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...bottom half of the frame, Zailskas started off wildly by hitting his first two batters. But the freshman worked his way out of trouble, getting Allen to ground into a 4-6-3 double play and striking out slugger Ryan Cunningham looking.“[Vance??s home run] gave me a little confidence to go right after hitters,” Zailskas said. “I started off a little rough, but I got a ground ball and we’re pretty solid up the middle defensively.”After the game, coach...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...Walsh realized upon Vance??s arrival two seasons ago, the best Harvard lineup has Vance at the top. And if Vance is happy with his position, the Crimson could find itself at the top of the Ivy League come springtime...