Tennessee Vols have a pitcher who throws a 105-mph fastball
Get a load of his nickname. I love it!
Jordan Beck’s go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted top-ranked Tennessee to a series-clinching win over No. 19 Auburn, 5-3 on Sunday.
The win - Tennessee’s 40th of the season - ties the 2000 South Carolina team for the fewest games played to hit the milestone by an SEC team since the league expanded in 1992.
Ben Joyce picked up his second win of the season out of the bullpen after a solid start from Drew Beam. The Volunteer Fireman tossed a career-long four innings in relief, striking out six and only allowing one hit.
In the top of the eighth inning, Joyce registered a fastball of 105.5 mph, believed to be the fastest pitch thrown in college baseball history. If the reading was accurate, that would be the second-fastest recorded pitch in Major League Baseball, just 0.3 mph behind Aroldis Chapman, who threw 105.8 mph pitch as a Cincinnati Red against the San Diego Padres on Sept. 24, 2010.
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On the 30th anniversary,The Brooklyn Cyclones (New York Mets farm team) had a Sidd Finch Bobblhead day, and team members wore his #21 jersey
Cyclones will wear on-field jerseys inspired by the 1985 Mets uniform, Sidd’s “rookie” season. The uniforms will feature a special Sidd Finch 30th Anniversary patch on the right sleeve and will be raffled off at the game, and auctioned off online following the game.