SAN DIEGO ¨C The San Diego Padres selected left-handed pitcher Kash Mayfield from Elk City High School (Okla.) with the 25^th overall pick in MLB¡¯s 2024 First-Year Player Draft, President of Baseball Operations & General Manager A.J. Preller and Vice President of Amateur and International Scouting Chris Kemp announced today.

Recommended by Padres Area Scout Steve Moritz, Mayfield, 19, is a two-time Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year award winner after going 8-0 on the mound with a 0.16 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 44 innings this past Spring, walking just eight to record a 0.27 WHIP. He limited opponents to a .030 batting average and recorded 2.61 strikeouts per nine innings, surrendering only four hits and one earned run. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound left-handed hitter also played outfield for the Elks (28-5) en route to the Oklahoma 4-A state semifinals, batting .476 with two home runs, 13 doubles, 11 triples, 31 RBI and 31 runs scored including a .629 OBP and 1.593 OPS to go along with 21 stolen bases in 22 attempts. Ranked as the nation¡¯s No. 27 prospect in the Class of 2024 by MLB Pipeline, he was a 2023 Perfect Game All-American, the Most Valuable Pitcher at the World Wood Bat Association championships and was a 2023 USA Baseball prospect selection.