PONY Baseball and Softball
PONY Baseball and Softball is a non-profit organization with headquarters in Washington, Pennsylvania. Started in 1951,[1] PONY organizes youth baseball and softball leagues and tournaments, as over 500,000 players annually play PONY in over 4,000 leagues throughout the United States and over 40 countries world-wide. Membership is open to children and young adults from age 4 to 23 and the leagues are organized in two-year age brackets with "an-under" programs.[2]
Origin of name
Children at the Washington, Pennsylvania YMCA named the organization PONY, which stood for "Protect Our Neighborhood Youth." This later became "Protect Our Nation's Youth." [2]
See also
Footnotes
Gallery
PONY Headquarters. Flag Plaza in view in foreground.
PONY Headquarters dedication plaque, located on building entrance.
PONY Headquarters Main Hall/Museum
External links
- PONY Baseball/Softball, Inc. official website
Coordinates: 40°9′19.28″N 80°16′58.90″W / 40.1553556°N 80.2830278°W
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