{"id":398272,"date":"2023-08-11T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=398272"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Salas-Kaipat-leaders-in-BASA-Open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Salas-Kaipat-leaders-in-BASA-Open\/","title":{"rendered":"Salas, Kaipat leaders in BASA Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tony Salas is the batting leader, while Byron Kaipat is the pitching leader in the ongoing 2023 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Slow Pitch Open League as of Aug. 6.<\/p>\n

Salas has a near perfect batting average with 16 out of 17 hits made for a .941 average. He also claims the most RBI\u2019s with 23 and the most runs with 14.<\/p>\n

Kaipat leads all pitchers with five wins and no losses, a 2.96 ERA, 22 innings pitched, and 9 earned runs.<\/p>\n

Second to Salas in the batting leader category is No Excuse\u2019 Kimo Angailen who missed just two at-bats\u201414 of 16, for a .875 average; third is PayDayHao\u2019s Jesus Attao with a .786 average from a 11 of 14 at-bat.<\/p>\n

Following the Top 3 are Ben Leon Guerrero from Kebruka with a .778 average from 14 of 18 at-bats; Byron Kaipat and teammate Audie Maratita are identical as they hit 12 of 16 attempts with an average of .750; Jun Nekai from Seaweed Vibes has a .733 average from 11 of 16 hits; Austin Piteg from the Blue Jays have a .692 average from 9 of 13 at-bats; Geoff Cruz of PayDayHao hit 13 of 19 at-bats for a .684 average; Joe Lizama of Seaweed Vibes has a .667 average from 10 of 15 at-bats; Syl Kapileo from Saipal has a .643 average with nine hits from 14 at-bats; and Dominic Hideo of Saipal has a .625 average from 10 of 16 attempts.<\/p>\n

Ze Lifoifoi is second in the RBIs column behind Salas with 15; and Angailen and Cruz are tied with 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Angailen and Ben Leon Guerrero are tied for second in the runs category behind Salas with 13; and Kaipat and Maratita are tied with 12.<\/p>\n

Kaipat has the most home runs with nine; Salas has seven; Angailen, Lifoifoi, Maratita, and Franko Nakamura are tied with six.<\/p>\n

Jon Norita has the most triples with three; and Larson Sibetang and Troy Laniyo are tied with two.<\/p>\n

Benwachi Taisakan and Mario Salas are tied with the most doubles with four; and six other players are tied with three.<\/p>\n

Over in the pitching leaders behind Kaipat is Mario Salas with a 5.76 ERA, 3-0 record; 14 ER; and 17 innings pitched; third is James Benavente with a 7.88 ERA, 2-0 record, 18 ERA, and 16 innings pitched.<\/p>\n

After the Top 3 pitchers are Eric Kapileo with a 7.95 ERA, 2-0 record, 15 ER, and 13.2 innings pitched; Jon Welson has a 8.46 ERA, a 2-1 record, 29 ER, and 24 innings pitched; Nate Camacho is next with a 9.21 ERA, 4-0 record, 25 ER, and 19 innings pitched; McQueen Masaharu has a 12.21 ERA, a 2-0 record, 30 ER, and 17.2 innings pitched; Clint Quitugua has an 12.37 ERA, a 1-3 record, 41 ER, and 23.3 innings pitched; Hideo has a 12.83 ERA, 3-2 record, 55 ER, and 30 innings pitched; and JP Lizama has a 13.32 ERA, 1-4 record, 59 ER, and 31 innings pitched.<\/p>\n

The strikeout king is Hideo with 17; second is Jeff Isaac at 11; Kapileo, Lizama, and JoJo Attao have nine each.<\/p>\n

In the team standings, Just 4 Fun, Kebruka, and No Excuse are all undefeated so far with five wins each; Aimeliik Bat Boys have a 4-1 record; PayDayHao, Saipal, and Team Mac are at 3-2; Dat\u2019s It and Mamaaw have two wins and three losses; Ready Mix, Blue Jays, and No Choice have one win and four losses each; and Seaweed Vibes and TuTuRamZ have not won yet with five losses.<\/p>\n

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PayDayHao outfielder Jesus Attao is third in the batting leaders category of the 2023 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Slow Pitch Open League as of Aug. 6.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES<\/p>\n

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