Prep Baseball Report

2023 Iowa High School Preview: Iowa City Liberty Lightning


Parker Hageman
Prep Baseball Report Iowa

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2023 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.


Team: Iowa City Liberty
Nickname: Lightning
Class: 4A
League: Mississippi Valley
Head Coach: Uby Martinez
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): 1st year
2022 Overall Record: 21-20
2022 League Record: 12-18 
2022 League Finish: 7th
2022 Post-Season Finish: State Tournament Qualifier

# of Returning Starters: 4
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 1

# of Starters Lost:
 8
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 6

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Jayden Khamphilanouvong, RHP/IF, 2024
Mason Gardner, P/IF, 2023 (Wartburg commit)
Liam Bender, IF/P, 2024
Luke Ramsey, OF, 2023 (Mount Mercy commit)
Luke Mayer, IF/P, 2023 (Simpson College commit)
Owen Norris, P/OF, 2023 (Ellsworth CC commit)

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL: 
Tyler Dahm - Mount Mercy
Nolan Frey - Mount Mercy
Jack Turgason - Mount Mercy
Boyd Skelley - Winona State
Jack Funke - Winona State
Josh Shaw - Grandview
TJ Kimm - Northern State
Hayden Vickroy - Spoon River CC
Jacob Norris - Bradley University
Alex Boldt - Cornell College

2023 OUTLOOK:
"Return experienced position players from last year's state tournament team. Pitching has not logged many varsity innings, but still show more depth than last year's team. A strong junior class brings valuable depth and skill set."
Head Coach Uby Martinez