INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESS RELEASE

PONY Baseball and Softball is constantly exploring and developing opportunities to assist our affiliated member organizations in the administration their local leagues.

We are proud to announce that the PONY Baseball and Softball International Board of Directors has unanimously adopted legislation to allow our affiliated member organization's baseball leagues the latitude to choose between the

"TRADITIONAL" two year age program and/or the "AND UNDER" program in each age group.

These two program choices can be used simultaneously by the member's league within the same season.

Lynn Parnell
Chairman of the Board
PONY Baseball and Softball

(2009 Rulebook Excerpt)
4 - LEGAL PLAYERS

A.        The League has an option to use the Traditional and/or the AND UNDER in each age group. The decision to use the Traditional or AND UNDER program is strictly a League decision.

B.        If the League does decide to use the AND UNDER program a player can only move up one age group.
(EXAMPLE) A Bronco age player 11 or 12 years old will only be allowed to move up to the Pony age.

C.        Players playing up must abide by the pitching rules of that age group.

D.       Players must abide by all of the PONY rules and regulations in order to be eligible for tournament play.

E.        Legal age of players shall be:

• SHETLAND: Players of league 4, 5 and 6 born between May 1 2002 and April 30, 2005
  
  
• PINTO:

Traditional: Players of league age 7 & 8, born on or between May 1, 2000 and April 30, 2002

AND UNDER: Players of league age 8 And Under, born on or between May 1, 2000 and April 30, 2005

• MUSTANG:

Traditional: Players of league age 9 & 10, born on or between May 1, 1998 and April 30, 2000

AND UNDER: Players of league age 10 And Under, born on or between May 1, 1998 and April 30, 2002

• BRONCO:

Traditional: Players of league age 11 & 12, born on or between May 1, 1996 and April 30, 1998

AND UNDER: Players of league age 12 And Under, born on or between May 1, 1996 and April 30, 2000

• PONY:

Traditional: Players of league age 13 & 14, born on or between May 1, 1994 and April 30, 1996

AND UNDER: Players of league age 14 And Under, born on or between May 1, 1994 and April 30, 1998

• COLT:

Traditional: Players of league age 15 & 16, born on or between May 1, 1992 and April 30, 1994

AND UNDER: Players of league age 16 And Under, born on or between May 1, 1992 and April 30, 1996

• PALOMINO:

Traditional: Players of league age 17, 18 & 19, born on or between May 1, 1989 and April 30, 1992

AND UNDER: Players of league age 19 And Under, born on or between May 1, 1989 and April 30, 1994

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