The Kansas City Royals have selected Nick Pratto, a left-handed hitting first baseman from Huntington Beach High School (Calif.), with their top selection in the First-Year Player Draft, 14th overall in the first round.

Pratto, 18, a 6-foot-1, 195-pounder, hit .318 with seven home runs and 19 RBI as a senior. He was rated as the Best High School Hitter in the Draft, according to Baseball America.

Pratto had the game-winning hit in the 2011 Little League World Series to lead Ocean View Little League from Huntington Beach to a 2-1 walkoff win over Japan in Williamsport, Pa.

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