Thanks for visiting Dana Point Youth Baseball's (dpyb) web site.
Please take a moment to browse through our site
and learn more about our league.
Dana Point Youth Baseball is a community based recreational sports organization founded over 20 years ago.
In that time our league has grown into one of the
finest PONY Baseball affiliates in Orange County.
DPYB follows PONY Baseball Rules and
Regulations which govern our league.
Dana Point Youth Baseball's home fields are located at
Del Obispo Community Park and Dana Hills High School.
Both venues offer a great playing environment for the game of baseball. The league consists of five divisions with age groups ranging from 5 to 14 years old.
Registration is in early November, with the regular season
starting in early March and continuing into earlyJune.
DPYB has an established a fallball program that runs from September to mid-November.
All of us at DPYB hope to see you around the ball park this season.
Have a hotdog, a soda and most of all - have a good time!
Dana Point Youth Baseball serves the cities of Dana Point - Capo Beach - San Juan Capistrano - San Clemente
Laguna Niguel - Mission Viejo - Laguna Hills - Aliso Viejo
Dana Point Youth Baseball
"Home of Big League Play"
“It is the primary objective of Dana Point Youth Baseball to inspire and promote to the youth of our community the ideals of good sportsmanship, teamwork, fair play and character. The League hopes to achieved this objective by providing an exceptional baseball program, lead by adults that promote these ideals by deed and example. We strive to have our children leave this program with self-reliance, self-motivation, and as citizens knowing the value of giving back to the community at large.”
“The attainment of exceptional skills or the winning of games shall always be secondary. All players, regardless of their prior experience or skill level, will receive a fair share of playing time and will receive equal coaching attention for the development and practice of baseball skills. All players will be provided with ample opportunity to demonstrate their skills during scheduled games. All players will be given the opportunity to experience the different positions in the field after due consideration of all relevant factors including safety issues, equal effort will result in equal playing time. By ensuring that all players are fairly and equally treated, we are confident that playing baseball at DPYB will be a positive, exciting experience for everyone. DPYB strives to be a leader in maintaining a competitive program with rules that provide balanced playing time that develop the skills of players at all levels of playing ability.”
Instruction Goals for each division: What the league tries to teach each player.
Article will appear soon.
How is PONY Baseball different
from Little League Baseball? The primary features that distinguish PONY Baseball from Little League Baseball are the use of a two-year age bracket system and scaled diamonds. Additionally, PONY teaches lead-offs and base-stealing starting at age nine (Mustang division), while pitchers learn pick-off moves and holding runners on base to counter the potential steal. In organizations such as Little League players can differ by as much as three years within a division. As a result, the younger players, because of their lack of maturity, ability, and size find it hard to communicate with the older players. Generally they find themselves spending a disproportionate amount of time on the bench and may feel disconnected from their team. With players of only two ages involved, as is the case with PONY Baseball, it is far easier to permit every player to play more positions since the difference in skills within the age group is not that great.The game of baseball cannot be played as it was intended to be played if the physical capability of the players does not match the physical achievements required for the game.
Little League uses only two diamond sizes: Up until age 12 players play on a 60-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 46 feet. At age 13 the diamond size increases to 90 feet and a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches ..... a 14 foot, 6 inch increase in pitching distance and 30 foot base path increase in ONE year! PONY Baseball, on the other hand, scales the size of their diamonds to match the physical capabilities of the players within each division.
The base and pitching dimensions for PONY Baseball are: 50-foot bases for Shetland (5-6 year-olds) 50-foot bases and 38-foot pitching for Pinto (7-8 year-olds) 60-foot bases and 44-foot pitching for Mustang (9-10 year-olds) 70-foot bases and 48-foot pitching for Bronco (11-12 year-olds) 80-foot bases and 54-foot pitching for Pony (13-14 year-olds) 90-foot bases and 60-1/2-foot pitching for Colt/Palamino (15-16,17-18 year-olds)
- Colt and Palomino are not offered by DPYB -
These base dimensions are the result of extensive experimentation to determine the size on which players of each age group can properly play the game of baseball. Pitching distance is also scaled to the ability of the player in proportion to the size of the diamond. The scaled down diamonds allow the players to make the plays made by the major leaguers. Home runs become a possibility. Outfielders can play in a position proportionately equal to that played by a major leaguer. The double play, squeeze play, and various strategy tactics, difficult for adults and nearly impossible for youngsters on a full size diamond, become a probability rather than an impossibility.
·Dana Point Youth Baseball's local playing rules include the requirement that every player must play at least half of the game defensively, and they must play two of the first four innings.
·Additionally, the entire roster bats in order-not just the 9 players on the field.
·Pitchers are allowed to pitch only two innings per game in Mustang while Bronco & Pony divisions allow four innings in one game (with 40 hours of rest required before next pitching appearance) and seven innings in a week. This protects the player's arm and forces the development of more pitchers. Finally, during the drafting of teams at all levels (except Shetland) no players are "protected" and placed with any particular team.
Every team is drafted new every season,
there are no dynasty teams that win year after year.
Pony Age Group: 13 & 14 year olds.
The Pony Division is comprised of 10 teams with 11-12 players per team. Players continue refining their skills and knowledge of the game.
Diamond: 80 ft. Pitching: 54 ft.
Standings/Score: The standings and score are kept for each game. All teams advance into a single round elimination playoff. The last two teams standing face off in a final championship game.
Length of game: 7 innings or 2 hours, 15 minutes.
Length of game definition: "There will be no new inning started after maximum time limit has passed, once an inning has started it must be completed. An inning is defined as the designated visiting team's turn at bat and an inning starts after the last out of the previous inning is made.
The time limit for Pony is 2 hours, 15 minutes.
All time limits will be enforced on all regular season games. All post season games will be played to completion no matter the time, with the exception of the mercy rule.
Games shall end in the mercy rule if a team is ahead by more than 10 runs after 5 innings.
Games per week: 2
Games per season: 18
All-Stars: Yes
GAMES ARE PLAYED WITH METAL SPIKES * OPTIONAL
Should you have any questions about this division
Please contact the Pony Commissioner
Bronco Age Group: 11 & 12 year olds.
The Bronco Division is comprised of 11 teams with up to 12 players per team. At this level players hone their skills with manager supervision in all aspects of the full game of baseball.
Diamond: 70 ft. Pitching: 48 ft.
Standings/score: The Bronco Division records standings and score for every game. Each team advances to the playoffs. The remaining two teams play in a championship game.
Length of game: 7 innings or 2 hours, 15 minutes.
Length of game definition: "There will be no new inning started after maximum time limit has passed, once an inning has started it must be completed. An inning is defined as the designated visiting team's turn at bat and an inning starts after the last out of the previous inning is made.
The time limit for Bronco is 2 hours, 15 minutes
All time limits will be enforced on all regular season games. All post season games will be played to completion no matter the time, with the exception of the mercy rule.
Games shall end in the mercy rule if a team is ahead by more than 10 runs after 5 innings.
Games per week: 2
Games per season: 16
All-Stars: Yes
GAMES ARE PLAYED with METAL SPIKES * Optional
Should you have any questions about this division
Please contact the Bronco Commissioner
Mustang Age Group:9 & 10 year olds.
The Mustang Division is comprised of up to 14 teams with 12 players per team. At this level the rules of real baseball are incorporated. The players will be taught the fundamental concepts and skill development necessary in PONY Baseball.
Diamond: 60 ft. Pitching: 44 ft.
Standings/Score: This division records the score and standings of all regular season games. All teams advance into a single elimination playoff tournament. The remaining two teams play for a championship game.
Length of game: 6 innings or 2 hours, 15 minutes.
Length of game definition: "There will be no new inning started after maximum time limit has passed, once an inning has started it must be completed. An inning is defined as the designated visiting team's turn at bat and an inning starts after the last out of the previous inning is made.
The time limit for Mustang is 2 hours, 15 minutes.
All time limits will be enforced on all regular season games. All post season games will be played to completion no matter the time, with the exception of the mercy rule.
Games shall end in the mercy rule if a team is ahead by more than 10 runs after 4 innings.
Games per week: 2
Length of season: 4-5 game pre-season and 12 game regular season.
All-Stars: Yes
Should you have any questions about this division
Please contact the Mustang Commissioner
Pinto 8 Age Group: 8 year olds.
The Pinto 8 division will use coach pitching for the Month of March, then step up to kid pitch for the remainder of the season. All pitching candidates must be certified by a Board appointed representative. At each of these levels, players develop the basic fundamentals of the game. Runners are not allowed to lead off or steal a base.
Diamond: 50 ft. Pitching: 38 ft.
Standings/Score: The Pinto 8 level does keep an official game score and division standings during the competitive part of the season.
Length of game: 1hr. 30 min.
Length of game definition: "There will be no new inning started after maximum time limit has passed, once an inning has started it must be completed. An inning is defined as the designated visiting team's turn at bat and an inning starts after the last out of the previous inning is made.
The time limit for Pinto 8 is 1 hour, 30 minutes.
All time limits will be enforced on all regular season games. All post season games will be played to completion no matter the time, with the exception of the mercy rule.
Games per week: 2
Games per season: 5 preseason games and 12 regular season games.
All-Stars: Yes
Should you have any questions about this division
Please contact the Pinto 8 Commissioner
Pinto 7 Age Group: 7 year olds.
The Pinto 7 division will be machine pitch for the months of March and April while coach pitching will be introduced in the month of May.
Diamond: 50 ft. Pitching: 38 ft.
Standings/Score: The Pinto 7 level does not keep an official game score or division standings.
Length of game: 1hr. 30 min.
Length of game definition: "There will be no new inning started after maximum time limit has passed, once an inning has started it must be completed. An inning is defined as the designated visiting team's turn at bat and an inning starts after the last out of the previous inning is made.
The time limit for Pinto 7 is 1 hour, 30 minutes.
All time limits will be enforced on all regular season games. There are no post season games.
Games per week: 2
Games per season: 5 preseason games and 12 regular season games.
Should you have any questions about this division
Please contact the Pinto 7 Commissioner
Shetland Age Group: 5 & 6 year olds.
The Shetland Division is comprised of 10 to 12 teams with 12 to 13 players per team. A tee is used at this level to put the ball in play. This level focuses totally on instruction for beginning players.
Runners are not allowed to lead off or steal a base, and can only advance when the next batter puts the ball in play.
Standings/Score: The Shetland Division does not keep an official game score or division standings.
Length of game: 1 hr.
Length of game definition: "There will be no new inning started after maximum time limit has passed, once an inning has started it must be completed. An inning is defined as the designated visiting team's turn at bat and an inning starts after the last out of the previous inning is made.
The time limit for Shetland is 1 hour.
All time limits will be enforced on all regular season games. There are no post season games.
Should you have any questions about this division
Please contact the Shetland Commissioner
Note: The number of teams and the players comprising each team is dependent on the total of registrants in each division. The games played each week and total for the season is dependent on the number of teams per division.
The Dana Point Summer Classic
Invitational Baseball Tournament The Dana Point Summer Classic Invitational Baseball Tournament is a segregated "A" & "B" All-Star team tournament.
This means "A" teams will only play "A" teams and "B" teams will only play "B" teams.
Same for 13 and 14 year old Pony Division teams.
The DP Classic Baseball Tournament generally occurs during the last week in June. We plan our tournament for the time slot between the first Pre-All-Star Pony Tournaments (e.g., St. Hedwig's and Placentia) of the post-season
and the start of the actual Pony District All-Star play. As a result, the actual start date of the DP Classic varies year-to-year based on the previous tournaments' end date(s).
Projected dates for the 2009 DP Classic are: June 17th to June 28th. 2008: June 20th to June 30th
2007: June 22nd to July 1st 2006: June 23rd to July 2nd 2005: June 22nd to July 1st 2004: June 24th to July 2nd
Please note that date ranges can expand or contract based on the number of teams that enter our tournament.
Click on this link to jump to the DP Classic website: DP Summer Classic
Play-By-Play Announcer Read about our new Scholarship Fund named in honor of Gene Burrus Click here to view details
Good Afternoon,
Players, Parents, Grandparents
and welcome to the Del Obispo Fields!
That is how the announcer starts and
not just any announcer, it’s our own Gene Burrus.
That’s right ours. Just after a few regular season games
and the Dana Point Summer Classic this man has entered our collective hearts and become part of DPYB.
After each game, comments and thank yous expressed would make you think a career professional had called the play-by-play action. Well, in fact, it had. Gene’s broadcasting career spans five decades, starting in 1952 with radio station, KRUX, Glendale, Arizona. His TV career began in 1958 with a local station in Phoenix, Arizona. This was a time for those old enough to remember, a broadcaster on both radio and tv did everything from grand openings of appliance stores to announcing the day’s headlines. And Gene did, he handled sports reports, commercials, weather, anchor news, interviews and even a dance show or two.
In 1964 he came back to California, where after World War II he had received his education in broadcasting at the Radio Engineering School in Burbank. His career moved from KCMJ, Palm Springs to KCOP, Los Angeles, where he served as a director and was in charge of video tape editing and syndication. Starting in 1974, he worked at several stations, including KOCM, Newport Beach. For ten years, ending with his retirement in 1986, Gene served as a public address announcer at the Tournament of Roses Parade.
With his gracious wife, Gladys, Gene moved to Dana Point in 1986. He now handles everything from Master of Ceremonies duties at Dana Point’s Whale Festival Parade to calling bingo games at our Senior Center. At age 82, these volunteer assignments give him great satisfaction and to us, the players, parents, grandparents of DPYB the joy of hearing our own play-by-play announcer. Gene Burrus.
If you would like to volunteer to be a play-by-play announcer for DPYB games please contact: René 'aka_papa' Cortez Director of Communications
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Whether playing, shopping, studying or just surfing, today's kids are taking advantage of all that the Web has to offer. But when it comes to their personal information online, who's in charge? In an effort to put parents in the driver's seat, the Federal Trade Commission has established new rules for Website operators to make sure that kids' privacy is protected while they're online. These rules, which went into effect on April 21, 2000, are part of the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
The law requires that Website operators post comprehensive privacy policies on their sites, notify parents about their information practices, and obtain parental consent before collecting any personal information from children under the age of 13 or allowing kids under 13 to publicly post personal information such as on web pages, bulletin boards or chat rooms without their parent's consent. For kids, this means that they will not have free reign of all that the Web has to offer, unless their parent provides consent.
Basically, the law was enacted not to restrict Web operators from providing services and capturing useful data, but to restrict kids from releasing information about themselves that could allow a stranger to contact them.
WEBSITE INFO: DPYB Website Address www.dpyb.org The website is still the best way to get the most current information about Dana Point Youth Baseball,
but the hotline works when you are on the road and wondering if your games are rained out!
DPYB's Hotline Phone number is 949-310-4547 Do Not Leave Voice Messages At This Number!
The Hotline is for Informational Purposes Only!
Please read the information below:
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The term Dana Point Youth Baseball, DPYB, League, us or we refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is PMB#457, 32545-B Golden Lantern, Dana Point, California, 92629. The term you refers to the user or viewer of our website.
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by DPYB and while we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics and images contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
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Should you have any questions, please contact us at: info@dpyb.org.
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