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  • Home
  • About PONY
    • About PONY Baseball and Softball
      • About PONY
      • Code of Ethics
      • Mission Statement
      • Museum
      • PONY Recognition Awards
      • Vision Statement
      • What Zone am I in?
      • Why Choose PONY?
    • Champions League™
      • What is Champions League™
      • How to Start
      • Chuck Dubski Champions Award
    • Find a Local League
      • PONY League Finder System
    • Headquarters and Corporate Staff
      • International HQ Information
      • Contact PONY International
      • Abraham Key
      • Brent Liberatore
      • Karen Reese
      • Kim Lemons
      • Sarah Kleinhans
    • PONY Field Directors
      • Field Director Tools
      • Joe E. Brown Fellowship Award
      • Wall of Fame
    • PONY Partners
      • Background Check Services
      • Equipment Suppliers
      • Fundraising Services
      • Hotel / Travel Services
      • Insurance Services
      • League Ballpark Services
      • Online League Services
      • New Era Team Caps
    • PONY Website Info
      • Community Policy
      • Email List Signup
      • Site Notices
    • Social Media
      • Social Media Outlets
  • For Athletes & Coaches
    • Support / Questions
      • Open a Baseball or Softball Support Ticket for Assistance
      • Check the Status of a Support Ticket
    • Alumni Information
      • Alumni Membership
      • Alumni Scholarship
      • Alumni Who Played in MLB
    • Age Group Information
      • League Age Keys
      • Foal 4U Information
      • Shetland 6U Information
      • Pinto 8U Information
      • Mustang 10U Information
      • Bronco 12U Information
      • Pony 14U Information
      • Colt 16U Information
      • Palomino 18U Information
      • Thorobred 23U Information
    • Athlete Education & Development
      • "Positive Coaching Alliance" for Athletes
      • Baseball Factory
      • Softball Factory
    • Athlete Technology
      • Diamond Kinetics
    • Athlete Health & Safety
      • UPMC Safety Information
    • Coaches Tools
      • Dugout Captain
      • Game Changer
      • PONY Coaching Education Center
      • Positive Coaching Alliance
      • MLB Pitch Smart
      • USA Baseball Coaching Education
    • Bats & Pitching
      • Pitch Count
      • Pitch Count Worksheet
      • USA Baseball Bat Standard
      • Decertified Bat List (Baseball)
      • Decertified Bat List (Softball)
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      • Concussion Protocols by State
  • For Umpires
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      • Check the Status of a Support Ticket
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      • Manage your Umpire Registration
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      • PONY Girls Softball Umpire Manual
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    • SUPPORT / QUESTIONS
      • Manage your Organization's Registration
      • Open a Baseball or Softball Support Ticket for Assistance
      • Check the Status of a Support Ticket
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      • Alumni Membership
      • Alumni Scholarship
      • Alumni Who Played in MLB
    • Bats & Pitching
      • Pitching Information
        • Pitch Count
        • Pitch Count Worksheet
      • USA Baseball Bat Standard
      • Banned Bats
        • Decertified Bat List (Baseball)
        • Decertified Bat List (Softball)
    • Champions League
      • What is Champions League
      • How to Start
    • League Websites
      • Blue Sombrero Websites
    • Find a Local League
      • PONY League Finder System
    • Concussion Protocols
      • Concussion Protocols by State
    • General Information
      • Age Group F.A.Q.
      • Bluebook
      • Domestic Zone Breakdown
      • Field Specs & Drawings
      • First Level Tournament F.A.Q.
      • General Information F.A.Q.
      • League Age Keys
      • Membership Cost F.A.Q.
      • Non-Domestic Zone Breakdown
      • Sign Language or Auxiliary Aid Request Form
    • League Risk Management
      • PONY Risk Management Guide
    • Rules and Rule Changes
      • Rulebooks
      • Baseball Rule Changes
      • Girls Softball Rule Changes
      • Rule Change Proposal Forms
    • PONY Logo License
      • Non-Exclusive License Agreement for Vendors who Sell Logo'd Product
      • Self Promotion License for Leagues to Promote Themselves (logo'd marketing not sale items)
  • Tournament Information
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      • East Zone Tournaments
        • East Zone Baseball Tournaments
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        • East Zone Champions Tournaments
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        • North Zone Baseball Tournaments
        • North Zone Softball Tournaments
        • North Zone Champions Tournaments
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        • South Zone Baseball Tournaments
        • South Zone Softball Tournaments
        • South Zone Champions Tournaments
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        • West Zone Baseball Tournaments
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Abraham Key

Phone : 724-225-1060 Ext 217 • Fax : 724-288-9852 • Email : [email protected] • Skype : abraham.key

A one-time player in the Washington, Pennsylvania Pony and Colt Leagues, Abraham Key  assumed the Presidency of PONY Baseball and Softball in January, 1995. He joined the staff on a full-time basis after graduating from West Virginia University's School of Journalism and School of Business in 1981. He had worked five years as a part-time employee while in high school and college. Key is married to Susan Mondik Key, a partner in the Washington law firm of Peacock, Keller and Ecker. They have a daughter Casey, who recently graduated from John Carroll University, and a son Lincoln, who attends Colorado University - Boulder. 

As president, Key is responsible for the daily operation of PONY Baseball and Softball, including, but not limited to, managing the staff and the new international headquarters facility, development and management of agreements with manufacturers and sponsors, directed services to leagues and the Field Director organization and the development of international membership. Key was elected to the PONY Baseball and Softball Wall of Fame in November 1986.

In addition to his responsibilities at PONY, Key has served on the USA Baseball Board of Directors since 1995 and was a member of the Executive Committee as Vice President - Treasurer (2000-2008). He served as the United States delegate for USA Baseball at the 2013 International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Congress in Tokyo, Japan.

Key has been active in the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB), Confederation of Pan American Baseball (COPABE) and International Baseball Federation (IBAF) in recent years. Key received a Meritorious Service Medal from IBAF President Riccardo Fraccari, Italy, in 2013 for his service to international youth baseball and softball.

He is also a 25-year member of the American Baseball Coaches Association and has served on their Executive Committee (1999-2004) and the Board of Directors (2002-2004). He was awarded the ABCA Meritorious Service Award in 2006 for his contributions to amateur baseball.

He has served on the Amateur Softball Association (USA Softball) National Council since 2002.

He was a board member and the treasurer of the National Council of Youth Sports (1992-2002), an organization of full-time professional staff workers in amateur, non-profit organizations concerned with development, enhancement and support of youth sports activities. He served on the Board of Directors for the Major Youth Baseball Alliance (2008-2012).

Locally, Key served on the Washington County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (1999-2005), and was Secretary (2001-2005).

He is a Chapter Advisor for the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at Washington and Jefferson College. He serves on the House Corporation for Phi Kappa Psi at West Virginia University. He was honored with an outstanding Alumni Award at the 150th Grand Arch Council in Pittsburgh. He received the 2015 Washington and Jefferson College Alumni of the Year Award.

Key is an advisory Board member of the Washington Greene County Sports Hall of Fame and received the Youth Service Award in 2014.

Key received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Washington County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 2013.

Key has served as President of the Brownson House Alumni Association, which supports a youth sports service organization in Washington.

Key is a member of the Church of the Covenant Presbyterian Church and has served as a Deacon and an Elder. He also serves as a member of their Mission Committee.

Key has been a member of the Washington Lions Club for more than 25 years and is the recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow Award for dedicated humanitarian services. 

Key has coached baseball in Washington Youth Baseball; basketball at the Brownson House, the LeMoyne Center, JFK School and Washington Junior High School and softball at TWIST and Washington High School.  He is also a member of the Washington Elks Lodge 776.

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