Jim Joyce/pagetext
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[edit] Profile
[edit] Pre-professional career
- Struck out 19 batters in a game in high school.
- Was second team All-MAC pitcher for Bowling Green State University as a junior in 1976, finishing 7-3 with a 3.55 ERA.
[edit] Achievements
- Finished in the top three in his umpiring school, eventually earning him his first job in the 1978 Midwest League.