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GENERAL INFORMATION

PONY 14U™ LEAGUE is the transition league that takes players from the "kid" leagues to "young adult" status. It permits a player to play on a diamond tailored to his size and capability rather than being moved to one with twice the playing area in a single year. PONY 14U™ LEAGUE is specifically designed for the player in those very formative early-teen years. 

The vast majority of players of league age 13 simply do not belong on a full-size diamond. At the same time, they have outgrown the dimensions of the "kids baseball" diamonds used in BRONCO LEAGUE and other "12-and-under" programs.

PONY 14U™ LEAGUE was founded for this very apparent reason. After becoming skillful players in the younger leagues, players in their early teens found themselves unable to compete, to play the game of baseball as it was intended to be played, on the regulation size diamond. 

With bases set 80 feet apart and pitchers throwing from 54 feet, PONY 14U™ LEAGUERS play one of the most fascinating games in all of youth baseball. Well beyond the beginners stage, they have mastered all but the finest points of technique and strategy and can play the game with a skill comparable to that of older players, if you let them play it on a field specifically designed to match their physical limitations.

RULES

  1. Game times will be drop dead after 2:00 or 7 innings.
  2. 54’ Pitching distance
  3. 80’ Bases
  4. Continuous batting order
  5. If you have 9 players to start the game but a player will be showing up late, you have to put them at the bottom of the line-up and let the umpire and other manager know they will be arriving late.  Once the player arrives, let the umpire and other manager know and they will bat in the last batting position. The player will not be considered an out because you have 9 players.
  6. If you only have 8 players to start the game and a player is showing up late, if the 9th player does not show up before the 9th batting position bats, it will be an out only the first time around. The second time around will not be an out and the late player cannot enter.
  7. If a player leaves the game for any reason (with the exception of a medical need), it will be an automatic out that batting position for one rotation.
  8. Pitchers shall not pitch in more than 7 innings in a calendar day.
  9. Pitchers shall not pitch in more than 10 innings in a calendar week.
  10. Pitchers shall have 40 hours rest after pitching in 4 or more innings in a calendar day.
  11. A pitched ball will constitute an inning.
  12. Major League Baseball rules apply ie. stealing, lead-offs, drop 3rdstrike, infield fly
  13. Every player must play 2 innings – 6 consecutive outs
  14. If there are 2 outs in an inning, you can substitute a pinch runner, the last out, for your catcher or pitcher.
  15. Steel cleats are allowed, with the exception of the pitcher, to preserve the portable mounds.
  16. Scorebooks should be kept by both teams, the home team is the official scorebook during the game and the final score. All scores must be turned in by the home team after each game.
  17. The game will end per the time limit or 7 innings, whichever comes first.
  18. The final score is the last completed inning. If time runs out and the inning is not completed, the score will revert to the last completed inning.
  19. No Mercy Rule – games should be completed per the time limit.

FIELD REGULATION

BASES: 80 feet

PITCHING: 54 feet

FAIR PLAY AREA: Within the first base and third base foul lines and a fence or marked line 250 feet from home plate. A ball hit beyond that distance on the fly will be a home run. A minimum home run distance of 200 feet or a maximum of 300 feet will be recognized, with the recommendation that the home run distance be 265 feet at the foul lines and 315 feet in center field to a six or eight foot barrier wherever possible.

BASES, PLATES: The home plate, pitcher's rubber and the bases shall be official size as used in regulation baseball. 

PITCHING MOUND: Shall be raised by a gradual slope to a height of eight inches above the level of home plate and the base paths.

RESTRAINING LINE: Located along first base, beginning 40 feet from home base and extending three feet beyond the first and second base line. The line, paralleling the first base foul line and extending three feet (36 inches) into foul territory, shall be marked with chalk or other white material two inches wide.

DISTANCE TO BACKSTOP: Recommended distance from home plate to the backstop is 40 feet.

CATCHER'S BOX: By local option, the catcher's box may be rectangular in shape 43 inches wide and eight feet deep from the point of home plate or it may be triangular in shape extending eight feet from the rear of home plate, being a continuation of the foul lines, in which case the line closest to the backstop shall be 16 feet in length.

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MPK PONY Baseball and USA Softball
MPK Baseball and Softball Inc., 333 Garvey Ave Suite 604
Monterey Park, California 91754

Phone: 404-374-5014
Email: [email protected]

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