Pony League Overview
League Director: Larry Ault
Competitive Baseball League
Ages 13-14
Each player is provided a jersey and a ball cap
Practice starts Late-April
Season starts after the school baseball season concludes, ending in July.
Multi-City League run by LDC
RULES:
- Please note that the time limit will not be in effect for the playoffs unless two games are scheduled that night (see above). Please keep the games moving so if 7 full innings are needed you can get them all in.
- The one exception is that the mercy rule is ALWAYS in effect.
- There is a ten (10) run mercy rule in effect after five (5) innings, 4-1/2 innings if the home team is winning.
- Pitchers are limited to seven (7) innings per game, and ten (10) innings per week.
- Any pitcher who pitches four (4) or more innings in a game cannot pitch the next day.
- Home team responsibilities are the same: reserving and prepping the field, scheduling and paying umpires and providing game balls. Visiting teams should have a spare game ball just in case.
- Bat size shall not exceed 2-3/4” barrel or -8.5 ratio WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
- Metal spikes are permitted, but rubber cleats or tennis shoes are preferred.
- The winning manager shall report scores to the league director within 24 hours by email or text message.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SOUTH EUCLID DODGERS ON WINNING THE 2022 PONY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!South Euclid 2 (Dodgers) held off the Painesville Bearcats by a score of 5-2 on July 25 at Painesville Kiwanis Park
| PONY Standings | | | |
| Rank | Team | Won | Loss | Tie | % | Tie Break |
| 1 | Painesville | 13 | 0 | | 1.000 | |
| 2 | South Euclid 2 | 9 | 3 | | 0.750 | H2H vs. SE1 |
| 3 | South Euclid 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | |
| 4 | Lyndhurst 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.731 | |
| 5 | Beachwood | 9 | 4 | | 0.692 | |
| 6 | Highland Hts. 2 | 8 | 5 | | 0.615 | |
| 7 | Willoughby 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.571 | |
| 8 | Lyndhurst 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0.464 | |
| 9 | Highland Hts. 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.346 | |
| 10 | Willoughby 3 | 4 | 8 | | 0.333 | |
| 11 | Lyndhurst 2 | 4 | 9 | | 0.308 | |
| 12 | Cle Hts. 1 | 4 | 10 | | 0.286 | |
| 13 | Shaker Hts. | 3 | 10 | | 0.231 | |
| 14 | Willoughby 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.208 | |
| 15 | Lyndhurst 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.136 | |
| updated | 7/15/2022 | | | | |
League Information
2022 ldc pony rules.pdf2022 pony game schedule_5-25.pdf2022 pony league contacts.pdf