Legion baseball: Eaves, Winslow, Crawfords named all-state
BOZEMAN — Dillon Eaves of the Kalispell Lakers, Jared Winslow of the Libby Loggers and Jeremiah Crawford and Nick Crawford, both of the Mission Valley Mariners, have been named to the Class AA and Class A 2013 Universal Athletic American Legion Baseball All-State teams.
Five players from the teams that battled for the Class AA state championship and three players from Class A Glasgow were also selected.
Three players earned repeat mention on the Class AA All-State squad — Nick Funyak of the Billings Scarlets, Konner Lutz of the Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs, and TJ Jacobs of the two-time state champion Billings Royals. Dillon’s Cole Miotke, Thurman Holdsclaw of Havre and Dakota Cortese of Laurel earned repeat honors in Class A.
“Universal Athletic is proud to support American Legion Baseball,” said UAS President Larry Aasheim said in a press release. “We congratulate this year’s recipients.”
The teams are selected by Montana American Legion Baseball coaches and sponsored by Universal Athletic, a Montana-based company servicing sports teams in the Treasure State since 1971.
Below are this year’s all-state teams and Class A all-conference teams.
All-State
Class AA
1B-Shane Olson, Missoula; 2B-Conner Linebarger, Bozeman; 3B-Andy Scott, Medicine Hat, and Collin Maier, Billings Scarlets; SS-TJ Jacobs, Billings Royals; UTILITY-Konner Lutz, Medicine Hat; C-Nick Funyak, Billings Scarlets, and Slade Heggen, Missoula; OF-Matt Shelhamer, Billings Royals; Jayse McLean, Great Falls; Josh Meader, Missoula; P-Gage Hinsz, Billings Scarlets; Cody Cooper, Bozeman; Dalton Cook, Great Falls; Dillon Eaves, Kalispell.
Class A
Andy Gardner, Glasgow; Brandon Carpenter, Lewistown; Brandon Fehr, Vauxhall; Brett Franklin, Belgrade; Cadis Chase, Gallatin Valley; Carter Witbeck, Lethbridge; Cole Miotke, Dillon; Dakota Cortese, Laurel; Dakota Crowe, Deer Lodge; Danny Shepard, Fort MacLeod; Thurman Holdsclaw, Havre; Jared Winslow, Libby; Jeremiah Crawford, Mission Valley; Kadin Beller, Bitterroot Bucs; Nicholas Ankermann, Lethbridge; Nick Crawford, Mission Valley; Tom Leland, Glasgow; Trevor Mahn, Belgrade; Tyler Thorsen, Bitterroot Bucs; Wacy Ortman, Glasgow.
All-Conference
Western A
FIRST BASE — Jeremiah Crawford, Mission Valley Mariners
SECOND BASE — Colton Henrie, Kootenai Valley Rangers
SHORTSTOP — TJ Olson, Mission Valley Mariners
THIRD BASE — Trevor Dickey, Missoula Mavs
UTILITY PLAYERS — Micah Germany, Libby Loggers; Tanner Lehr , Bitterroot Red Sox
OUTFIELD — Jackson King, Missoula Mavs; Zeke Webster-Yaqui , Mission Valley Mariners; Colton Grove, Glacier Twins; Tyler Thorsen, Bitterroot Bucs
CATCHER — Kadin Beller , Bitterroot Bucs
PITCHERS — Jared Winslo, Libby Loggers; Nick Crawford, Mission Valley Mariners; Patrick Pape, Bitterroot Bucs
Eastern A
FIRST BASE — Tom LeLand, Glasgow Reds
SECOND BASE — TJ Schmidt, Laurel Dodgers
SHORTSTOP — Brandon Carpenter, Lewistown Redbirds
THIRD BASE — Jason Linward, Billings Cardinals
UTILITY PLAYER — Austin Vogel, Billings Blue Jays
OUTFIELD — Wacy Ortman, Glasgow Reds; Andy Gardner, Glasgow Reds; Jackson Cobb , Billings Cardinals
CATCHER — Kolby Reed, Billings Blue Jays
PITCHERS — Dakota Cortese, Laurel Dodgers; AJ Smith, Billings Cardinals; Walt Dalby, Glasgow Reds
Southern A
FIRST BASE — Jamis Olson, Belgrade Bandits; Tanner Hall, Livingston Braves
SECOND BASE — Teagon Barry, Belgrade Bandits
SHORTSTOP — Trevor Mahn, Belgrade Bandits
THIRD BASE — Cole Miotke, Dillon Cubs
UTILITY PLAYER — Dante Filippini, Gallatin Valley Outlaws
OUTFIELD — Cadis Chase, Gallatin Valley Outlaws; Eathyan Peterson , Dillon Cubs; Scott Wilson, Livingston Braves
CATCHER — Dakota Crowe , Deer
Lodge Wranglers
PITCHERS — Cole Miotke, Dillon Cubs; Brock Bitterman, Gallatin Valley Outlaws; Brett Franklin, Belgrade Bandits; Jack Shevalier, Helena Reps
Northern A
FIRST BASE — Gabe Kuntz , Great Falls Stallions
SECOND BASE — Levi Kress, Vauxhall Spurs
SHORTSTOP — Nicholas Andermann, Lethbridge Y’s Men Miners
THIRD BASE — Danny Shepard, Fort Macleod Rangers
UTILITY PLAYER — Eric Davies, Lethbridge Y’s Men Miners
OUTFIELD — Thurman Holdsclaw, Havre Northstars; Evan Welford, Medicine Hat Knights; Bryce Deboer, Lethbridge Y’s Men Miners
CATCHER — Carter Witbeck, Lethbridge Y’s Men Miners
PITCHERS — Brandon Fehr, Vauxhall Spurs; Eric Willis, Great Falls Stallions; Zack Kunkel , Medicine Hat Knights