PONY and Little League All Star Teams in addition to Travel Teams in all ages 6u and above.
The MDT is using May 1st - April 30th cutoff. Please refer to the age chart to the right.
2024 MDT Price Chart
| Shetland | $695 |
| Pinto Machine Pitch 7/8U | $695 |
| Pinto Kid Pitch 7u | $745 |
| Pinto Kid Pitch 8u | $745 |
| Mustang 9u | $745 |
| Mustang 10u | $745 |
| Bronco 11u | $745 |
| Bronco 12u | $745 |
| Pony 13u | $795 |
| Pony 14u | $795 |
Prices may change as the discretion of the director (a credit card processing fee may be added to cover costs).
Game Balls: Game Balls will be provided by the Tournament. Please pick them up at the Command Center at Harvard Park prior to your first game.
Command Center Hours:
Pitching Equipment: For the Shetland division, we will be using Louisville Slugger UPM 45 ("Blue Flame") pitching machines. Settings will be those recommended by PONY for sanctioned All-Star play. For Pinto Machine Pitch, we will be using single-wheel Juggs pitching machines and low seamed baseballs.
Bats: All PONY, Little League AND USSSA approved baseball bats are allowed. Big Barrel and wood bats are accepted. Baseballs are real baseballs except in the Shetland division, which uses DFX-5 balls. 2 3/4" and 2 5/8" barrels are allowed in all divisions.
To see a list of illegal bats, go to the USSSA website or click on this link. For USA Bats, click on this link. These bats are NOT ALLOWED.
Tournament Dates: May 23-27, 2024. The tournament covers two days of pool play depending on division. Semi-finals on Sunday or Monday concluding with all championship games on Monday.
Trophies will be given to the top teams in each flight and/or division. Trophies are awarded to the 1st and 2nd Place teams.
Note: the tournament director reserves the right to amend rules and regulations at any time to better the tournament as a whole. This also means the tournament director reserves the right to change items without posting them online during the tournament. Please check the official postings or new rules or regulations at the Command Center at Harvard Park. The tournament director will have the final say in regards to any issue that may arise in the tournament.
In the Event of Inclement Weather:
Please call (949) 724-6833 A telephone message will list fields that are closed and those that are playable. If the message says the fields are open, then we are playing baseball! If some of the fields are open and some closed, teams must check in at the Harvard park Command Center for new field assignments no later than 2 hours prior to their game time. The tournament director will do everything possible to reschedule the games in a fair and balanced manner. However, inclement weather may force 1-2 or even 3 games to be played in a one day period. Weather may even cause a few less games to be played in order to complete the tournament. It is the teams responsibility to come to the Harvard Command Center in the event of rain. If the team does not have a representative at the field at the time of reassigning, then the game will be a forfeit. Please make sure you have a coach, a team parent or even a league official there.
Important Deadlines:
No Refunds will be granted after May 1st!
A cancellation fee of approximately 50% of the entry fee will be withheld from each team's refund if the tournament is cancelled as a result of weather, acts of terrorism or acts of God.
If the tournament is cancelled once it begins, determinations of any refunds will be determined by the Board of Directors of Irvine Pony Baseball. The Tournament Director or head umpire may suspend a tournament match for any circumstance in consideration of player safety or potential field damage.
There will be a Mandatory Coaches meeting and boo
Game and Coaches Meeting Requirements - (This notebook must be at all games for review if necessary.)
Proof of league insurance - (this must be current and cover the team/league registering. Also, an Additional Insured must be added to the policy – Irvine PONY Baseball PO Box 4790 Irvine Blvd. Suite 105-339, Irvine CA 92620)
Team roster from Sports Engine and signed off at Coaches Meeting. (To update and print the roster you must be logged into your Sports Engine Account)
Copy of a birth certificate for each player - (this may be from any country, if not available-some sort of government paperwork is required, i.e., passport.)
Pitching log - Optional (from forms tab of website)
MDT Rules - Optional (from forms tab on website)
Teams from out of the area must have written permission from the tournament director not to attend the meeting. (Note: The Mexico teams are unable to attend the meeting for obvious travel reasons - therefore they are given the rules of the tournament when they arrive - if there are special rules that arise at the meeting, it is the responsibility of the other team to announce them to the Mexico teams).
Minimum Players:
All divisions must have a minimum of 8 players to start a game. Failure to provide these minimums at game time will result in a forfeit. The umpire will wait 15 minutes after game time before canceling the event (Remember that Mexico are learning of their game schedules the day they arrive in Orange County - these are the only teams we make concessions for longer than the 15 minutes delay. We extend up to a 30 minute delay time for Mexico)
Games: Each team is guaranteed 4 games minimum.
Bracketing: It is the intent of the tournament to bracket fairly and evenly. Variations may occur based on total teams entered or subsequent team drops. There will be no compensation for the loss of a game due to a team forfeiting or dropping from the tournament. It will simply be recorded as a 1-0 win in the scorebook. We apologize for this in advance if it happens but this is the nature of tournaments.
Snack Bar Information: A full snack bar will be available at Harvard Park. There will be a limited snack bar at Hicks Canyon Park.