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By Evan Bleier A reliever with a 0.86 ERA who has struck out 38 batters in 19 appearances out of the bullpen for the Volunteers, Tennessee righthander Ben Joyce has a cannon for an arm. During a 5-3 win for the top-ranked Volunteers over Auburn on Sunday, the junior hurler fired the second-fastest shot in baseball history. Facing Cole Foster in the top of the eighth in Sunday’s win, Joyce registered a fastball of 105.5 mph, believed to be the fastest pitch thrown in college baseball history. That speed makes Joyce’s fireball the second-fastest recorded pitch in baseball history, just 0.3 mph b…