I'm guessing Lamson was a bit ahead at winning the #2 spot but nothing official in the spring. I would say the staff likely said the #2 guy is getting series in the first two games. The first two games are against Colgate and Western Michigan. Doesn't seem all that strange to me.
But if you are indicating the series would be mixed in during the first half before we are blowing them out that would be interesting and surprising to me. Especially considering he still left. That just wouldn't make sense to me.