IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller announced the signing of Derek Lieurance and Jack Kinzer to the 2016 recruiting class. The pair joins 11 players that signed with the Hawkeyes last November.
Lieurance, a 6-foot, 180 pound right-handed pitcher from Cascade, Iowa, is 7-0 with a 2.09 ERA in eight appearances (seven starts) as a freshman at North Iowa Area Community College. He has allowed 12 runs (nine earned) in 38 2/3 innings and has 55 strikeouts to 19 walks. He averages 12.80 strikeouts per nine innings.