Rules per PONY Baseball official rules. View the source (verified July 4, 2026).
Barrel cap: 2.625 in
PONY Baseball Shetland 6U requires a bat marked USA Baseball (USABat) or BBCOR .50. The barrel may not exceed 2.625 in. Typically ages 4-6.
PONY 2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(3): all bats must carry the USA Baseball mark except the -3 BBCOR bat; 8-C(4): 2-3/4 in barrels prohibited in all divisions. `wood` omitted as ambiguous: 8-C's opening lists 'single piece wooden' bats as acceptable, but 8-C(3) requires the USA mark on all non-BBCOR bats with no wood exemption (unlike Little League's explicit one) — a plain solid-wood bat cannot be confirmed legal from PONY's own text.
Barrel cap: 2.625 in
PONY Baseball Pinto 8U requires a bat marked USA Baseball (USABat) or BBCOR .50. The barrel may not exceed 2.625 in. Typically ages 7-8.
Same PONY bat rule as Shetland (2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(3)): USA Bat mark required except -3 BBCOR; wood omitted as ambiguous in PONY's own text — see the shetland_6u note.
Barrel cap: 2.625 in
PONY Baseball Mustang 10U requires a bat marked USA Baseball (USABat) or BBCOR .50. The barrel may not exceed 2.625 in. Typically ages 9-10.
Same PONY bat rule as Shetland (2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(3)): USA Bat mark required except -3 BBCOR; wood omitted as ambiguous in PONY's own text — see the shetland_6u note.
Barrel cap: 2.625 in
PONY Baseball Bronco 12U requires a bat marked USA Baseball (USABat) or BBCOR .50. The barrel may not exceed 2.625 in. Typically ages 11-12.
Same PONY bat rule as Shetland (2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(3)): USA Bat mark required except -3 BBCOR; wood omitted as ambiguous in PONY's own text — see the shetland_6u note.
Barrel cap: 2.625 in
PONY Baseball Pony 14U requires a bat marked USA Baseball (USABat) or BBCOR .50. The barrel may not exceed 2.625 in. Typically ages 13-14.
Same PONY bat rule as Shetland (2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(3)): USA Bat mark required except -3 BBCOR; wood omitted as ambiguous in PONY's own text — see the shetland_6u note.
Barrel cap: 2.625 in
PONY Baseball Colt 16U requires a bat marked BBCOR .50. The barrel may not exceed 2.625 in. Typically ages 15-16.
PONY 2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(5): Colt 16U and Palomino 19U may only use 2-5/8 in -3 BBCOR certified bats.
Barrel cap: 2.625 in
PONY Baseball Palomino 19U requires a bat marked BBCOR .50. The barrel may not exceed 2.625 in. Typically ages 17-19.
PONY 2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(5): Colt 16U and Palomino 19U may only use 2-5/8 in -3 BBCOR certified bats.
PONY Baseball Thorobred 23U requires a bat marked Solid one-piece wood. Typically ages 18-23.
PONY 2026 rulebook Rule 8-C(6): Thorobred 23U must use wooden bats only, as specified by Major League Baseball.
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