{"id":380991,"date":"2022-12-05T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=380991"},"modified":"2022-12-05T06:00:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T20:00:30","slug":"aldan-reigns-in-three-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/aldan-reigns-in-three-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldan reigns in three categories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Queens of Diamonds\u2019 Kiana Aldan, left, is the women\u2019s division of the 2022 Budweiser Belau Softball Association League statistical leader in triples, home run, and RBIs. Her teammate Kiana Camacho, right, is the doubles champion. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Queens of Diamonds\u2019 batting queen Kiana Aldan reigned supreme in three categories in the final individual statistics of the women\u2019s division of the 2022 Budweiser Belau Softball Association League.<\/p>\n

Aldan, who has repetitively led multiple categories throughout the season which began in July, is the triples champion, home run champion, and RBI champion.<\/p>\n

The rarely hit triple was made by Aldan three times, she also sent six home runs flying from her bat, and has amassed 19 RBIs.<\/p>\n

Her teammate with the same name, Kiana \u201cBaby K\u201d Camacho, is tied with Mardina Kaipat as the doubles champion with six each.<\/p>\n

Hot Shots\u2019 Erica Tenorio was crowned the batting champion with a .720 average throughout the season.<\/p>\n

The runs scored champion is Lady Eagles\u2019 Emi Oiterong with 21.<\/p>\n

Over on the mound, the ERA champion is Bert Camacho with an impressive 2.29 earned run average. The strikeout champion is Felisa Brel Teliu with 51 who swung and missed against her.<\/p>\n

The Queens took the pennant with their 9-1 record, followed by the Hot Shots and Lady Eagles, both with a 6-4 card.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s division, the batting champion is Sufa\u2019s Audie Maratita with a .720 average, who is also tied in first as the home run champion with Man Amigos\u2019 Eric Palacios at 14 each.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Runs scored champion is Jeff Cruz with 36; the doubles champion is Tim Wesley with 14; the triples champion is a two-way tie between Lefty Shiro and Mike Tomokane with six each; Eric Palacios took home the RBIs title with 48.<\/p>\n

In the pitching category, the ERA champion is Hagu La\u2019mun\u2019s Joe \u201cOpeng\u201d Celis with a 4.47 ERA and the strikeout champ is Asahi\u2019s Dominic Hideo with 40.<\/p>\n

Sufa won the men\u2019s division pennant with a 14-4 win-loss card, with Tokahao as the runner-up with a 13-5 record. Man Amigos finished in third place with a 13-5 card in a tie with Tokahao but lost in a tiebreak.<\/p>\n

The playoffs kicked off yesterday with a women\u2019s division game between Queens of Diamond vs. Kosebakl; Sufa vs. Momma Charo; Tokahao vs Peleliu; Man Amigos vs. Asahi; Hagu Lamun vs. Ngaraard Redmen; and another women\u2019s game between Hot Shots vs. Lady Eagles.<\/p>\n

The semifinals are set for Sunday, Dec. 11 and the finals are set for Sunday, Dec. 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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