South Pasadena, CA — South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers defeated San Marino 3-0 on Tuesday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Rafi Esteva and David Kemper each pitched for South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers in the game. Esteva induced a pop out from Jaqs Hoglin to get the last out. Both teams were strong on the bump. South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers pitchers struck out nine, while San Marino sat down five. A single by James Mortier-Lamb put South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers on the board in the bottom of the second. Kemper earned the win for South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers. The pitcher surrendered two hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out seven and walking one. JJ Rudolph stepped on the hill first for San Marino. The starting pitcher allowed six hits and two runs over four innings, striking out three and walking three. Esteva collected the save. Mortier-Lamb, South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers's number nine hitter, led the team with three hits in three at-bats. Lucas Cologne collected two hits for South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers in three at bats. Mortier-Lamb stole two bases. South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers ran wild on the base paths, accumulating five stolen bases for the game. South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers didn't commit a single error in the field. Lucas McCollum had the most chances in the field with 10. Hudson Tang and Hoglin each collected one hit for San Marino. San Marino turned one double play in the game. South Pasadena Junior Varsity Tigers will travel to San Marino for their next game on Thursday. By GameChanger Media