‘Baby K’ and Evita MVPs of women’s division

Kiana “Baby K” Camacho and Evita Maratita were awarded the most valuable players trophies of the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association women’s division during the awards ceremony last Sunday at the Dandan Softball Field.

Camacho, from the champion team Lady Blue Jays, was crowned the playoff and finals MVP, while Maratita of Lady Sufa, was awarded the regular season MVP and the season’s batting champion with a .731 average from 19 out of 26 at-bats.

Other individual category awardees were awarded. The Lady Blue Jays’ Kianu Aldan was the triples champion with three, home run champion with three, and shared the RBI champion title with Maratita and Mayiah Duenas with 12 each.

Janica Iguel of Bat & Boujee was the runs scored champion with 16 and 670 Magas Babes’ Catalina Dela Cruz was the doubles champion with six.

Over on the pitching side, Lady Blue Jays’ Angel Deleon Guerrero had the lowest earned run average of 3.161, while the strike out champion was Bat & Boujee’s Janice Celis with 45.

As for the team awards, the runner-up was BDE; the sportsmanship award went to Boleras; the regular season champions were the Lady Blue Jays, and the regular season runner-up was the 670 Magas Babes.

For Camacho, she said she is “incredibly honored and grateful” for receiving the MVP award from BASA.

The award, she said, “is a symbol of my collective commitment to excellence. It’s a testament to the dedication and effort put in by every member of our team.”

“Winning the championship is not just about the victory itself, but about the countless hours of practice, teamwork, and perseverance that brought us to this moment,” she said. “I want to thank my teammates, coaches, and everyone who supported us along the way. I couldn’t be prouder to be part of such an amazing team. We’re thrilled to have our hard work recognized, and we’re looking forward to continuing our success in the future.”

For Maratita, she said on receiving the award, “I feel blessed and honored to achieve this award. Never in my lifetime would I ever thought I could only because I did it for fun and staying productive to keep in shape.”

When asked how the season was, she said, “this season was excitingly fun and fierce competition altogether.” She has been playing softball since she was in high school and has played softball in any opportunity presented to her, and said she’ll be back to play in the league next season.

“I would like to say thank you to the Budweiser BASA Softball League, our sponsor congressman [Rep. Roman Benavente (Ind-Saipan)], our families and friends who come out to cheer and supported us, [and] our coaches who are patient and have confidence in us. Lastly, [to] my team Lady Sufa for their love and awesome sportsmanship this season,” said Maratita.