last season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aylor invited the eight seniors from the 2020 team to sign a baseball, which was later buried under home plate during recent renovations to the field. The reasoning, as noted on a plaque to commemorate the occasion, was so “They will forever be a part of every run scored at Ryle High school.”