Hill College’s baseball team looks to end its 5-year postseason drought as the 2026 baseball season officially begins in just a few weeks.
Hill College Head Baseball Coach Chris Rateike, who enters his 20th year as the Rebels skipper, is looking toward his veteran leadership to take this year’s team to the top of the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference standings.
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