Head coach Tim Corbin will fill the shortstop void -- like many other positions -- with younger players. The three Commodores most likely to succeed Swanson are freshmen, though Connor Kaiser, Ethan Paul, and Alonzo Jones Jr. have already proven themselves capable of filling the void.
“We have more younger kids than normal,” Corbin said, “Knowing that, at some point, they’re going to play, [the goal] is just getting them involved and trying to get them to grow at the same time. Whether we’ll need to rely on them right away, I’m not sure.”
Most of the 14 freshmen on the roster won’t see playing time immediately.