Division Rules

Southeast Valley (SEV) Baseball

SEV Baseball 2024 Spring Season Rules & Guidelines

General Information

Welcome to the Southeast Valley Pony League. PONY stands for Protecting Our Nation’s Youth, and as such, good sportsmanship is expected. This is true of players, coaches, and parents. It is the coach’s responsibility to maintain an atmosphere of respect for players, umpires, and parents. Verbal abuse from parents will not be tolerated; as a coach, please ensure you are setting this expectation with parents of your players. Parents getting ejected will also be suspended from the next game for a minor incident. If there are physical threats or police are called (major incident), the offending parents will be suspended for the season and the board will determine future eligibility. In the event a parent is ejected, the corresponding player and Head Coach must also leave the premises and Head Coach will umpire an upcoming Coach Pitch game (determined by SEV Board).

Games will be held at the Mansel Carter Ballfields. The home team is the official scorekeeper, is in the 3rd base dugout, and responsible for setting up bases, mound, and lines. Equipment will be found in the cage next to the dugouts. The visiting team is in the 1st base dugout, and puts bases and mound back in the equipment cage after the last game. All trash needs to be picked up after games and the field should be left clean. Blue cards are in use unless otherwise noted: include Head Coach’s Name and pitch count for each pitcher. USSSA, USA, BBCOR, and wooden bats are allowed (see bat rules per division); reference PONY’s Decertified Bat List as needed. No metal cleats unless noted. Mercy rules will be in effect.

League Age Key

The league age key can be found on the official PONY Baseball Helpdesk website.

Pitching Chart

League	Daily Max	Days Rested
Age	Pitches	0 Days	1 Day	2 Days	3 Days	4 Days	5 Days
7-8	50	1-20	21-35	36-50	NA	NA	NA
9-10	75	1-20	21-35	36-50	51-65	66+	NA
11-12	85	1-20	21-35	36-50	51-65	66+	NA
13-14	95	1-20	21-35	36-50	51-65	66+	NA
15-16	95	1-30	31-45	46-60	61-75	76+	NA
17-18	105	1-30	31-45	46-60	61-80	81+	NA

Foal T-Ball (5U) SEV Rules

Division Director – Andrew Minter

Umpires: No umpires allocated for TBall.

Distance: Bases are set at 50’ apart.

Time Limits: Drop dead at 1 hour.

Division Rules: Teams bat the entire lineup and then switch. No blue cards are used.

Foal T-Ball (5 and Under) PONY Rule Book

Official PONY Rules for T-Ball

Shetland Coach Pitch (7U) SEV Rules

Division Director: Ryan Goodman – vicepresident@sevbaseball.com

Umpires: 1 Junior Umpire per game.

Distance: 40/60

Time Limits: Drop dead at 1 hour 15 minutes or 4 full innings (whichever comes first)

Division Rules: Batter gets 5 pitches; if the batter fouls the 5th pitch, they keep batting until they are out or reaches base (no walks). Ball is dead once the pitcher has the ball or the ball is controlled by infielders after being returned from the outfield. No lead off or steal, runners only advance one base on overthrows, tagging on fly balls is allowed.

Game Play: Teams bat the entire lineup but scoring is stopped after 3 outs with a maximum of 5 runs per inning; unlimited runs AFTER the 3rd inning. After 3 outs, coaches can clear bases (Coaches decide with Umpire prior to game) but the remaining line up still bats. Catcher can have a substitute runner (last out) to keep the gameplay moving.

Coaches can decide before the game if they would like to have more than 3 outfielders in order for all players to participate. Max six infielders: Pitcher, Catcher, 1st Base, 2nd Base, Shortstop, & 3rd Base. Pitcher is to stand within a foot of the mound. Defense can have two coaches in the outfield, plus one behind the catcher to help gather balls. If a defensive coach interferes with the ball in play, the batter is awarded a triple. Offense can have two (baseline) coaches and a third coach to pitch. The ball is live if the ball hits the pitching coach.

Coach Pitch PONY Rule Book

Official PONY Rules for Coach Pitch

Pinto Kid Pitch (8U) SEV Rules

Division Director: Scott Meyer

Umpires: 1 Top Choice Junior Umpire per game.

Distance: 40/60

Time Limits: No New Inning after 1 hour 30 minutes or 5 full innings (whichever comes first)

Division Rules: No leadoffs, steals are allowed after the ball crosses plate, no stealing home. Runners only advance one base on overthrows then the ball is dead; no stealing home on overthrows. Ball is dead once the pitcher has the ball. No balks, no infield fly rule, tagging on fly balls is allowed.

Game Play: Teams bat 3 outs or 5 run limit per inning then switch. Unlimited runs AFTER the 3rd inning. Standard 9 players on field. If count gets to ball 4, Offensive Coach will pitch two pitches (overhand, standing in front of portable mound) until the ball is in play or the player strikes out. If Batter fouls 2nd pitch, they keep batting. The batter cannot reach base if hit by pitch (from Coach), Batter instead gets one more pitch. Ball is live if it hits the Pitching Coach. Catcher can have a substitute runner (last out) to keep the gameplay moving.

Mercy Rules: 15 runs through three innings or 10 runs through four innings.

Pinto Kid Pitch (8U) PONY Rule Book

Official PONY Rules for Pinto Kid Pitch (8U)

Mustang (10U) SEV Rules

Division Director: Russ Tonks – president@sevbaseball.com

Umpires: 1 Top Choice Junior Umpire per game.

Distance: 46/60

Time Limits: No New Inning after 1 hour 30 minutes or 6 full innings (whichever comes first)

Division Rules: Leadoff and steals are allowed. Balks are not enforced but taught; coaches can agree to balk limits with Umpire prior to the start. Infield fly rule in effect, no inning run limit. Catcher can have a substitute runner (last out) to keep the gameplay moving.

Mercy Rules: 15 runs through three innings or 10 runs through four innings.

Mustang (10U) PONY Rule Book

Official PONY Rules for Mustang (10U)

Bronco (12U) SEV Rules

Division Director: Nolan Routt

Umpires: 2 Top Choice Umpires per game

Distance: 50/70

Time Limits: No New Inning after 1 hour 45 minutes or 7 full innings (whichever comes first)

Division Rules: Baseball rules with 1 balk warning unless coaches agree on modification with Umpire prior to the start. Catcher can have a substitute runner (last out) to keep the gameplay moving. Can use metal cleats (NOT on pitching mound).

Mercy Rules: 15 runs through four innings or 10 rules through five innings.

Bronco (12U) PONY Rule Book

Official PONY Rules for Bronco (12U)

Pony (14U) SEV Rules

Division Director: Sean Routt

Umpires: 2 Top Choice Umpires per game

Distance: 60/90

Time Limits: No new inning after 1 hour 45 minutes or 7 full innings (whichever comes first)

Division Rules: Baseball rules. Coaches can agree on minor modifications with Umpire prior to the start. Catcher can have a substitute runner (last out) to keep the gameplay moving. Can use metal cleats.

14U: USSSA, USA, BBCOR, and wooden bats are allowed

Mercy Rules: 15 runs through four innings or 10 rules through five innings.