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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Baseball - Oregon

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Kruz Schoolcraft

LHP/1B
SUNSET HS
PORTLAND, OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

.525

ERA

82

Strikeouts

40

Innings Pitched

.700

WHIP
“Kruz Schoolcraft is a unique talent whose size and two-way ability put him in a very small group of players. The ease with which he’s able to generate upper-90s velocity as a left-handed high schooler puts him among the hardest throwers we’ve ever seen from that demographic. If he weren’t a pitcher, he’d be a legitimate draft prospect as a hitter thanks to his ‘plus’ raw power. Considering he reclassified from originally being a 2026 graduate, that makes all of his accomplishments even more impressive.”
Carlos Collazo
National Writer - Baseball America
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-8, 230-pound senior left-handed pitcher and first baseman had led the Lancers (18-9) to the second round of the Class 6A postseason tournament. Schoolcraft owned a 5-0 record on the mound along with a 0.525 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 40 innings through 27 games. He averaged two strikeouts per inning and compiled a WHIP of 0.700. At the plate, he hit .521 entering the state round of 16 with 10 home runs, 30 RBI and 26 runs scored. He posted a .657 OBP and an OPS of 1.657. Ranked as the nation’s No. 4 prospect in his class by Baseball America, he is also the state’s returning Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Schoolcraft has maintained a 3.9 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play baseball at the University of Tennessee this fall, but is projected as a first round selection in July’s Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft.

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Exemplary Character

Schoolcraft has volunteered locally on behalf of HOPE (Honoring Our Precious Elderly) and Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in addition to donating his time to Sunset High Youth Baseball camps as well as to a variety of community service projects undertaken by the team.