All-State AA Legion team out; Lakers' Holden is all-conference

Aug. 1—Max Holden of the Kalispell Lakers was among the honorees on the 2023 AA Montana/Alberta All-State and All-Conference American Legion baseball teams, released Monday.

Holden, a senior pitcher and infielder for the Lakers, was among three pitchers named to the 11-member All-Conference in voting by league coaches.

Fourteen players were named All-State, with six of them coming from the state champion Helena Senators. Three more Senators were named all-conference.

Holden had an excellent season on the mound, throwing 84 innings with 34 walks, 70 strikeouts and a .235 opponent batting average. Offensively he hit .330 with 10 triples, two homers, 35 runs batted in and 27 stolen bases for the 34-21 Lakers.

The complete honors teams are below:

All-State

C — Cole Graham, Helena Senators

1B — Carter Perlinski, Helena Senators

1B — Evan Morrison, Medicine Hat Monarchs

2B — Sy Waldron, Billings Royals

3B — Nathan McDonald, Billings Scarlets

SS — Bohden Bahnmiller, Helena Senators

UTIL — Walker Bennett, Helena Senators

OF — Henry Black, Missoula Mavs

OF — Hunter Doyle, Billings Scarlets

OF — Aaron Fuzesy, Helena Senators

P — Drew McDowell, Billings Scarlets

P — Jaiden Turner, Billings Royals

P — Will Lyng, Helena Senators

P — Scotty Klinker, Great Falls Chargers

All-Conference

C — Brinkley Evans, Great Falls Chargers

2B — Colin Boyce, Missoula Mavs

3B — Tycen Mooney, Helena Senators

SS — Bryce Hampton, Bozeman Bucks

UTIL — Lane Seim, Great Falls Chargers

OF — Manu Melo, Helena Senators

OF — Jeff Bullock, Medicine Hat Monarchs

OF — Davis Chakos, Billings Royals

P — Luke Dowdy, Helena Senators

P — Chris Compton, Missoula Mavs

P — Max Holden, Kalispell Lakers

Co-Coaches of the Year — Jon Burnett, Helena Senators and Adam Hust, Billings Scarlets