Blossom Valley Pony Baseball

PINTO PLAYOFFS START TOMORROW 5/19

BV PINTO PLAYOFFS START TOMORROW 5/19. All Playoff games will be played at Calero Pinto Field.

Game 1

BV Pinto Giants vs. BV Pinto A's 9am

Game 2 of Pinto Playoffs

BV Pinto Cardinals vs. BV Pinto Cubs 11:30

Game 3 will be played Monday 5/21

Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2

Championship Game will be played Thursday 5/24

Winner of Game 3 vs. 1st place seed

BVPB is currently accepting applications for the Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 Season

"BVPB" is currently accepting applications for the Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 Season.

This is a great way to be involved in our Baseball League Operations and be involved in the community.

There are many great positions available so if you are interested please contact Sheryl at secretary@bvponybaseball.com.”

Position description and applications will be available soon.

Thank you

BVPB

AGE RULES IN 2018

Cutoff dates will no longer be April 30th but August 31st. This is for Spring 2018. Those who are effected are players with birthday months in May, June, July, and August.

This change was passed by PONY International and will be implemented by leagues around the country in 2018.

SPRING 2018 AGE CHART

Division	League Age	Age
Pony	13 & 14	Sept 1, 2003 - August 31, 2005
Bronco	11 & 12	Sept 1, 2005 - August 31, 2007
Mustang	9 & 10	Sept 1, 2007 - August 31, 2009
Pinto	7 & 8	Sept 1, 2009 - August 31, 2011
Shetland	6	Sept 1, 2011 - August 31, 2012
Shetland T-Ball	5 & Under	After September 1, 2012

BAT RULE

As will be stated in Section 8 “Equipment,” 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 the -3 bat (BBCOR certified), all other 2-1/4” and 2-5/8” minus factor bats (-5, -7, -9, etc.) 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 in 2017 will be illegal to use in 2018.

2-¾” barrel bats are prohibited in all divisions of PONY Baseball.

If using a tee ball bat manufactured prior to 2018, these bat must carry the USA Baseball mark accompanied by the following text: “Only For Use With Approved Tee Ball Bat.” If you already have a tee ball bat you would like to continue using, all you have to do is purchase a USA Bat sticker directly from USABB and place it on your bat.