about Vacaville Pony Baseball
"Teaching and Playing the full Game of Baseball"
National League Names Tim Lincecum as Cy Young Award winner.
National League names Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants as the 2008 Cy Young Award winner. Tim also has the honors this year as the cover athlete for Major League Baseball® 2K9 by 2K Sports.
Tim played PONY Baseball with 5-Star Youth Baseball League and Liberty High School.
There are currently over 375 Major League Baseball players who are graduates of PONY Baseball.
Mark McGuire, Tony Gwynn, Alex Rodriguez and J.T. Snow are just a few of the Major League players
who participated in PONY Baseball...so why is PONY Baseball the right league for you?
PONY is an acronym that stands for Protect Our Nation's
Youth, and is designed to help young people
grow into healthier and happier adults by providing positive experiences in youth baseball to boys and
girls ages 7-18. If you are interested in an organized league that allows players to develop incrementally
to their fullest potential, by playing the complete game of baseball with Major League Rules,
then Vacaville PONY Baseball is the League for you.
What are the advantages of PONY Baseball?
- 1. No Boundaries - everyone in Vacaville is eligible!
2. Real baseball starting at age 9 with leading off, pitching from the stretch, balks, dropped 3rd strike –
all the Major League Rules!
- 3. 7 & 8 year olds play kid pitch all season.
- 4. 2 year age brackets - NOW OFFERING "AND-UNDER" FORMAT
5. Age specific field sizes: 50’ for 7-8 yr olds; 60’ for 9-10 yr olds; 70’ for 11-12 yr olds; 80’ for 13-14 yr olds; 90’ for ages 15 & up
- 6. Equitable distribution of players for evenly matched teams
- 7. Official, paid umpires
- 8. Quality coaches participate in coaches’ clinic.
- 9. Ages 7 and up eligible for All-Stars
- 10. All star teams participate in local and area tournaments
- 11. Pinto (7-8) All-Star Teams can advance to state championship
- 12. Mustang (9-10) and older All-Star Teams can advance to International World Series
- 13. City maintained fields at Keating Park
- 14. Season runs February through May with All-Star Tournaments beginning in June
- 15. We stand by the PONY motto that “if you teach kids to play by the rules, they will learn to live by the rules.”
Vacaville Pony Baseball Association is committed to creating good memories for our players and their families. Our Code of Conduct is a tool to help us create a safe and positive learning and playing environment for them. Click here to review our Code of Conduct.
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