Kliq pitcher James Benavente catches a pop up during a game of the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Open League at the Dandan baseball field.
The Kliq’s KJ Villagomez is about to connect a single during a game of the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Open League at the Dandan baseball field.
THE KLIQ continues to make a statement in the 2024 Budweiser Belau Amateur Softball Association Open League as they recorded another blowout victory, this time against Saipal, 43-14, at the Dandan baseball field Sunday.
The Kliq opened the top of the first inning with its first two batters filling up the bases via base on ball. Josenio Alvarez then sent one out of the park, bringing the runners home with him for an early lead, 3-0. Two more runs came in before they were handed the first out. This was followed by a two-run homer by Thorn Sablan and three more runs to extend the deficit, 9-0.
In the bottom half, Saipan tried to match the Kliq’s momentum with several earned runs.
Second at bat Henry Aguon drew first blood with an RBI-double while KJ Kapileo connected a two-run homer. Saipal continued to load the bases with single after single while Joe Kapileo capitalized on a scoring opportunity with a grand slam.
The Kliq’s defense continued to flounder as five more Saipal runs followed, highlighted by MJ Aldan and KJ Kapileo’s contributing two-run homers each before moving onto the second inning, trailing 9-13.
Saipal, however, was outshined in the top of the second inning as the Kliq picked up where they left off with another bombardment of runs. Eli Aughenbaugh led the onslaught with a grand slam while Alvarez notched two separate solo homeruns and Pat Tenorio Jr. scored his first solo homer of the game, bringing in a total 14 runs to regain the upper hand, 23-13.
Saipal was silenced in the next two innings while the Kliq scored nine more runs in the top of the third and 11 in the fourth to end the game early, 43-14.
In other games
The Brotherhood eased past the Blue Jays, 24-14; Team Wazzup bested Ur Balls, 17-3; Team Yayaya outhustled Pare Pack, 24-10; Just4Fun doused the Red Torch, 20-5; and the Homies dominated the AB Team, 20-9.
