Baseball
Director: Herschel Scott 214-518-0924
Equipment Requirements:
Bats
In conjunction with USA Baseball and its other participating national member organizations, PONY Baseball has adopted the new USA Baseball bat standard (USABat). Effective January 1, 2018, with the exception of the -3 bat (BBCOR certified), all other 2-⅝ inch minus factor bats (-5, -7, -9, etc.) and 2-¼” bats must be certified with the USABat licensing stamp on the bat in order to be used for league and tournament play. 2-¼ʺ BARREL bats are legal in all divisions of PONY Baseball except COLT 16U™, PALOMINO 19U™ and THOROBRED 23U™. 2-¼” and 2-⅝ inch minus factor bats (-5, -7, -9, etc.) used in 2017 will be illegal to use in 2018.
2-⅝” barrel bats are legal in all division of PONY Baseball. If a 2-⅝” bat is -3, it must
be BBCOR certified (stamped on the bats). Effective January 1, 2018, all other
minus factor bats (-5, -7, -9, etc.) Must be certified with USABat licensing mark
stamped on the bat.
2-¾” barrel bats are prohibited in all divisions of PONY Baseball.
Batting Helmets
Batting helmets must be worn by all players at bat, on deck, or running bases.
Catcher's Gear
Full catcher's gear is required for players 8u and up. Players in the catcher position in 6u must wear at least a catcher's helmet or a batting helmet with a mask.
Cleats
No metal cleats are allowed on movable pitching mounds.
PONY Rules 2024:
Interlock Exceptions
- 6u modified tee ball
- 3 pitches from coach then two chances off the tee if they miss
- No unlimited fouls
- If they hit the pitch at all they run, off tee must touch or go past the circle
- Runners get unlimited bases until stopped unless ball is out of play, then just one base
- Throw ball don’t run them down
- Time can be called
- When lead runner is stopped
- 3 pitches from coach then two chances off the tee if they miss
- All age levels are 5 runs per half-inning