USA Baseball Bat Standard
In conjunction with USA Baseball and its other participating national member organizations, PONY Baseball has adopted the new USA Baseball bat standard (USABat). All 2 1/4″ and 2 5/8″ barrel bats with a minus factor of (-5, -7, -9, etc.), must be USABat certified with the USABat licensing stamp on the bat in order to be used for league and tournament play. All 2 1/4″ and 2 5/8″ minus factor bats -5, -7, -9, etc. purchased before September 1, 2017, are illegal to use in Pony Baseball.
BBCOR certified (-3) bats may be used at any level in Pony Baseball, regardless of the USABat certification.
Tee ball bats are not required to undergo lab testing to receive approval under the USABat program. However, to be approved for play, tee ball bats must carry the USA Baseball mark accompanied by the following text: “Only For Use With Approved Tee Ball Bats.” 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 USA Baseball and place it on your bat.
To find out more about the USABat standard, please click here.
To find PONY’s official approved bat list, which is in accordance with USABat, click here.
Information
Here you can find information and rules about our league, as well as helpful incident and other PDF forms. View the documents below for more information.
Temecula Youth Baseball Local Rules
Local Rules
Revised: January 28, 2020
Temecula Youth Baseball Official Local Rules, Policies and Procedures.
Colt/Palomino Inter-League Rules
SIBA Local Rules
Revised: December 18,2018
SIBA rules. Note: These local rules only pertain to Teams registered uner Siba Baseball
HSP Local Rules
Revised: May 14, 2018
HSP Local Rules, Policies and Procedures.
Middle School Local Rules – Fall Only (Bronco/Pony)
Official PONY Rules
Updated: April, 2018
These are the basic rules and regulations for PONY Baseball. Local (published above ) rules take precedence over these if they are different (except in PONY Sanctioned tournaments). If neither addresses an issue, the OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES (OBR) shall govern.
Official MLB Baseball Rules 2018
Updated: April, 2018
These are the OFFICIAL BASEBALL RULES for Major League Baseball. Unless otherwise defined in our local rules or the PONY rulebook, play is governed by this rule book.
League Age Chart
Pitch Count Rules
Temecula Youth Baseball has incorporated a pitching guide in accordance with Pitch Smart Pitch Count Rules. This is in effect for Kid-Pitch Pinto, Mustang, Bronco, Bronco Middle School, Pony, Pony Middle School, HSP, and Colt/Palomino. Please see the grid below.
- Days’ Rest are FULL days rest starting the day FOLLOWING the game (i.e. if a 10 year old pitches 66+ pitches on Monday, they are not eligible to pitch again until Saturday).
- No pitcher shall appear in a game as a pitcher for three consecutive days, regardless of pitch count. If a pitcher has the available pitches, a pitcher could pitch in two (2) games in a day. (e.g. If a 10 year old throws 15 pitches Monday and 15 pitches Tuesday, they are not eligible to pitch Wednesday.)
- Pitchers reaching their maximum number of pitches in a day, while pitching to a batter, may finish pitching to that batter beore being removed. A pitcher is charged with the number of pitches in the specific calendar day and week in which they are pitched, regardless of whether they are regular season, the playoff of postponed games or suspended games, tie games, or exhibition games.
- The total number of pitches shall be recorded on the Tournament Record form.
- Recommend the use of electronic scoring devices at all levels to help ensure an accurate pitch count.