B.J. Balajadia

Brian Balajadia

• Born October 31, 1981

Biographical Information

Outfielder B.J. Balajadia debuted for Guam when they won Gold at the 2003 South Pacific Games, hitting .320 with six runs and four RBI. He scored five runs when they won Gold in the 2005 South Pacific Mini-Games, tying James Selefen, Kingston Anson and O'Ranli Ise for the lead. He went 3 for 3 with 3 steals and 3 runs against Fiji in the 2011 Pacific Games and finished the event at .200/.333/.300 in the round-robin phase, but with 7 runs in 6 games and 7 steals in 7 tries. He tied Jesus Iguel for second in runs (two behind Juan Maratita) and led in steals (two ahead of O'Leary Ise, Joeli McGoon and Jacques Boucheron). In the Gold Medal Game, he was hit by a pitch from Vince Cepeda, stole and scored in the first and finished 1-for-3 with a walk in a 8-4 loss to the Northern Mariana Islands.