Kruz Schoolcraft, the 25th overall pick and the Padres’ top prospect as ranked by MLB.com, will return to low Single-A Lake Elsinore to start the 2026 season.
Schoolcraft, 18, made his professional debut during the final weekend of the minor league season last year, striking out four and allowed two runs on one hit and three walks over 1⅔ innings in a start.
Other top-30 prospects starting the season in the California League include shortstop Jorge Quintana (7), catchers Ty Harvey (8) and Truitt Madonna (24), outfielders Ryan Wideman (9) and Kale Fountain (10) and right-hander Bryan Balzer (29).
The entire Storm roster is below:
Catchers (3): Victor Duarte, Ty Harvey, Truitt Madonna
Infielders (6): Luke Cantwell, Kerrington Cross, Justin DeCriscio, Bradley Frye, Jorge Quintana, Jose Verdugo
Outfielders (4): George Bilecki, Kale Fountain, Conner Westernburg, Ryan Wideman
Pitchers (15): RHP Bryan Balzer, RHP Sean Barnett, LHP Javier Chacon, RHP Winyer Chourio, RHP Nick Falter, RHP Landry Jurecka, LHP Joseph Herrera, LHP Jamie Hitt, RHP Brandon Langley, RHP Ethan Long, RHP Carlos Medina, RHP Rordy Mejia, RHP Daichi Moriki, RHP Tyler Schmitt, LHP Kruz Schoolcraft
Sunday’s scoreboard
TRIPLE-A EL PASO (1-2)
Sacramento 5, Chihuahuas 4 (11): Sung-Mun Song played shortstop and went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in his third rehab game with El Paso. He has a .222 batting average and a .558 OPS. 2B Pablo Reyes (.873 OPS) went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored. LHP Marco Gonzales (5.40 ERA) struck out two and allowed three runs on six hits and a walk in five innings in the start. RHP Garrett Hawkins (0.00 ERA) struck out a batter and walked one over a scoreless inning.