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   East Region - San Gabriel Valley to LA County Line Print Page

WELCOME TO THE
 

PONY BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

Southern California - East Region
 
 
June Updates:

All tournament team managers are required to attend one of the following Pre-tournament Meetings in order to complete the team check-in process. Team affidavits must be certified prior to the team beginning tournament play.

 

*** Tuesday, June 4 ***

We will hold a  Mandatory managers meeting for all Shetland 4 / Shetland & Pinto Team Managers to review the Supplemental Tournament  Rules.

Shetland 4 / Shetland meeting is at 6pm - Pinto Meeting is at 7pm

 

Affidavit Review and Tournament Team Check-in will be held at the following locations:

June 4th - 6pm in West Covina at Walmerado Park

June 5th - 6pm in Monrovia at Santa Fe Middle School

June 11th - 6pm in Walnut at Creekside Park

June 12th - 6pm in Charter Oak at Charter Oak Park

June 13th - 6pm in Whittier at York Field

 

The following documents will be required in order to complete the tournament check in procedure. These documents must also be carried by each team to all games and should be maintain in an organized manner:

·Tournament Team Affidavit - MUST BE TYPED & Signed by the League President

(2) two copies of your completed tournament team affidavit are needed.

·Medical Release for each player- Parent/Guardian’s signature required.

·Birth Certification for each player w / current photograph

·Proof of Residency for each Player

  (Must include current utility bill and a copy of the parent / guardian's CDL)

·Proof of League Insurance

·Team Roster (typed) and Team Photograph

 
2013 MLB RULE CHANGE
(will be enforced durning PONY Sanctioned Tournament play)

 

8.05 (b): “If there is a runner, or runners, it is a balk when – The pitcher, while touching his plate, feints a throw to first or third base and fails to complete the throw;”

 

Comment: “It is a balk if, with runners on first and third, the pitcher steps toward third and does not throw, merely to bluff the runner back to third; then seeing the runner on first start for second, turn and step toward and throw to first base."

 

NOTICE : PONY Rule 3-A Rescinded
The PONY Baseball International Board of Directors have rescinded PONY Rule 3-A regarding the number of nineteen year old players eligible to participate. The rule will continue as defined in 2012: “Palomino teams shall consist of not more than 18, nor less than 12 players and shall not exceed more than 3 players of age 19.”

 

 

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Updated List: as of January 26, 2013  

The BBCOR decertification process has been implemented on the following bats:

Reebok Vector TLS 32-inch model

Reebok Vector TLS 33-inch model

Marucci CAT5 33-inch model

Marucci CAT5 34-inch model

Marucci Black 33-inch model

Marucci Black 34-inch model

   Nike – CX2-BT0636 (light grey)

    Nike – CX2-BTO573 (dark grey)
Nike – CX2-BTO598 (blue)

The BPF decertification process has been implemented on the following bats:

Mattingly Balistk (Model: BTKYB) Blue

Louisville Slugger (Hillerich & Bradsby) TPX Dynasty - 12 bat
(Model - YB12D - black/red/grey)

 

These bats should be considered a non-compliant bat in accordance with
PONY Rule: 8-C (3) and subject to penalties under PONY Rule 18-E (6).

They are ILLEGAL!

  
 
For Additional Information Please Contact:
  Steve Workman
East Region Director
or call: (626) 917-0315
OR
Bill Skelton
Assistant Region Director
or call: (626) 393-5890 
 
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Important Reminder:
Please ensure all board members, coaches and players are familiar with your current league boundaries. League boundaries for ALL STAR eligibility are based on where you live and not where you choose to play. Proof of Residency* is require for all players that will participate in Pony Sanctioned Tournaments.
 
 *Rule: 4 (F) ... "Only players whose residence, as determined by the residence of their parents or legal guardians is within the approved league boundaries shall be considered "legal" players for tournament play."
 
 If at any time you need clarification regarding your league boundaries, please contact your League President. Each League President was issued a current boundary map on November 11, 2012 that clearly shows it's league boundaries for 2013 All Star eligibility.
 
2013 SUPPLEMENTAL RULES
for West Zone Tournaments
 
 
 

 
BELOW IS A MAP OF THE LEAGUES WITHIN THE
EAST REGION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DIVISION
Locations marked with a Red Flag will be hosting 2013 PONY Tournaments.
 To see more details on the locations including the park address, league contact information or the tournaments being hosted at this location, just click on the flag. A balloon will open with full details. This map is interactive. Use the map tools located at the top left of the map to scroll, relate, or zoom in or out. You can switch to other views, such as satellite view, to gain more details on the parks and the location of the ballfields.
 
 

View East Region in a larger map



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