PROVO — BYU pitcher Justin Sterner is turning pro.
The right-hander from Laguna Niguel, California, signed a free agent contract with the Miami Marlins Thursday.
“I have so many people to thank especially my family and coaches at BYU for giving me a chance to prove what I can do,” Sterner wrote on a social media account. “I’m so grateful for my time at BYU. I’m so excited I get to keep playing the game that I love.”
Sterner ranks No. 4 all-time at BYU with a career earned run average of 2.86. That’s the best ERA recorded by a Cougar pitcher since Mike Tucker, who had a 2.