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    105.5 mph: Angels draft pick Ben Joyce is hardest thrower in college baseball history

    Ben Joyce, the right-handed fireballer from the University of Tennessee, went viral two months ago for throwing a pitch clocked at 105.5 mph during a game against Auburn. Joyce, the hardest-throwing pitcher in college baseball history, drew attention with the velocity of his fastball, according to MLB Pipeline — which ranked him at No. 112 among draft prospects. The Angels, who drafted Joyce ...
    by Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times Jul 24, 2022 4 minutes
    Ben Joyce of the Tennessee Volunteers pitches in the eighth inning against the Baylor Bears during the Shriners Children's College Classic at Minute Maid Park on March 5, 2022, in Houston.

    Ben Joyce, the right-handed fireballer from the University of Tennessee, went viral two months ago for throwing a pitch clocked at 105.5 mph during a game against Auburn.

    Joyce, the hardest-throwing pitcher in college baseball history, drew attention with the velocity of his fastball, according to MLB Pipeline — which ranked him at No. 112 among draft prospects.

    The Angels, who drafted Joyce at No. 89 overall Monday, see him for more than just his fastball.

    "It's a big arm and he has stuff," Angels scouting director Tim McIlvaine said. "I think we feel like there are a few things that we can work on with him and make him

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