re: 2017 Gamecock Baseball Expectations

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Exciting stuff. Any idea who will play SS? Could LT shift over and play there?

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Possibly. Stokes might be the future at 1B, he has more reach than Tolbert. If we put Cortez in the OF (to replace DTW) we'll need a SS and 2B. I also think Jonah Bride will have 3B on lock.

On our current roster, that would leave us with Matt Williams and Jared Williams. Jared is a better 2B than SS, but neither got a ton of looks at the plate this season. Jared did better than Matt as far as hitting, but Matt got many more looks and had a higher OBP. B/w Jared and Matt, I would think Jared has a little more agility and could play SS better than Matt.

We have some new guys coming in though who may have a shot. Grant Bodison was a Perfect Game 1st Team All American SS. He's better in the field than at the plate though. Christian Flint is another incoming option, but Bodison is coming in much higher rated.

Mooney was a fantastic senior SS, who was better at the plate this year than I expected, so don't think we'll have anyone who can reload at or above that level of play.
However, we have a few options to see who can rise to the top.

There is another PG All American coming in, Joey Polak, but he's a 3B or 1B all the way. Great length but not great agility. If I had to take a guess right now, I think it might be Jared Williams at SS.