Menifee Sports Up Close: Big Day for the Little Giants

No one had more fun at Menifee Pony Baseball Opening Day than the members of the Giants in the Filly Division, the youngest age group of all. They held out through the introductions and had a ball during their game as well.

Menifee 24/7 is pleased to accept highlights and photos from local youth leagues for publication on our website and Facebook page. Submissions should be emailed to menifee247sports@gmail.com.

If you would like to order a glossy print of any published youth sports photo and text with the Menifee 24/7 logo, suitable for framing, email menifee247sports@gmail.com with the words "print order" in the subject line. We will contact you with the details. You can show others how your son or daughter was published online!

Bell Mountain Bobcats Win PONY Middle School Title

The Bobcats were managed by Rob Prendergast. The players are Ryan Christensen, Thomas Bartholomew III, Nolan George, Owen Prendergast, David Toruno, Joseph Romero, Blake Alanis, Daniel Montgomery, Gabriel Talamantes, Henry Proger, Charles James, and Paul Turner.

Congratulations to the Bell Mountain Middle School Bobcats, who recently won the Menifee PONY Baseball 2013 middle-school league championship (Bronco Division) by defeating the Canyon Lake Cougars.

The Bobcats then went on to play in the MPB/TYB World Series, losing 2-games-to-1 against the TYB champion, Day Middle School. This is the second year that the Cougars won the MPB Champions Cup, with the first coming in 2011. The MPB Bronco-Division Champions Cup trophy will be on display in Bell Mountain Middle School's trophy case until the fall 2014 season, when it will be engraved and placed at that season champions' school

This is the third season Menifee PONY Baseball has been involved in the Middle-School Baseball program with TYB. Team tryouts are held each August and the season runs from September into November. Teams consist of players from each middle school, creating a middle school baseball team where there would otherwise be none

Menifee PONY Baseball organizes and supports these school-based teams in an effort to create school pride and unity within our local schools. For more information, visit WWW.MENIFEEBASEBALL.COM.

Menifee Pony Baseball Spring 2014 Signups

For more information or to sign up online click here.

Menifee Pony Baseball Sets Tryouts for Middle School Teams

Registration for Menifee Pony Baseball Saturday at Ralphs

Menifee Pony Baseball will accept registration for its next season this Saturday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Ralphs market at Newport Road and Antelope Road.

Interested persons should look for the maroon Easy-Up in front of the store. To avoid the lines, you may also sign up from home at www.menifeebaseball.com.

Benefits of playing Menifee Pony Baseball include:


-- Machine pitch by age 5
-- Kid pitch and base stealing by age 7
-- Pickoffs and leading off by age 9
-- Complete MLB rules in play by age 11
-- High school level baseball play by age 13
-- Highly competitive middle school baseball program; play for your school!
-- Highly competitive high school baseball program (ages 15-19)

Registration fees range from $60 for Filly (ages 4-5) to $90 for Pony (ages 13-14). Fees for play in the middle school and Colt-Palomino divisions are $150 for an extended schedule.

7u Pony Team Completes Standout Season in World Series

The Menifee Pony Baseball 7u Kid-Pitch All-Star team finished third in its pool and sixth overall in Pony Baseball's 7u Kid-Pitch World Series.

After going 3-0 in the Super-Regional to reach the World Series, the team went 2-2 to place sixth overall. Menifee Pony Baseball congratulates the entire 7u All-Star team, along with its coaches and its manager, Heath Thomas.

Menifee Pony Players Have a Ball at the Diamond

Hundreds of Menifee Pony Baseball players joined players from other local youth leagues Friday night, taking in the Lake Elsinore Storm's California League game against the Inland Empire 66ers at the Diamond.

Unfortunately for the young fans, the home team suffered a 7-0 loss to the 66ers. Lake Elsinore's record on the young season dropped to 2-6.

The youth players were introduced as they walked around the warning track before the game, finally settling into seats on the first base side to watch their local pro baseball team -- and, of course, the fireworks show that followed.

A crowd of 6,620 saw Inland Empire rough up Storm starter Frank Garces for six runs and nine hits in the first four innings. The Lake Elsinore left-hander gave up a two-run double to Joel Capote and a two-run home run to Alex Yarbrough in the fourth, his last inning of work.

Meanwhile, the Lake Elsinore offense managed just three hits in 6.2 innings against 66ers starter Kramer Sneed, who finally gave way to reliever Eric Cendejas with the game well in hand.

Cory Spangenberg hit a one-out double to left field for the Storm in the first inning, but Sneed retired the next 12 batters before allowing a single to Lee Orr in the fifth. Chase Headley, a San Diego Padre on rehab assignment with the Storm, hit a leadoff double in the seventh, but his pinch runner was stranded there.

Lake Elsinore hosts the 66ers again Saturday night at 6:05.

Menifee Pony Baseball Results: March 2

BRONCO DIVISION
 Monday, Feb. 25
 Orioles 15, Angels 7
 Wednesday, Feb. 27
 Dodgers 19, Sooners 2

 Saturday, March 2
 Padres 9, Dodgers 9
 Orioles 20, Aztecs 0
 Angels 27, Sooners 0

 MUSTANG DIVISION
 Wednesday, Feb. 27
 Blue Jays 8, Orioles 6
 Saturday, March 2
 Blue Jays 12, Orioles 4
 Angels 14, Diamondbacks 13

 PINTO DIVISION
 Saturday, March 2
 Indians 4, Yankees 0
 Dodgers 4, Red Sox 1
 Angels 8, Diamondbacks 1

 SHETLAND DIVISION
 Saturday, March 2
 Yankees 8, Nationals 5
 Cubs 2, Dodgers 1
 Pirates 10, Padres 5

Menifee Pony Baseball Results: Feb. 25

Bronco Division:
Padres 23, Aztecs (FV) 0

Mustang Division:
Dodgers 11, Angels 8

If you have game highlights or photos you would like to submit for consideration, email menifee247sports@gmail.com.

Menifee Pony Baseball Results: Saturday, Feb. 23

Scores from Menifee Pony Baseball on Opening Day, Feb. 23:
(Updated at 5:20 p.m. Feb. 24)

Bronco Division:
Angels 6, Dodgers 4
Broncos (FV) 13, Sooners (FV) 8
Padres 11, Orioles 0

Mustang Division:
Blue Jays 9, Angels 8
Blue Jays 8, Dodgers 6
Diamondbacks 16, Orioles 5

Pinto Division:
Red Sox 11, Diamondbacks 2
Dodgers 5, Indians 3
Yankees 9, Cardinals 3

Shetland Division:
Angels 7, Cubs 2
Dodgers 3, Nationals 0
Pirates 9, Yankees 1

If you have game highlights or photos you would like to submit for consideration, email menifee247sports@gmail.com.

Menifee Pony Baseball Celebrates Opening Day

Opening Day for Menifee Pony Baseball was a big hit Saturday at Wheatfield Park.

Every field was occupied as boys and girls ages 4-14 took part in the various divisions of play following Opening Ceremonies. The day began with the introduction of the players and league board members, headed by league President Justin Vander Woude and Vice President Mike Adams. Thunder, the team mascot of the Lake Elsinore Storm, stopped by to join in the festivities.

Play then began on several fields and continued throughout the day, with parents cheering on the kids and dozens of volunteers keeping stats, taking photos and manning the snack stand.

Menifee Pony Baseball includes seven ages divisions: Filly, Shetland, Pinto, Mustang, Bronco, Pony and Colt. For more information on the Menifee Pony Baseball program, visit the league's website here.

Check here on Menifee 24/7's sports page for updates throughout the season. As soon as all the Opening Day scores are rounded up, we will post them here. Next weekend Menifee Valley Little League play begins, and we'll cover that, too.

Parents and friends: If you would like to submit photos, videos or game information for publication on our site, please email menifee247sports@gmail.com. Your contributions will make this a more fun and complete page!


Now check out our first video of the season, featuring some action from today's Dodgers-Blue Jays game in the Mustang Division of Menifee Pony Baseball. The Blue Jays won, 8-6.



And here are some more photos from Opening Day. Enjoy!

Menifee Pony Baseball Season Begins Saturday

 

For more information contact Nicole Flores @ 951.326.7832

Opening Day for Menifee Pony Baseball this Saturday

 

For more information contact Nicole @ 951.326.7832

Menifee Pony Baseball Final Sign-Up Dates Announced

MENIFEE PONY BASEBALL PLAYER ASSESSMENTS AND FINAL SIGNUPS (for ages 4 - 19):

SIGN UP NOW AT HTTP://WWW.PVPB.ORG (there is no additional fee for signing online).

Registration with Menifee Pony Baseball includes FULL uniform, team and individual pictures, free lunch and all-day wristbands at league carnival, yearbook and MORE!

Next in-person sign-up will be this Saturday, Jan. 12, during our Player Assessments at Mira Park. Online sign-ups will no longer be available on/after this date.

FINAL SIGNUPS will be Jan. 16 at our Makeup Player Assessments at Wheatfield Park. Anything after this date will be waiting list only.

ASSESSMENT DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS:

Saturday, Jan. 12 at MIRA PARK:
Shetland (ages 5-6) 9:00-10:30
Pinto (ages 7-8) 10:30-12:00
Mustang (ages 9-10) 12:00-1:00
Bronco (ages 11-12) 1:00-2:00
Pony, Colt (ages 13-14, 15-19) 2:00-3:30

Wednesday, Jan. 16 at WHEATFIELD PARK (this is a makeup for those who cannot make the first date):
Shetland (ages 5-6) 4:45-5:45
Pinto (ages 7-8) 5:45-6:45
Mustang (ages 9-10) 6:45-7:15
Bronco, Pony, Colt (ages 11-12, 13-14, 15-19) 7:15-7:45