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...definitely a downer,” Vance says.“Last year, I thought that I was going to get to play shortstop, then I rip my shoulder and now it’s, ‘We’ll see.’ But that’s how Coach has done...
Vance’s new placement was understandable: Morgan Brown ’06 would go on to earn All-Ivy League honors at shortstop in his junior and senior seasons, and Vance’s blazing speed made him an asset in centerfield and at the top of coach Joe Walsh’s batting order...
Still, Vance’s future with the team seemed pretty clear: Brown would graduate in June 2006, leaving a hole at shortstop that he would scamper in to fill...
Worse yet, with the injury and lengthy rehabilitation, Vance lost his grip on the starting shortstop job he had so highly anticipated. With his shoulder still ailing and Stoeckel making great strides at short in the offseason, Vance will likely see most of his time in centerfield for the third straight year...
...helps that Walsh doesn’t have to rush Vance back to shortstop. Stoeckel, who, along with five other members of the team, happens to be Vance’s suitemate, walked on to the squad as a sophomore and saw limited time as a utility infielder last season. At the plate, Stoeckel—with just three singles in 20 career at-bats—won’t scare opposing pitchers the way Vance does, but his quick hands remind the Crimson coaching staff of the solid defense Brown brought to that position during...