What is All-Stars?
At the end of the Spring season, PONY (the parent organization for Balcones Softball) hosts All-Star Tournaments for the South Division (which Balcones falls under). There are two levels of All Stars: Recreational (or traditional) – Most of our teams fall in this category in Balcones. Platinum (this program started last year and is for open or select teams) – This is our Kryptonite Platinum team(s). For Recreational All Stars, this includes two warm-up tournaments prior to the PONY sanctioned tournaments. The PONY sanctioned tournaments are: 1) Sectionals – Austin Area teams & surrounding towns 2) Regionals – Central TX area teams as far away as San Antonio, TX 3) Nationals – Teams throughout TX, LA, MS, FL, OK, AL, & GA. Sectionals – If a team places well enough in Sectionals, they will advance to Regionals. Regionals – If a team places well enough in Regional Tournament, they will advance to Nationals. If the team is Shetland or Pinto, the Nationals is in Slidell, LA. If it is Mustan
