Ben Joyce records strikeout in professional debut
Former Vol Ben Joyce made his professional debut Saturday with the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
Tennessee defeated Rocket City, 5-3, in Madison, Alabama.
Joyce pitched one inning, recording one strikeout, while allowing four hits, two earned runs and zero walks.
The 6-foot-5, 225-pound Joyce appeared in 27 games and started one contest in 2022 for the Vols.
Joyce had a 2-1 record, while totaling 53 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched during the 2022 campaign.
Tennessee won the Southeastern Conference East division for the second consecutive season, the league regular season and tournament championships in 2022.
2022 Tennessee baseball: Ben Joyce by the numbers
Below is social media reaction of Joyce’s professional debut.
The first professional K for @benjoyce08 ✅ pic.twitter.com/06PnKXXg3J
— Rocket City Trash Pandas (@trashpandas) August 7, 2022
From @Vol_Baseball flamethrower to @trashpandas hurler.
That's strikeout No. 1 in the pro career of @Angels third-round pick Ben Joyce: pic.twitter.com/1eQs13Qz8v
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 7, 2022
Sonny D and Ben Joyce on one team? They’re literally just throwing together a college baseball Allstar team https://t.co/82nl7JrTIl
— Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) August 6, 2022
100 MPH paint from Ben Joyce #Angels pic.twitter.com/0jH45B666H
— Jared Tims (@Jared_Tims) August 7, 2022
Super impressive apperance from Ben Joyce.
FB was 98-101 MPH
Slider was 79-82 MPH and flashed plusHe broke 4 bats…#Angels
— Jared Tims (@Jared_Tims) August 7, 2022
Ben Joyce hitting trip digits and lumberjacking in his pro debut with four busted bats, may as well call him the Inferno version of Paul Bunyan pic.twitter.com/XmmMPoWA74
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) August 7, 2022
First 3 pitches form Ben Joyce
98 MPH
100 MPH
99 MPH#Angels— Jared Tims (@Jared_Tims) August 7, 2022
101 MPH from Ben Joyce #Angels pic.twitter.com/TeThyVXBrr
— Jared Tims (@Jared_Tims) August 7, 2022
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