Texbbfan, your post is right on.
My son is a college freshman and during the parents' weekend scrimmage in September, he was the back-up to the back-up to the back-up at 2B. But he worked hard, got great feedback during his fall exit interview, and was told he most likely will be the main back-up to a starting infielder this spring -- progress!
We hold no illusions, however. In looking at stats for past years, the back-ups got typically 15-20 AB's the entire season. We are hoping for at least that many AB's this coming season for our son, and anything on top of that will be gravy!