Angels select Hawks right-handed reliever Gockel in ninth round of MLB draft

Right-handed reliever Chase Gockel went 3-0 with four saves in 21 appearances for the Quincy University baseball team in the spring. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Word of Chase Gockel’s electric fastball, the kind that made Quincy University baseball fans anxious to see how high the velocity would register, brought Major League Baseball scouts to the stadium. How he used the fastball in unison with his slider made them take note. Ultimately, the Los Angeles Angels liked the combination…

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