WASHINGTON, PA (August 7, 2022) - Hagerstown, MD, has won PONY Baseball’s East Zone to qualify for the 2022 DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series. 

This will be Hagerstown’s fifteenth total appearance in the World Series. In 1952, Hagerstown played in the very first PONY League World Series game, losing 3-1 to N. Charleston, SC.

The coach of the 2022 squad, Steve Berger, hopes to add to Hagerstown’s incredible history at the World Series by bringing the city its first ever title. 

“Naturally we want to win Hagerstown’s first championship, but we also want to let the city know how proud we are to represent the Hagerstown area again,” Berger said. 

Berger himself is no stranger to Washington, PA, having coached Hagerstown in the PONY World Series in 2002, 2008, and 2017. Berger also coached Hagerstown’s PONY-13 team to the PONY-13 World Series in both 2016 and 2021. 

Hagerstown went undefeated in the East Zone tournament, outscoring its opponents 40-7.

Hagerstown will play its first game in the 2022 DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series against Bay County, MI, at 5:30 PM/ET on Friday, August 12, at Lew Hays PONY Field in Washington, PA. 

DICK’S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series

The DICK'S Sporting Goods PONY League World Series is an international youth baseball tournament played annually at Lew Hays PONY Field in Washington, PA. The World Series annually attracts 25,000 fans and contributes over $4 million to the regional economy, with all games livestreamed internationally via MLB.com. The tournament represents PONY Baseball's 13- and 14-year-old age division. PONY has over 500,000 players ages 3-23 in more than 50 countries. More information is available at plws.org.