San Cristóbal.- The San Cristóbal team was crowned champion of the 2025 Premundial U12 Pony League Tournament, after defeating 9-5 the team of Dominican Republic in an exciting final match held in the host city.
With this victory, San Cristóbal secures its qualification to the Pony League World Championship, to be held in Laredo, Texas, solidifying its dominance in Latin American youth baseball.
During the closing ceremony, Pony Dominican Baseball President, Eugenio Báez, thanked the participating countries and highlighted the sporting spirit of the tournament.
“Congratulations to all the athletes from the 9 countries that accompanied us, because they competed at a high level and played baseball with passion and dedication, congratulations and thanks for coming to our Dominican Republic”, expressed Báez.
Eliseo Serrano, Director of Pony League for the Latin America and Caribbean Zone, also praised the tournament and thanked the Pony Dominican Board for their excellent organization.
During the event, trophies were awarded to the champion and runner-up teams, San Cristóbal and Dominican Republic, respectively.
The “All Stars” team was formed by the best players in each position:
1-SS: Carlos Marrero (San Cristóbal)
2-C: Omar Guerra (San Cristóbal)
3-RF: Ever Quintana (San Cristóbal)
4-LF: Aldair Ansano (Curazao)
5-CF: Ángel García (Dominican Republic)
6-1B: Johan Yan (San Cristóbal)
7-2B: Kyelle Durán (Puerto Rico)
8-3B: Ronald Almonte (San Cristóbal)
As for pitching, the standout players were right-hander Adrián Romero (Dominican Republic) and left-hander Eliezer Vera (San Cristóbal).
ABOUT THE 2025 PREMUNDIAL U12 PONY LEAGUE:
The 2025 Premundial U12 Pony League Tournament was held in the Dominican Republic from June 7 to 11, with the participation of 10 countries from Latin America.
This sporting event was supported by important sponsors, including: Seaboard, San Cristóbal City Hall, INEFI, Ministry of Sports, EGEHID, Farmacia Cristiana, Yaguate City Hall, Financiamoto La Fuente, Supermarket Saomy, Dionicio Farmac, Ferretería El Cruce, Rufo Sport, Convemant Real Estate, Agua Castalia and Supermarkets Inés.
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