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SPORTS
& ATHLETICS
Pony
Baseball
Grades 7 & 8
681-2867
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to register? Click here.
nmcduffee@peoriaparks.org
Old Timers Pony Baseball League
The Peoria Park District and
Old Timers Baseball Association invite all eligible 7th and 8th
graders to play in Peoria’s best Pony League. Teams are formed
following the skills assessment April 27 at 9:00 am at Von
Steuben ballfields. Practices begin the week of April 28 as determined by
each coach. Games begin the week of May 19 and are played on
weeknights or Saturday mornings. The league consists of teams from
Peoria, Limestone and East Peoria, with an interleague home and away
schedule. Players utilize modified Pony League rules with fields
having 80 foot base and 54 foot pitching distances. All players will
bat and must play at least half of the game on defense. Major League
replica caps and jerseys are provided. White baseball pants are
required.
Code
Day-Date Fee-R/NR
34448 4/27-7/25 $60/$65
Pony Select Baseball League
In addition to our House
League, each high school will enter a team of the top eligible 13-15*
year old players in their district. The league will play a
competitive, triple round robin schedule at the Peoria Stadium and
Woodruff Park. Players will be selected during tryouts hosted by each
school. Those selected will not be eligible for the House League
program, and will receive a full refund if already registered. For
details contact your high school’s athletic department. *Only 15
year olds not yet in high school are eligible.
PITCH, HIT, & RUN COMPETITION
Sunday,
May 4
Von
Steuben Diamond #3
2:00-4:00
pm • FREE
Pepsi
and Major League Baseball PITCH, HIT & RUN is a free national
program that gives boys & girls ages 7 to 14 the chance to
showcase their baseball abilities.
Skills
that will be tested include: Pitch: Throwing a baseball at a
designated "Strike Zone" 45 feet away. Hit: Hitting a
baseball from a stationary tee, as close as possible to the
"center line" (directly away from home plate across second
base into center field). Final score is determined from the location
the ball initially lands, minus the distance from the "center
line." Run: Measuring a competitor’s speed in a sprint
from 2nd base to home plate.
For
details, call Nick McDuffee at 681-2867.
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