IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Cedar Rapids prep Sammy Lizarraga will join the University of Iowa baseball program for the 2016 season, UI head coach Rick Heller announced Friday.
Lizarraga, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound right-handed pitcher, was a two-time all-state Super Team, all-state, all-district, all-conference, and all-metro selection at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School. Lizarraga was the 2015 U.S. Marine Corps Male Athlete of the Year, and as a junior was the 4A Pitcher of the Year. He also pitched in the Iowa All-Star Game and the Japan-Metro All-Star Classic as a senior.