The San Marino National Little League 11-and-under All-Star baseball team won the District 17 championship on Thursday by defeating Pasadena American Little League, 10-2.
It was defensive battle that found San Marino trailing 2-0 entering the sixth and final inning.
San Marino then exploded for 10 runs to the pleasure of a raucous cheering section. The team’s offensive outburst was led by solid hits from Justin Chen, Andrew Flores and Henry Repstad.
Meanwhile, pitchers Henry Carpiac and Austin Kar had great days on the mound and were helped by fine defensive efforts from Lucas Hsieh, Jack Macfarlane and Josh Newton.
San Marino will advance to represent District 17 in the Sectionals tournament, which starts on Saturday, July 15, in Quartz Hill.
