The Hulbert Riders recently ended the baseball regular season, and it wasn’t exactly the type of season they had hoped for.
When they turned out the lights for the last time, the Riders had finished their regular season at 3-15.
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Hulbert’s Weston Jenkins digs in at the batter’s box earlier this season.
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Hulbert’s Luke Kubish swings earlier this season.
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