Twins’ Kellen Kroger is A Legion All-State
Glacier's Kellen Kroger (7) singles in the first inning against the Gallatin Valley Outlaws in the State A Legion Tournament at O'Malley Park in Polson on Friday, Aug. 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Pitcher Kellen Kroger, who helped the Glacier Twins to a shared State A American Legion title and an appearance at regionals, was named All-State for Montana Class A for 2024.
Kroger, who helped the Twins go 42-15, is one of seven West District players named All-State by league coaches. The list includes Dawson DuMont of the Mission Valley Mariners.
Kroger threw 68 innings for the Twins, with 56 strikeouts and a 1.75 earned run average. At the plate he hit .375, with a team-high 15 doubles and an OPS of .976.
In addition, Twins teammates Nolan Amerman and Maddox Muller were All-District. Amerman hit .390 with 68 runs batted in; Muller threw a team-high 72.1 innings with 46 strikeouts and a 2.32 ERA.
The Kalispell A Lakers had George Schwan named all-West District, and Mission Valley’s Cole Wadsworth was all-District as well.
The Lakers saw Tait Orme and Brady Buckmaster get honorable mention, along with Dawson Juntunen of the Twins, Aidan Rose and Cy Williams of the Libby Loggers and Landon Shoemake and Cody Haggard of Mission Valley.
West A All-District
Jackson Lubke* Bitterroot Red Sox
Reese Earp* Bitterroot Red Sox
Kellen Kroger* Glacier Twins
Owen Reikoff* Cranbrook Bandits
Dawson DuMont* Mission Valley
Jake Roth* Bitterroot Bucs
Trapper Oster* Bitterroot Bucs
Mason Arington Bitterroot Bucs
Cash Lawrence Bitterroot Red Sox
Michael Clark Cranbrook Bandits
Nolan Amerman Glacier Twins
Maddox Muler Glacier Twins
George Schwan Kalispell Lakers
Stellan Ridley Missoula Mavericks
Cole Wadsworth Missoula Valley
*-denotes All-State selection.
HONORABLE MENTION: Levi Winers, Bitterroot Bucs; Dawson Juntunen, Glacier Twins; Clark Reimer, Cranbrook Bandits; Josh Pighen, Cranbrook Bandits; Cale Brink, Kalispell Lakers; Brady Buckmaster, Kalispell Lakers; Tait Orme, Kalispell Lakers; Aidan Rose, Libby Loggers; Cy Williams, Libby Loggers; Landon Shoemake, Mission Valley Mariners; Cody Haggard, Mission Valley Mariners; Remington Hoard, Missoula Mavericks; Devin Leary, Missoula Mavericks.