PONY is an acronym for Protect Our Nation's Youth. The concept for the name originally came from boys at the local YMCA in Washington, PA and stood for "Protect Our Neighborhood Youth", but when PONY became an international program in the early 1950's the "Neighborhood" was switched to "Nation's". 

PONY Baseball and Softball is designed to "Protect Our Nation's Youth" by providing experiences in youth baseball and softball that will help young people grow into healthier and happier adults. 

Arcadia PONY uses multiple sites to accommodate all of our games. See our Ball Park locations page for location information. 

Practices are at the discretion of the manager, each manager is given a practice schedule and he or she will pick which day or days they will practice. 

League boundaries are determined by the officers and executive committee of Arcadia PONY, however All Star eligibility are subject to annual approval by the PONY Southern California East Region Director. Players are not allowed to participate in more then one Pony league at a time.

Yes, anyone living in San Gabriel Valley area is eligible to play in the Arcadia PONY Baseball program.  

Arcadia PONY Baseball divisions are organized in the following age brackets.

The age brackets are as follows:

• Foal Division - 3 and 4 yr olds
• Shetland Division - 5  and 6 yr olds
• Pinto Division - 7 and 8 yr olds
• Mustang Division - 9 and 10 yr olds
• Bronco Division - 11 and 12 yr olds
• Pony Division - 13 and 14 yr olds

A draft system helps to ensure that teams are balanced and one team does not dominate because it has more returning players than other teams. We will keep immediate family members (i.e. brothers and sisters) on the same team if they are in the same age level bracket. This system also allows children the opportunity to make new friends, and that goes for parents too! 

We don't have enough volunteers to notify all kids once the teams are selected so we rely on Coaches to make the calls and notify their players so please be patient. Some Coaches are quicker than others for various reasons. For privacy reasons we do not post team rosters on this website. 

Yes. There are more than 800 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.  

USA Baseball Bat Standard (new for 2018):

1. Wooden, metal, graphite or ceramic bats manufactured for baseball play, which are round and not more than 2-5/8” in diameter at the thickest part, and not more than 42” in length, are acceptable. No bat shall be used if dented, cracked, modified, or misshaped.
2. 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 -3 bats (BBCOR certified), all other 2-5/8” minus factor bats (-5, -7, -9, etc.) and 2-1/4” bats must be certified with the USABat licensing stamp on the bat in order to be used for league and tournament play. 2-1/4” and 2-5/8” minus factor bats (-5, -7, -9, etc.) used prior to 2018 will be illegal to use in 2018.
3. 2-5/8” barrel bats are legal in all divisions of PONY baseball. If a 2-5/8” bat is -3, it must be BBCOR certified (stamped on the bats).