Pony Baseball and Softball Go for the Crown in Laredo
Written by admin, Jul 7, 2010, 1 Comment
Courtesy Eddie Millan,
The 2010 South Region Super Region Bronco Tournament will be held here in Laredo Texas beginning, Friday, July 9th, 2010. Thirty- four teams from Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Laredo, will be playing for the chance to be crowned ‘Champions’.
In addition Forty – eight Girl Softball Teams will also be competing in their own tournament for the chance of being Number One!
In total, eighty-two teams will be putting on their spikes adjusting their helmets and swinging their bats for a three day weekend Pony Baseball and Softball Tournament in Laredo. “It is projected to add one million dollars into the City of Laredo’s economy,” stated Parks & Leisure Director Osbaldo Guzman. “We’re anxious and ready to serve all the people who are coming into Laredo from out-of- town while showcasing our City,” said Guzman.
PONY Baseball and Softball is designed to “Protect Our Nation’s Youth” by providing experiences in youth baseball and softball that will help young people grow into healthier and happier adults.
PONY is an acronym for Protect Our Nation’s Youth. The concept for the name originally came from boys at the local YMCA in Washington, Pennsylvania and stood for “Protect Our Neighborhood Youth,” but when PONY became an international program in the early 1950’s “Neighborhood” was switched to “Nation’s.”
Games are scheduled to begin on Friday, July 9 2010 with the Championship game/games on Sunday, July 11, 2010. The tournament will be a twelve (12) team double round robin tournament.
Boys Bronco Games Ages 11-12:
Games will be played at Rangel Field (218 W. Del Mar Blvd), Community Park (400 St. James) and Dryden Park (2700 Diaz) Friday, Saturday and Sunday; starting at 9:00a.m. on Friday, July 9th.
Girls Softball Games:
Mustang (Girls) Division Ages 9-10, games will be played at Hillside I & II Softball Fields (900 Cherry Hill) Friday and Saturday. (Friday games 10:00am. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday Games 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Broncos (Girls) Division Ages 11 & 12, games will be played at Base I & II (800 Sandman). Friday Games start at 9:00 a.m.
Pony (Girls) Division Ages 13-14, games will be played at M.E. Benavides Sports Complex (600 S. Bartlett) Friday Games start at 10:00 a.m.
The championship games for the Girls Softball Divisions will be held at the Sports Activity Complex (SAC) on Sunday, July 11, 2010.
We encourage the public to come out and support our youth.
For more information call Laredo Pony Baseball/Softball President Richard Rosas 956-763-1601 or Eddie Millan Public Information Officer at City of Laredo Parks & Leisure Department at 956-794-1764
Pony Stands for Protect Our Nations Youth,
Thats not what Laredo did this weekend. They played games well after midnight with the out of town teams and then having them play 1st thing in the morning. On the Bronco division pony states no game shall be played after 8:30 pm and Laredo violated this rule time after time. I hope this is the last time Laredo gets this tournament if it does not fellow pony rules.