PONY Baseball and Softball

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PONY Baseball and Softball
Company typeNon-profit
IndustryYouth sports
Founded1951;73 years ago (1951)
Headquarters Washington, Pennsylvania
Area served
United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Europe, Asia-Pacific
Key people
Abraham Key, president [1]
ProductsBaseball and softball—leagues and tournaments
Website pony.org

PONY Baseball and Softball is a non-profit organization with headquarters in Washington, Pennsylvania. Started in 1951, [2] PONY organizes youth baseball and softball leagues and tournaments, as over 500,000 players annually play PONY in over 4,000 leagues throughout the United States and over 40 countries world-wide. The televised Pony League World Series held annually in August at Washington's Lew Hays Pony Field attracts teenage teams from around the world. [3] Membership is open to children and young adults from age 4 to 23 and the leagues are organized in two-year age brackets with "and-under" programs. [2] Hundreds of PONY players have gone on to Major League Baseball careers, including Hall of Fame inductees Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. [4]

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Origin of name

Children at the Washington, Pennsylvania, YMCA named the organization PONY, which stood for "Protect Our Neighborhood Youth." This later became "Protect Our Nation's Youth." [2]

Levels of play

A 14-year-old Pony League pitcher John Walls pitching opening day for the pony "West Covina Phantoms" in 2008 at age 14- 2013-12-23 02-06.jpg
A 14-year-old Pony League pitcher

Distances shown are for baseball with players pitching; distances for other offerings (such as baseball with machine pitching, fast pitch softball, and slow pitch softball) may vary.

LeagueAgesDistancesRef.
BasesPitching
Foal 4 and 350 feet (15.24 m)38 feet (11.58 m) [5]
Shetland 6 and under50 feet (15.24 m)38 feet (11.58 m) [6]
Pinto 8 and under60 feet (18.29 m)40 feet (12.19 m) [7]
Mustang10 and under46 feet (14.02 m) [8]
Bronco12 and under70 feet (21.34 m)50 feet (15.24 m) [9]
Pony14 and under80 feet (24.38 m)54 feet (16.46 m) [10]
Colt16 and under90 feet (27.43 m)60 feet 6 inches (18.44 m) [11]
Palomino19 and under [12]
Thorobred23 and under [13]

Pony League World Series

Pony League World Series
Pony League World Series logo.png
Sport Baseball
Founded1952;72 years ago (1952)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg New Taipei City, Taiwan
(2022)
Most titles Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei, Taiwan (5) [lower-alpha 1]
TV partner(s) MLB.com
Sponsor(s) Dick's Sporting Goods
Official website plws.org

The Pony League World Series is the flagship tournament of PONY Baseball and Softball. After the creation of the organization in 1951, there were already 505 teams across 106 leagues the following year. This prompted PONY to create the Pony League World Series in Washington County, Pennsylvania, which has hosted a majority of the tournaments since the inaugural edition in 1952.

From 1964 through 1983, the tournament did not have a set location and sometimes took place in other states: California (1964–1965, 1978), Iowa (1979–1980), Illinois (1967, 1974–1975), Nebraska (1966), Texas (1977), and Washington (1983). [14] In 1981, World Series Tournaments, Incorporated (WSTI) was put in charge of running the tournament, and every tournament since 1984 has been played in Washington County, although no team from Pennsylvania has won the tournament since 1955.

The first team from outside the United States to play in the tournament was Monterrey, Mexico, in 1959 [14] —Monterrey had won the Little League World Series in 1957 and 1958. In 1968, international slots were added to the tournament, with teams from Canada and Venezuela participating. [15] The first participant from Puerto Rico was a team from Cataño in 1971. [14] The first non-US champion was a team from Monterrey in 1972. A team from Japan was the first non-Americas participant, in 1986. The first non-Americas champion was a team from Seoul, South Korea, in 1988.

The format of the tournament has differed; for most years it has been double-elimination, while at least the first tournament was single-elimination, and the finals were a best of three at least twice during the 1970s. Most editions of the tournament have been contested with a field of eight teams, but field size has been as small as four and as large as 10: [16]

Year(s)Teams
1952–19608
1961–19674
1968–19748
1975–19786
1979–19808
1981–19825
1983–20088
2009–201910
2020
20218
2022-202310

The tournament is currently sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods and the games are streamed on MLB.com, [17] the official site of Major League Baseball. The recent finals can also be found on YouTube. [18]

After the 2020 edition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition was staged with only US-based teams (including a team from Puerto Rico).

Champions

YearWinnerScoreRunner–UpRef.
1952 Flag of Texas.svg San Antonio, Texas2–1 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Brockton, Massachusetts [19]
1953 Flag of West Virginia.svg Fairmont, West Virginia7–6 Flag of South Carolina.svg North Charleston, South Carolina [20]
1954 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Monongahela, Pennsylvania8–2 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago, Illinois [21]
1955 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Washington, Pennsylvania4–0 Flag of Ohio.svg Youngstown, Ohio [22]
1956 Flag of Illinois.svg Joliet, Illinois9–1 Flag of Michigan.svg Hamtramck, Michigan [23]
1957 Flag of Texas.svg Lufkin, Texas5–2 Flag of Illinois.svg Maywood, Illinois [24]
1958 Flag of Florida.svg Miami, Florida3–2 Flag of Michigan.svg Hamtramck, Michigan [25]
1959 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California8–0 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Greene County, Pennsylvania [26]
1960 Flag of Illinois.svg Oak Park - River Forest, Illinois5–4 Flag of California.svg West Covina, California
1961 Flag of Michigan.svg Hamtramck, Michigan2–1 Flag of Texas.svg San Antonio, Texas
1962 Flag of Texas.svg Houston, Texas4–1 Flag of North Carolina.svg Greensboro, North Carolina
1963 Flag of Indiana.svg Evansville, Indiana3–1 Flag of California.svg Canoga Park, California
1964 Flag of California.svg Campbell-Moreland, California8–2 Flag of Alabama.svg Gadsden, Alabama
1965 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California8–0 Flag of Illinois.svg Joliet, Illinois
1966 Flag of North Carolina.svg Greensboro, North Carolina6–0 Flag of Alabama.svg Gadsden, Alabama
1967 Flag of California.svg Chula Vista, California2–0 Flag of Oklahoma.svg Tulsa, Oklahoma
1968 Flag of North Carolina.svg Greensboro, North Carolina4–1 Flag of California.svg Covina, California
1969 Flag of Hawaii.svg Honolulu, Hawaii8–5 Flag of California.svg Arcadia, California
1970 Flag of California.svg Buena Park, California1–0 Flag of South Carolina.svg Cayce/West Columbia/Lexington, South Carolina
1971 Flag of California.svg Orange, California6–5 Flag of Colorado.svg Denver, Colorado [27]
1972 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey, Mexico2–0, 2–3, 3–1 Flag of Hawaii.svg Honolulu, Hawaii [28] [29] [30]
1973 Flag of California.svg Santa Clara, California4–3 Flag of Texas.svg Fort Worth, Texas [31]
1974 Flag of California.svg West Covina, California11–2 Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte, North Carolina [32]
1975 Flag of California.svg Covina, California7–3, 4–3 Flag of Illinois.svg Wilmette, Illinois [33] [34]
1976 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa, Florida14–0 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Monongahela, Pennsylvania
1977 Flag of Massachusetts.svg New Bedford, Massachusetts5–4 Flag of Florida.svg Lake Worth, Florida
1978 Flag of California.svg Campbell-Moreland, California2–0 Flag of Illinois.svg Joliet, Illinois
1979 Flag of California.svg Campbell-Moreland, California10–3 Flag of Texas.svg Houston, Texas
1980 Flag of Hawaii.svg Maui, Hawaii3–2 Flag of North Carolina.svg Greensboro, North Carolina
1981 Flag of California.svg West Covina, California16–10 Flag of Florida.svg Miami, Florida [35]
1982 Flag of California.svg West Covina, California5–4 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Washington, Pennsylvania
1983 Flag of California.svg Santa Susana, California8–4 Flag of Texas.svg Houston, Texas
1984 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Caguas, Puerto Rico3–0 Flag of Florida.svg Miami, Florida
1985 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Marietta, Georgia7–0 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Washington, Pennsylvania
1986 Flag of California.svg Valencia, Santa Clarita, California3–2 Flag of Japan.svg Edogawa, Japan
1987 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Caguas, Puerto Rico9–4 Flag of Texas.svg Houston, Texas
1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea15–0 Flag of California.svg La Mesa, California
1989 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea10–0 Flag of California.svg Encino, California
1990 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea4–2 Flag of California.svg Lakewood, California
1991 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan, Puerto Rico8–2 Flag of California.svg Fountain Valley, California
1992 Flag of Illinois.svg Bourbonnais, Illinois4–3 Flag of Texas.svg Pasadena, Texas
1993 Flag of Illinois.svg Joliet, Illinois4–2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Bayamon, Puerto Rico
1994 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taitung, Chinese Taipei6–1 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Chambersburg, Pennsylvania [36]
1995 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Bayamon, Puerto Rico11–2 Flag of Maryland.svg Hagerstown, Maryland
1996 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Tainan, Chinese Taipei4–0 Flag of Indiana.svg Evansville, Indiana
1997 Flag of California.svg Danville, California7–0 Flag of Ohio.svg Hamilton, Ohio
1998 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taitung, Chinese Taipei4–0 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Washington, Pennsylvania
1999 Flag of California.svg Covina, California9–1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taitung, Chinese Taipei
2000 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei, Chinese Taipei8–3 Flag of California.svg West Covina, California
2001 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ponce, Puerto Rico10–4 Flag of Virginia.svg Richmond, Virginia [37]
2002 Flag of California.svg Norwalk, California10–0 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Levittown, Puerto Rico [38]
2003 Flag of California.svg Lakewood, California4–3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Humacao, Puerto Rico [39]
2004 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Marietta, Georgia3–1 Flag of Hawaii.svg Mililani, Hawaii [40]
2005 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung, Chinese Taipei2–1 Flag of California.svg San Diego, California [41]
2006 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Caguas, Puerto Rico4–2 Flag of California.svg Simi Valley, California [42]
2007 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico8–3 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California [43]
2008 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California3–2 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung, Chinese Taipei [44]
2009 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taitung, Chinese Taipei12–1 Flag of California.svg Riverside/Victoria, California [45]
2010 Flag of Virginia.svg Midlothian, Virginia3–1 Flag of Japan.svg West Tokyo, Japan [46]
2011 Flag of Texas.svg Laredo, Texas10–9 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei County, Chinese Taipei [47]
2012 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California9–7 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei [48]
2013 Flag of Japan.svg Okinawa, Japan5–4 Flag of Mexico.svg Los Mochis, Mexico [49]
2014 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hilo, Hawaii5–3 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei [50]
2015 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taoyuan County, Chinese Taipei12–1 Flag of California.svg San Bernardino, California [51]
2016 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei County, Chinese Taipei12–2 Flag of Hawaii.svg Maui, Hawaii [52]
2017 Flag of California.svg Covina, California3–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea [53]
2018 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei County, Chinese Taipei3–1 Flag of California.svg Long Beach, California [54]
2019 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei City, Chinese Taipei9–1 Flag of Michigan.svg Bay County, Michigan [55]
2020Not held [56]
2021 Flag of Texas.svg Brownsville, Texas11–10 Flag of Ohio.svg Youngstown, Ohio [57]
2022 Flag of the Republic of China.svg New Taipei City, Chinese Taipei4–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey, Mexico [58]
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Edogawa, Japan8–2 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Washington, Pennsylvania [59]
YearWinnerScoreRunner–UpRef.

Source: [14]
Note: In cases of conflicting records, contemporary news reports have been given priority.

Controversy

In the 2023 Pony Asia-Pacific Zone Championships held in Fukushima, Japan, a controversial decision was made, where the Japanese officials unilaterally revoked Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)'s Pony League World Series qualification after losing to Taiwan in the championship game. The reason for disqualification was the alleged use of unapproved bats by the Taiwanese team. However, the PONY league pre-approved the bats prior to each game with stickers. There have also never been complaints from other teams prior to the championship game. In the end, despite Taiwan gathering supports from the majority of the teams, including Hong Kong (1 team) and Mainland China (3 teams) who protested against the decision to disqualify Taiwan, the complaint was overruled by Japan, Philippines and Australia, where the two decision-making officials were from Japan and Philippines. [60]

The incident attracted widespread media attention in Taiwan due to the perceived lack of transparency and fairness. The Taoyuan City Government and Taiwan's Sports Administration immediately filed an official complaint to the PONY Baseball and Softball organization headquarters, and are waiting for a reply. [61] [62]

Championship totals

The 2016 championship team from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) 08.24 Zong Tong Jie Jian [2016San Ji Bang Qiu Guan Jun Dui ]  (29117447311).jpg
The 2016 championship team from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

By U.S. state or non-U.S. country. Updated through the 2023 championship (71 playings, 142 total appearances).

State / CountryWinsLossesAppearancesMost recent championship
Flag of California.svg California2215372017
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei [lower-alpha 2] 115162022
Flag of Texas.svg Texas56112021
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico73102007
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois4591993
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii3362014
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea3141990
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania2791955
Flag of Florida.svg Florida2351976
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina2351968
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia2022004
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan1341961
Flag of Japan.svg Japan2242023
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico1231972
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana1121963
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts1121977
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia1122010
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia1011953
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio033
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama022
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina022
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado011
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland011
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma011

See also

Notes

  1. Championship teams from Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, are listed in Pony League World Series records under variant names: Taipei (2000), Taipei County (2016, 2018), Taipei City (2019), and New Taipei City (2022). Taipei City is the official name of the capital city, which is commonly known as Taipei. New Taipei City and Taipei County both refer to the "special municipality" where the capital city is located.
  2. Due to complicated relations with the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China—commonly known as Taiwan—is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by a majority of international organizations, including PONY Baseball and Softball. News accounts may use Republic of China, Taiwan, or Chinese Taipei to refer to the same entity.

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