2012 Schedules Updated

The complete 2012 Schedule as well as the dates for the San Carlos, Peninsula Pony, District 13's and District 14's Tournaments can now be found on the Schedule Page on the right side of this blog.

Welcome to Baseball Season

Pony Baseball Day at Sunken Diamond

OH Bats!!!!!

Buying a new bat for you kids this Pony Baseball Season....make sure you follow the rules.  There are only two, so it should be easy:

• The bat can be no bigger around than 2 5/8 inches.  That means no more 2 3/4" barrel bats.  
• Bats can be no longer than 42 inches...so if your child is over 8ft tall, this could be a problem.

Goetz Brothers knows the pony bat rules and should be able to help you choose the correct bat for your child.  It is more complicated than you think.  Here is a blog post I wrote last year that may help.

http://sancarlosponycolt.blogspot.com/2011/02/choosing-right-bat.html

Bats used in Colt Play must meet the BBCOR Standards and have BBCOR stamp on the bat.  You guys don't have to worry about that one until next year.

Pre-Season Practice Schedule

The pre-season practice schedule has been completed.  If you have any questions, please ask your coaches.  Once the season begins, your practice dates and time will change every week depending on when your game is.

Practice Schedule 2/13 through 3/9.

Mondays - Padres (Johnson)
Tuesdays - Seals(Turner) & Stars (Matoso)
Wednesdays - Barons (Kelly)
Thursdays - Nobody Scheduled
Fridays - Oaks (Reiley) & Dukes (Kirk)
Saturdays
     9am - Padres & Barons
   11am - Stars
     1pm - Seals
     3pm - Oaks & Dukes

If two teams are schedule for the same time period, the coaches will work out who get each field and the teams will share the batting cages.

Practice Games on Saturday March 10th.  Please arrive 1hr prior to game time to warm up.

  9am   Dukes vs. Seals
12pm  Padre's vs. Stars
  3pm  Barons vs. Oaks

Pony Tryouts and Draft Completed...Practice begins next week.

A quick thank you to the weather gods for providing such a glorious day for out tryouts last Saturday.  For the first time since I have been in the league (7yrs) we actually had 100% attendance at the tryouts.  It was a great site to see all the kids out there playing ball again. 

Unfortunately we did not have enough spots to take every kid that wanted to play.  We added 1 additional team this year allowing 12 more kids to play, but it was not enough to fit every one in.  Cutting kids is always incredibly difficult for everyone involved.  I am truly sorry we didn't have enough room for everyone, and wish those not playing with us continued success.

A BIG BIG Thank you to Jim Clark and Mark Reiley for arriving at 7am to prepare the field.  I have not seen our field look that good in a long time.  Thanks Guys.

Our Draft was held Tuesday night so you should be hearing from your managers about what team you are on by Thursday Night, February 9th.  Practices will be begin next week so start warming up your arms. 

2012 PONY BASEBALL TRYOUTS

 

Announcing The 2012 San Carlos Pony Baseball Tryouts

Date:   2/4/2012
Place:  Burton Park - Madsen Field
Times:  10am-12pm (1st year Pony Players)
             12:30-2pm (Returning Pony Players

Please arrive 20 minutes prior to your scheduled time so in order to get ready and warm up properly.   Tryouts will consist of hitting off a pitching machine, fielding ground ball and fielding fly balls.

We recommend that in the weeks leading up to tryouts, your child gets some practice in all 3 areas listed above.

If fields are closed, the tryouts will be pushed back 1 week to 2/11/2012.

Any further announcements will be made here on our blog so please check back often.

Thanks and good luck,

Dan Robinson
San Carlos Pony Baseball President

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Congratulations to San Carlos's own Daniel Descalso and the St. Louis Cardinals for one of the most amazing World Series Victories of all time.

Board Positions OPEN

Heading into the 2012 season, we are looking for volunteers to work on our board.  In addition to the Tournament and Field Director positions that are open for 2012, we will most likely be looking for a new Treasurer and President to take over in 2013.

Most of us on have been doing this a long time and the league is in need of new blood and passion.  If you love baseball and are interested in volunteering, please let us know.  Our league is all volunteer run and we need you to keep our program running.

Thanks 

2012 Pony Baseball Signups

This year San Carlos Pony Baseball will be doing it's sign-ups differently.  We will have a booth at the San Carlos Little League Sign-ups and everything will be done in person.  If you are interested in playing Pony Baseball in San Carlos next season, please attend one of the sign up sessions listed below:

2012 San Carlos Pony Baseball Signups

Saturday December 3rd        11am-2pm     Youth Center
Wednesday December 7th    7pm-9pm       Youth Center
Saturday December 10th      11am-2pm     Youth Center

If you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me anytime.

Dan Robinson
San Carlos Pony Colt President
Dan@DanRobinsonHomes.com
650-533-1185

PADRE'S ARE CITY CHAMPIONS!!!

Congratulations to Mike Johnson, Don Belli and all the San Carlos Padre's for winning the 2011 San Carlos Pony Baseball City Championship.  Well done Boys!!!

Former San Carlos Pony & Colt Player makes ESPN with this Great Catch

Tony Cooper of San Carlos made ESPN Top Plays with this great catch robbing UCLA's Dean Espy of a Home Run on May 3rd of this year.  Tony played San Carlos Little League, Pony, Colt and Joe D Baseball and is now finishing his junior year at Pepperdine. 

Way to Go Tony!!!

2011 San Carlos Colt Roster Announcement

Hi Everyone,

First of all, we'd like to thank all the players who participated in the Colt tryout this year.  With 31 players trying out for the team, it is very difficult to pick 18 players.  Unfortunately we can't keep everyone since the league requires us to keep a roster count of 18.   Below are the players (listed in random order) for this summer's San Carlos Colt team.   We will be having practice this Tuesday night from 5pm to 7pm at Flannagan.

  1.  Evan Brummer
  2.  Matt Berriatua
  3.  Stephen Pessagno
  4.  Frankie Corsetti
  5.  Charles Gould
  6.  Ian Anderson
  7.  Bradley Cook
  8.  Joey Dessinger
  9.  Daniel Sours
10.  Tyler Leary
11.  Connor Brummer
12.  Shane Rebholtz
13.  Bradley Gritsch
14.  Brandon Berke
15.  Anthony Noto
16.  Kyle Orloff
17.  Connor Sick
18.  Dylan Roof

Congratulations to all of you who made the team.



-Steve Berriatua, Colt Manager


Refund Checks will be put in the mail to all of you who were unfortunately not selected to play this year.

SF Giants World Series Trophy coming to San Carlos

The San Francisco Giants World Series Trophy is coming to San Carlos.  Here are the details:

Date:     June 20, 2011
Time:    3-5pm
Where:  Burton Park

This is sure to be a very popular event so come on out and celebrate with your fellow San Carlans. 

YES PLEASE!!!!!!!

Today Mar 29		Partly Cloudy	68°/50°	20 %
Wed Mar 30		Mostly Sunny	77°/54°	20 %
Thu Mar 31		Sunny	80°/57°	0 %
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Sat Apr 02		Partly Cloudy	68°/48°	20 %
Sun Apr 03		Mostly Sunny	68°/49°	10 %
Mon Apr 04		Sunny	70°/51°	0 %
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Wed Apr 06		Sunny	65°/47°	0 %
Thu Apr 07		Sunny	65°/47°	0 %

COLT TRYOUTS NEXT WEEKEND

Colt tryouts will be held next weekend.  Here are the details:

Sunday April 3rd
Flanagan Field
3pm-5pm

We have over 25 kids trying out for 18 spots so there will be cuts.  All players that want to play must attend...even if you are currently playing High School Baseball and cannot participate in the actual tryout.

Please arrive at least 20 minutes early in order to get your gear on and warm up your arm.

Rain Rain go away...

Well this is the strangest start to a season I have seen in my 15yrs in San Carlos Baseball.  Hang in there folks...hopefully things will lighten up next week.

Looking for some private instruction?

If you are interested in getting some additional private instruction for you child, please read the following.  I have known Zack Turner since he was 4 and have only great things to say about him.  He is a San Carlos native as as you can see, is a very accomplished player.  If you have any questions, please feel free to give Zack a call at the number listed below.

A.B.A.T.T.

ALL BASEBALL ALL THE TIME

SUMMER CAMP DATES BELOW

7/11-7/15…8/08-8/12…8/15-8/19

CAMPS RUN 9AM-3PM AT BURTON PARK

CALL ZACK TURNER TO REGISTER OVER THE PHONE AND RECEIVE A FREE PRIVATE LESSON!!!

(LIMITED TIME OFFER)

MAIN INSTRUCTORS ARE TONY COOPER SENIOR AND ZACK TURNER

FOR PRIVATE LESSONS WITH ZACK TURNER CALL 650-556-3963

ZACK INSTRUCTS PITCHING, INFIELDING, CATCHING, AND HITTING

JUNIPERO SERRA HIGH ACCOMPLISHMENTS

VARSITY ALL TEAM FIRST LEAGUE AS A JUNIOR

NAMED VARSITY MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AND GIVEN THE HITTER OF THE YEAR AWARD SENIOR YEAR

CANADA COLLEGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CATCHER/PITCHER/THIRD-BASEMAN

NAMED JUNIOR COLLEGE ALL AMERICAN AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE COAST CONFERENCE

RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIP TO PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY AND IS BACK TO INSTRUCT DIVISION 1 LEVEL BASEBALL TO YOUNG PLAYERS

Burton Park has been closed for the weekend due to Rain

Please stay off the Madsen Field infield as I don't want it to look like this on Monday :-)

NEW COLT BAT RULE FOR THIS SEASON

Here is the final language for Colt League Bat Rule that goes into effect this season.  These approved BBCOR Bats are currently available at Goetz Brothers.

RULES ON THE USE OF BATS (This section was approved 3/28/11)

            A)  All bats bearing a BBCOR stamp, or certification, are legal for play in the PCL;             

            B)   Wood bats are permissible for use in the PCL;

            C)  Wood composite bats must have a BESR, or BBCOR stamp, or certification;

            D)  The penalty(s) for the use of an illegal bat will be as follows:

                  a)  If any player enters the batter’s box with an illegal bat, the bat shall be removed and

                       a “team” warning will be issued;

                  b)  If any player from the same team enters the batter’s box a second time, in the same game,

                          with an illegal bat, that player will be declared to be out and will be ejected from that

                        game. This same rule shall apply to any subsequent batter for the same team;                  

                            c)   If any player reaches base during any turn at bat, and the bat is found to be illegal, the

                          player shall be declared out and all runners shall be returned to the base(s) they occupied

                       prior to that at bat. The same penalties shall apply to the batter as stated in Rule

                       12D a & b;

                d)   Managers/coaches will NOT be allowed to substitute for any player ejected from any game

                      according to Rule 12D a, b & c. In the event that a team is unable to field nine (9) players

                      due to objections under this rule the game shall be declared a forfeit and the opposing team

                      will be declared the winner by a score of 7-0;

                e)   It shall be the responsibility of any umpire, or umpire group, to notify the League President,

                      or designated representative, when any ejection under Rule 12 occurs. Repeated offenses

          by an individual player, or team, may be subject to additional disciplinary procedure.

                      In these circumstances the Protest/Rules Committee shall determine if any additional

                      disciplinary action(s) will be prescribed.