Maxwell Knutson

As the lasts begin for @LeiaKnutson11 with @HHSTigerSB and @KFlemm10, it’s a great time to look back at some of the firsts ever in sanctioned @HarrisburgHigh Varsity AA fastpitch and possibly all of SDHSAA softball by Leia. • First hit - Freshman • First Home Run - Freshman • First Grand Slam - Freshman • First 5-Hit Game - Freshman • First to hit 2 HR in one inning - Freshman • First Grand Slam in the State AA Tournament - Sophomore We are so proud of you and we are looking forward to the rest of your Senior season, the last summer in the sun with @jchester_12 @CRCollinsJr and Select Fastpitch and onto your first day as a Bulldog with @LindsayDiehl00 and @DrakeSoftball!

Big Time! 🐶

I’m very excited to announce my commitment to play softball at Drake University! I first want to thank my parents and family for all the countless hours they have put in to help me through this journey every step of the way. Huge thank you to my Select coaches Jason Chester and Chuck Collins along with Eric Jones, Cynthia Adams, and all of Select Fastpitch for helping me get here. Thank you Coach Keith Flemmer for supporting through school ball and Emmie Uitts and Lexie Brady for shaping me into the catcher I am today. Thank you to Jeff Boer and family for all the support throughout the years. Lastly, I want to thank Coach Diehl and Coach Marshall for giving me this amazing opportunity!! Go Dogs!! 💙🐶 @DiehlLindsay @Jennmarsh27 @DrakeSoftball

Thank you @ExtraInningSB for the recognition and all that you do for us!!

4-0 in pool play here in TX at the @TopGunEvents Lone Star Invitational. Had all 5 RBI’s in game 4 with a 3 run walk-off HR and 2 run HR in the 3rd. Had some great defensive plays today as well! Start bracket play tomorrow at 9:50am, Hurst Athletic Complex field 3! @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @CRCollinsJr @cnote1616 @TGETalent @MidwestPremierS @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

Super proud of this Select Chester team in our first weekend together! We won our pool and made it to semis at the @TopGunEvents Select KC Invite. Hit lead off with some doubles and big HR in the semifinal game. I played LF, 3rd, 2nd, short and caught and having a lot of fun!! @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @CRCollinsJr @cnote1616 @TGETalent @MidwestPremierS @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

Playing at my home away from home this weekend in the @TopGunEvents Top Gun Select Invite. Come out and watch us play! @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @TGETalent @MidwestPremierS @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10 @DiehlLindsay @Jen_Daro @paiiggeeyy @baileywigness @Coach_mcGuem

6 hours of Select softball today! Thank you to @MSU_Softball @coachanniesmith @TulsaSoftball @paiiggeeyy @GoShockersSB @CourtOliver24 @KUSoftball @LauraHeberling @OhioStateSB @Coach_mcGuem @UNASoftball @DrakeSoftball @DiehlLindsay @OmahaSB @Jen_Daro for putting on a great clinic and spending the day with us! @ejonesrockchalk @jchester_12

Managed to get 1 game in before the rain yesterday at the @SavvyTourneys Fall Elite Showcase. Played 3rd and hit leadoff with two HBP. Thank you @ejonesrockchalk for finding a place to get some reps in and everyone that came to watch! Back at it at 8am on Field 7. @jchester_12 @MidwestPremierS @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10 @BaseballFlowsHQ

Had a great visit last Friday, National Honor Society induction tonight, and another visit this Friday heading into the @savvytourneys Easton Rawlings Elite Fall Showcase in St Louis! Here is my schedule for the weekend!! @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @MidwestPremierS @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

A year ago today I read the biopsy report email. Fight or die. That’s the choice cancer gives the patient. Easy decision. You fight. You fight for your family but they do not get a choice. Family is forced to watch. Watch you turn into skin and bones as you are injected and exposed to poison hoping the cancer dies before you do. Watch while cancer steals their opportunities, the magnitude of their firsts and lasts, their possible once in a lifetimes, and maybe you. Cancer is more than a patient fighting a disease. It haunts you and your family from diagnosis day. The anxiety of wondering when it’s coming back, why was your family put through this horror, why did you survive and that friend you met during treatment didn’t. For cancer awareness, ask the loved ones of the patient how they are holding up, especially during treatment. Ask the survivor how they are doing a year or more after treatment when the high of winning the first battle is over. The fight is longer than treatment and some days harder. F&ck you cancer for what you have taken from my family and so many others. #cancersucks #CancerAwareness #headandneckcancer @LeiaKnutson11 @max_knutson23 @HollyHeien @KnutsonRussell

Get ready for alumni weekend! 💗Friday: Breast Cancer Awareness Game – in partnership with the Edith Sanford Breast Center - Cookie Giveaway 🍪 🐶Sunday: Pups in the Park - bring your furry friends and get a FREE collapsible water bowl, thanks to our friends at @SdPaws!

Today, I walked for a close family friend who lost his life to suicide. Thank you to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for putting on this amazing event in Sioux Falls! No one should have to walk alone! #SuicidePrevention #outofthedarkness

Jesus defeated death so you can live.

Some infield and catching reps from today! Getting ready for fall season. Excited for Senior Year to start on Tuesday! @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @livforshey @MidwestPremierS @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

Hi Coaches! Please take a look at my Sports Recruits page. Highlights from the spring and summer seasons. my.sportsrecruits.com/athlete/maleia… @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @livforshey @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @EhrenEarleywine @emma_raabe @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

17 doubles (21 total extra base hits) in the 34 games with Select this summer and overall, the best competition I’ve faced ever. .5 doubles/game and .62 extra base hits/game. Enclosed are full at-bats against D1 commit pitchers. @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @TGETalent @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @EhrenEarleywine @emma_raabe @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

Earned All-Tournament team @TCSFastpitch Nationals in STL! Great way to end season one with Select! @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @TGETalent @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @EhrenEarleywine @emma_raabe @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

Good day at the plate yesterday—8 hits with a HR and 2 doubles. Last 2 tournaments(11 games): .690 AVG .757 OBP 1.895 OPS We play again at 12:30 on C4 at the @TCSFastpitch Nationals in St Louis. @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @TGETalent @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @EhrenEarleywine @emma_raabe @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10

Having fun at the @TCSFastpitch Nationals! 3-4 yesterday with an RBI double, 2 HBP and a walk. We turned a double play with bases loaded to end the half inning. Next game is 12:30 today on C3! @jchester_12 @ejonesrockchalk @TGETalent @gobigrecruiting @Scout_ScottC @TopPreps @CSAPrepStar @EhrenEarleywine @emma_raabe @PrepSoftball @DDSBandEvents @SBRRetweets @LegacyLegendsS1 @CoastRecruits @SoftballDown @D1ProScouts @ScottC_Scout @HHSTigerSB @KFlemm10