Saddleback Valley PONY
- Strong and Growing
Stronger--
Fall/Winter
Registration Information - click here
Looking
forward.... These are the division we are considering for
fall 08/spring 09:
Pony
60/90 format National League - competitive league consisting
of 14u coach select teams as well as individual registration
(dependant upon available players & managers)
Pony
54/80 format National League - competitive league for 13u
coach select teams
Pony
54/80 format American League - for AA/AAA type coach select
teams and individual registrations teams
Bronco
- one league and for the competitive player - individual
registration & coach select teams.
Your
comments/ideas are welcome!
We
would like to expand into Mission Viejo, however, need names and
addresses of MV kids before we can get fields. We can't
commit to players until we get fields. If you are from MV,
please send in your registration early so we can attempt to
secure fields.
End
of Season Playoff info:
We
are still missing some season scores, will post final schedule
by end of 5/11/08.
Bronco
AL Schedule - click
here
Bronco
NL Schedule - click
here
Pony
AL Schedule - click
here
Pony
NL Schedule - click
here
New
Sponsor - Johnny Rockets is sponsoring the league and offering
cash back to the league on dinner sales on the following date:
June 5th 5:30pm -
9:30pm. Bring the flyer and the league gets 20% of all
sales - than you Johnny Rockets!!
See
you at dinner!
Click
Here for printable flyer
Board
positions coming open - if you would like to be an integral part
of this exciting league and want to become a board member,
please e-mail president@saddlebackpony.org
We
are looking for a new President for next season - a very
rewarding position! Also in need of a sponsorship chairman
plus others.
Home
Run Headlines - click here
News
from the City of Lake Forest
Update
4/08: The Planning commission unanimously approved the recommendation
to rezone to allow the Opportunities Study to move
forward. The formal approval will be before the City
Council on Tuesday, June 3rd at the regular Council
meeting. This would be an important meeting to
attend and show support for the Study and the need for new
fields!!
January
2008: Portions of the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report
(Draft PEIR) are currently being re-circulated for public review
and comment. The re-circulated Draft PEIR considers the climate
change impacts of the potential project and updates certain
sections of the Draft PEIR based on recent legislation and case
law. Additionally, the re-circulated Draft PEIR analyzes a new
alternative land use scenario which involves fewer homes and
more public facilities as compared to the Proposed Project
analyzed in the original 2006 Draft PEIR. Click
here to download a copy of the re-circulated Draft PEIR.
Call
to Action - Let the Lake Forest City Council know we need more fields - now:
Click
here-
Select
"Message for the City Council"
Select
Subcategory "Message for the entire City Council"
Send
them a message - the City took ownership of Tamarisk park to
develop the baseball field there, but then pushed it to the back
burner - 4 years out. We currently have 14 teams sharing
one field - we need at least one more field for the older kids
(ages 15-18). Voice your opinion now-develop Tamarisk
now. (updated note: the city is supporting interim upgrades
to make it safe, but full improvements are still 4 years out).
There
is also undeveloped park land near Regency Park that they have
been dragging their feet on for years. Our City Council
needs to be more action oriented and decisive. Our leagues
should not have to fight for field time and our kids should not
have to play late into the night and on Sundays just to get a
game in.
The
City does not have a field big enough for 17-18 year olds at
all. The one field we have for the 13-16 year olds is not
open fully year round. Mission Viejo has at least 4 fields
for this age group, we barely have one. We have a voice,
let's use it.
Of
the six PONY teams on the field, 80% of the kids are 13 year
olds who will likely still be around next year. The league
is growing and we expect about 50% more teams next year - what
do we do then?
Let's
keep the kids off the streets and on the fields!
Build
it and they will come!
Thanks
to the support of El Toro High School Baseball players for
manning our registration booth!!
>>>Support
your community, take advantage of great advertising - Become a
sponsor - click here for more info
>>>Difference
between Little League majors and Bronco - click
here
Welcome
to Saddleback Valley PONY - El Toro High School's primary feeder
program. High School Prep Baseball for El Toro High,
Trabuco High and other South Orange County High Schools. 
Saddleback
Valley PONY is an organized PONY Baseball League located in Lake
Forest, California for ball players with the playing ages 11
through 14. Our intent is to create a positive learning
atmosphere for the growing youth of our community by improving
their skills in the game of baseball and developing strong
character traits.
WHY
PLAY PONY?
We play like the pros (Real baseball rules) * We prep you for
high school baseball * We teach you to lead-off & steal
bases * We teach pitchers pick-off moves * We use Big-Barrel
bats * We play 54’ mound to plate, 80’ between bases (Pony)
50' mound to plate, 70' between bases (Bronco)* We play with
steel cleats. Pony is all about flexibility - want to scrimmage
another league - go for it! want to enter your team in a
tournament - go for it! PONY is all about the kids.
Pros
that played in PONY - click
here
Fast
Fact: More kids from El Toro High School Freshman Baseball
came from PONY than any other organization!! Strong programs,
make strong players.
Want a pro's opinion? Mike Witt, former Angel pitcher and
Laguna Niguel resident, comments on PONY Baseball. Click
here:
Mike Witt Comments
From
the PONY Rule Book: "Flexibility is a key word in PONY
Baseball philosophy, which provides a pattern of league
operation that may be adapted to the needs of the community,
rather than asking the community to adapt to an arbitrary set of
rules and regulations."
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"MUD
LINE"
The City “mud line”
for park opening and closure is:
461-3595. If there has been rain 24
hours prior or if the rains have been
exceptionally heavy, please be sure to
check this line for updates on the field
(they update the line about 1:00 pm on
any day that is in question). |
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