{"id":426895,"date":"2024-12-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=426895"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Just4Fun-celebrates-BASA-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Just4Fun-celebrates-BASA-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Just4Fun celebrates BASA champs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just4Fun soared to the championship title like confetti bursting from a pi\u00f1ata, sweeping The Kliq in the best-of-three series of the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Men\u2019s Slow Pitch Open League last Saturday at the Dandan Softball Field.<\/p>\n

They partied like a rockstar after they won Game 2 in a blowout 31-12 game which clinched their championship. In Game 1, they won in another blowout, 22-6.<\/p>\n

Game 2 started off with a bang as Just4Fun\u2019s offense rode on their momentum from the first game. Quickly, Just4Fun had a 7-0 lead at the end of the first inning. A three-run homer off the bat of Tony Salas kickstarted their hitting spree, followed by another three-run jack by Jonah Flores. Jordan Suel added another round-tripper before three outs were registered.<\/p>\n

When it came to The Kliq\u2019s at-bat in the bottom of the first, they had some traffic on the bases but couldn\u2019t bring them home. The Kliq then saw some light in the second inning after they finally got on board with five runs, but they were still behind, 5-8.<\/p>\n

From there, Just4Fun continued their mastery with the bat as they clobbered The Kliq\u2019s pitching staff with multiple homers.<\/p>\n

Brian Camacho, Kodik Lifoifoi, Jay Kintol, Nate Camacho, Ben Jones, and Ze Lifoifoi turned the game into a home run derby with their impressive out-of-the-park swings. By the time the dust settled, they had surged ahead by 19 runs, securing a 31-12 victory.<\/p>\n

Kintol, Just4Fun\u2019s manager, said after their championship win that it felt great to win after falling short to the Aimeliik Bat Boys last season. \u201cWe wanted to reflect on last year when we came up short, so this year, we kept it together. The boys were able to put some good hits together and were able to manufacture some runs and we held it for the first two games\u2014which was what we needed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As for their opponent this time around, he said, \u201cWe already knew coming in that The Kliq was a good team\u2014they can hit the ball. We just had to be ahead of them because when we do fall back, we\u2019ve got to work twice as hard to come back and overcome that deficit.\u201d<\/p>\n

With that, he said the strength of their team was their offense. \u201cThe boys were able to get some base hits together and when we had the opportunity, they were able to bring those runs in by hitting home runs and consistently doing that through the two games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their season overall was great, he said. \u201cEvery Sunday, we come out here and we want to thank our other halves, our family, and our fans most especially\u2026 it takes a lot of time and we\u2019re able to collectively do it throughout the season and as a reward, we\u2019re this year\u2019s champions.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the league, he said, \u201cthese guys are excellent. They\u2019re on top of things. They\u2019re always informative in regards to the games, they keep the playing field conditions good, to keep us safe and to let us enjoy the whole opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

He ended by saying that they\u2019ll come back next season and hopefully defend their title.<\/p>\n

Results of the individual awards will be posted in the next issues of Saipan Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Champion Just4Fun poses with their trophy during a group photo in the awards ceremony of the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Men\u2019s Slow Pitch Open League last Saturday at the Dandan Softball Field.<\/p>\n

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Runner-up The Kliq poses for a group photo during the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Men\u2019s Slow Pitch Open League last Saturday at the Dandan Softball Field.<\/p>\n

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