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Vance, on the other hand, is a leading candidate to fill the power shortage in the Harvard order, which lost several big bats to graduation after last season. In designing prospective lineups, the coaching staff has been torn between putting his explosive bat in the middle of the lineup or his burning speed at the top. Though he went deep only once in 2006, Vance found the gaps with regularity, tallying 10 doubles and five triples—and the hitters coming up behind him were more than happy to drive him home...
Vance’s quick bat and quick feet on the basepaths will be instrumental to Harvard’s success no matter where he hits in the lineup—and no matter where he plays in the field. So keeping Vance in centerfield for the time being, then alternating Stoeckel and Vance at shortstop as the shoulder heals, may be Harvard’s best...
...strong bat,” Allard says. “Anything [St. Joseph’s] pitched to her, she hit. She will be a great bat for us in the line...
Jennifer Francis has started three games this season in right field, but has yet to take an at-bat. Allard is particularily impressed with this rookie?...
...Getting the game going and starting off on a good note is really important,” Brown says. “If they see that the top of the lineup has gotten hits, the people go up to bat with more confidence and they kind of expect that they can do the same...