Elite left-handed pitcher Kruz Schoolcraft committed to Tennessee baseball on Friday as coach Tony Vitello and his staff continue to load up on superstar talent.
Schoolcraft, a 6-foot-8 pitcher who also plays first base, is the No. 8 prospect in the nation in the 2025 class and the No. 1 left-handed pitcher, according to Perfect Game. He picked Tennessee over LSU and a host of SEC offers.
The Beaverton (Oregon) Sunset High School product joins No. 5 prospect Billy Carlson and No. 21 prospect Cameron Appenzeller as the highest-ranked prospects in the class. Appenzeller is the No. 2 left-handed pitcher.
All three are ranked among the top high-school prospects in the 2025 MLB Draft by MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo. Schoolcraft is ranked the No. 4 prep prospect.
“At 6-foot-8, Schoolcraft commands a huge presence whether he’s on the mound or at the plate,” Mayo wrote. “He can really impact the ball as a left-handed hitter with tremendous raw power. On the mound, he’s a southpaw who looks like he’s playing catch at 96 mph. He has feel for a slider and changeup as well, with some feeling he could have three plus pitches in the future.”
Carlson is the No. 6 MLB Draft high school prospect and Appenzeller is No. 13 according to Mayo.
Appenzeller, a 6-5 left-handed pitcher from Illinois, committed on Nov. 4. Carlson, an elite shortstop from California, committed on Oct. 25 when he flipped his commitment from Vanderbilt.
Schoolcraft made an official visit to Tennessee for the football game against Alabama in October.
Tennessee won the baseball program’s first national title in June. It became the first team in SEC history to win 60 games when it topped Texas A&M in the three-game College World Series finals. The Vols also won the SEC regular-season title and the SEC Tournament title, sweeping the crowns for the second time in three seasons
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