Army outfielder at a crossroads – baseball or artillery

Army outfielder Jacob Hurtubise chose West Point primarily for its academics, and playing professional baseball wasn’t on his radar after struggling through an injury-plagued freshman season. Hurtubise is hopeful of taking advantage of a new regulation that allows cadet-athletes at Army, Navy and Air Force to delay their military obligation upon graduation to pursue pro sports careers. ”I think that having the opportunity and the option to be able to go and play professional athletics immediately upon graduation is huge,” Hurtubise said.