The Brownsville PONY League World Champions were honored outside the Cameron County Courthouse on Friday afternoon for their victory.

District Attorney Luis Saenz presented each player with gifts and told the players their hard work and dedication are excellent examples for children in the community and encouraged them to stay on a straight path.

Flanked by their law enforcement escort and Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz, the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League pose for a photo Friday in a ceremony to recognize their hard work to become the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Third baseman Emilio Herrera shows off his championship medal and ring Friday afternoon in a ceremony to recognize the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League becoming the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Players from the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League greet each other as they wait Friday afternoon for everyone to arrive for a ceremony recognizing their achievement as the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A player carries the championship trophy Friday afternoon ahead of a ceremony to recognize the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League who became the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Second baseman Juan Carlos Garza Jr. and third baseman Emilio Herrera pose together for a photo Friday afternoon before a ceremony to recognize the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League who became the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Players line up to make an entrance with their championship trophy Friday afternoon in a ceremony to recognize the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League who became the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
A crowd cheers and claps as players from the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League make their entrance Friday afternoon in a ceremony to recognize the hard work of the new Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Head Coach Ruben Lopez explains to the crowd that the players gathered there today will only really understand what they’ve achieved two years later. Friday afternoon a ceremony was held outside the Cameron County Courthouse to recognize the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League who became the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz passes out certificates and commemorate t-shirt to each player Friday afternoon in a ceremony to recognize the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League who became the Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
Players from the Brownsville Pony League and Wild Pitch League listen to a speech by the Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz Friday afternoon in a ceremony to recognize their achievement as the new Dick’s Sporting Goods PONY League World Series Champions for 2021 outside the Cameron County Courthouse (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)

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