Saddleback Valley PONY
- Strong and Growing
Stronger--
Thanks to all the teams and individuals that participated in
Saddleback Valley Pony's largest season ever - spring 2009
hosted over 30 teams within SVP - playing with over 50 teams
throughout South Orange County in five divisions of play.
We
are a league for both teams and individuals looking to increase
skills by participating in a competitive environment.
Winter/Fall
Registration ...
Registration NOW OPEN - see registration
page
Potential
teams playing in Fall'09.. the names are just starting to roll
in......
Pony
60/90 (14U):
LF Mustangs
Saddleback Thunder
South County Sluggers
Pony
54/80 (13U):
LF Volcanoes?
Bronco
(12U & 11U):
OC Boltz
Halos
Tigers
Mustang
(10U & 9U):
OC Boltz
Congratulations
to our End
of Season Champions:
Bronco
American League Champion - Tigers
54/80
Gold Division - Laguna Niguel A's
54/80
Silver Division - Irvine Diamondbacks
54/80
Bronze Division - Trojans
60/90
Gold Division - OC Twins
60/90
Silver Division - South County Sluggers
PONY Playoff Schedule - click
here
Saddleback
PONY shows great in the 19th Annual Irvine Memorial Day Tournament:
14U
Champions
Mission
Viejo Inferno – 14U
Front
row: Wyatt Hahn, Parker Haggerty, Adam Salcido, Joey Dillard,
Nolan Balaam, Middle row: Kyle Candalla, Austin Hudgins, Derek
Lamensdorf, Kieran Lovegrove, Nolan Johnson, Back row: Coach Bob
Haggerty, Coach Donn Johnson, Manager Mark Lamensdorf, Gage
Gunter, Matt Hiller, Coach Ray Salcido, Coach Rob Balaam
Mission
Viejo Inferno captures the Irvine Pony Memorial Day Tournament
by grinding out
a come-from-behind win over Irvine D-backs in the semi-finals
and beating the Cypress Braves 15 to 5 to win the championship.
19 teams competed in the 14U division, with two coming
from as far away as Mexico.
Congratulations
to Dillon Miyashiro - runner up in the Home Run Derby
Congratulations
to Coach Kent and his Thunder team -
13U
Champions
Saddleback
Thunder – 13U
Colts
Baseball Camp Info - 3rd through 8th grade summer
baseball camp... http://www.getthereathletics.com/trabuco_colts
El
Toro High School Camp - 2nd through 8th grade summer
baseball camp...
click here for pdf flyer
Trabuco
Hills High School - Incoming Freshman information (PDF files:
-FAQs
-Summer
Camp Flyer
Home
Run Headlines - click here
Home
of the South Orange County High School Prep teams....
These are the division we are hosting for
Fall 09:
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| 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
(ages 13-14) 54/80 format American League - for AA/AAA type coach select
teams and individual registrations teams |
| Bronco
(ages 11-12) - one league and for the competitive player - individual
registration & coach select teams. |
| Mustang
(ages 9-10) New! - one
league for the competitive player - individual
registration & coach select teams. |
Your
comments/ideas are welcome!
Teams
wishing to practice & play on Lake Forest fields must be at
least 90%
Lake Forest residents.
Teams
wishing to practice & play on Mission Viejo fields must be
at least 51% Mission Viejo residents .
Teams
wishing to practice & play on Laguna Niguel fields must be
at least 75% Laguna Niguel residents.
All
other teams will share allocated school district field time.
League
open to residents of South Orange County excluding Dana Point,
Newport Beach and Irvine.
Pony
announces alliance in the National Youth Baseball
Championships - click
for more details
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
Open
Positions:
Secretary
Pony Commissioner
Sponsorship Chairman
There
are no restrictions on who can hold a board positions. If
you want to manage and hold a position - that is ok!!
News
from the City of Lake Forest
Update
6/09: A community workshop was held to view the potential
Sports Park land and come up with ideas on the components of the
park. Further review will take place by the City Parks and
Recreation Commission at their July 16th meeting. The
meeting is open to the public and a great opportunity to support
the need for new ball fields.
Update
7/08: The second reading of the Opportunities Study
occurred at the City Council meeting and passed with a 4-1 vote
(Peter Herzog being the hold out). This was the last big
formal step to moving forward with the Opportunities Study and
the development of new facilities for our community - sports
park, community center, etc.
Update
6/08: The City Council approved the
Opportunities Study. This is a great step towards
providing the facilities Lake Forest needs to service its
residents. We need to keep communicating with them to keep
the project moving - continue to write the Council letting them
know there is both a long term and short term need for fields!!
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.
>>>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 9 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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