NSA Braves bag W in Kim Taekyun Int’l Baseball tourney on Guam

The NSA Braves bagged more than treats on Halloween weekend as they won a game in the 2026 Kim Taekyun International Baseball Invitational Tournament from Oct. 30-31, which hosted teams from Guam, NMI, and South Korea at the Dededo Sports Complex.

Their win in the tourney came against Guam on the last day in a nail-biting game, 5-4. They then faced off against Korea one last time and lost, 3-5. They first went up against Korea on the first day and lost, 2-10, after holding them down, 2-0 in the first four innings. The Korea team came out unscathed as they also beat Guam, 11-2, and defeated them again, 18-1.

The Braves team was made up of Nathan Nekai, Dylan Barcinas, Chance Reyes, Roque Camacho Jr., Jesse Cabrera II, Ralph Magofna Jr., Elijah Babauta, Damian Herman, Lennox Sablan, and Nethaniel Neth, along with coaches Nick Nekai Jr. and Cal Deleon Guerrero.

The NSA partnered with the Guam Amateur Baseball Academy to make the tournament possible. The event was initially scheduled to take place in Korea before being moved to Saipan. However, due to the typhoons throughout the year, they relocated the tournament to Guam.

Listen to interviews of Braves coach Nick Nekai Jr., as well as third baseman Nathaniel Neth, and pitcher/left fielder Chance Reyes on the last day of games.

MP’s Guam Correspondent Eliseo Silverio III reports from Guam.