Redshirt junior pitcher Ben Joyce has appeared in 11 games for No. 1 Tennessee (23-1, 6-0 SEC) in 2022.
The 6-foot-5, 225-pound relief pitcher has recorded 12 strikeouts in 7.2 innings.
Joyce has registered many pitches of 100-plus miles per hour this season, including being clocked at 104 mph.
“I hit a 100 my sophomore year in college,” Joyce said on “The Stove.” “It was in a scrimmage before the season. I saw my coach videotaping it, so I knew something was up and then he told me after I hit 100. I saw the video, so that was pretty crazy.”
Joyce played at Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee. He played at Walters State Community College from 2019-20 before transferring to Tennessee.
Joyce also discussed his preparation and having Frank Anderson as a pitching coach.
“The big thing from coach Anderson is just throw strikes and go out there every day and compete with whoever you got that given day,” Joyce said. “A really huge thing for us, just get ahead in the count. That kind of sets you up later in the count to throw your off-speed pitches and set the hitters off-balance. A huge thing for us is to just throw as many strikes as you can every time you are out there.”
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