The Guardians won the 2022 Mid-County PONY tournament 12-8 over the Reds after Maverick Tidd’s game tying 3-run home run in the 5th inning.

The Reds turned a game ending double play with the bases loaded to win a nail-biter 6-4 over the Giants. The Reds will face the Guardians on Wednesday in Game 4.

Guardians beat the Giants 11-1 in six innings on Wednesday. The Giants will face the Reds on Monday in Game 3.

The Giants scored twice in the top of the 9th inning and held on to win Game 1 over the Reds 9-7 in an epic extra inning duel.

It’s playoff time and competition ratchets up a notch. This is competitive baseball, however, we must all remember this is a game played by kids not professional ballplayers. Now it is especially important for the proper perspective and appropriate behavior by all of us – parents, coaches, volunteers and players. Coaches, players and umpires all make mistakes. It’s part of the game and expecting 100 percent perfection by anyone is not reality.

The mission of our league is to instill life skills including good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, respect and a sense of teamwork within the context of baseball. Support your coaches, cheer on your players and respect the umpires.

Play hard, play fair and have fun!

Eric Bloom – President
Mid-County PONY Baseball