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Word: shortstops (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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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...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL '07: Front and Center | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL '07: Front and Center | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...Stoeckel has played all summer and worked really hard at it,” Walsh says. “For a team that’s not going to score a lot of runs, that’s going to beat you with pitching and defense, shortstop is going to be a huge position...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL '07: Front and Center | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL '07: Front and Center | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...think that someone coming off surgery could play four games at shortstop would be unrealistic on our part—it would be setting [Vance] up to fail,” says assistant coach Tom Lo Ricco. “Once Vance’s arm is healthy, it’s as good as any. But [Stoeckel] may be doing a good enough job that we won’t have to move...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASEBALL '07: Front and Center | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

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