Daily Egyptian · Feb 13, 2016
Slone leaves Saluki baseball
Carrington Spires | Daily EgyptianFreshman Chase Slone puts the ball in play to help give the Salukis a boost March 20, 2015, against Wichita State. Slone got 2 hits and a run after 5 at bats.
Slone played every inning at shortstop and batted .268 for the Salukis as a freshman in 2015. He said coach Ken Henderson wanted him to play third base in 2016, but Slone did not want to switch positions.
"I want to be an everyday shortstop," he said. "And I thought I showed last season that I could do it."
Henderson said in a press release that Slone, who committed just five errors and had a .982 fielding percentage, was not the leading candidate to start at shortstop for the Salukis.