About TIPS

About Tucson Inferno Pride Softball

Tucson Inferno Pride Softball, founded in 2023, is very proud to have restarted LGBTQ+ & Allies softball in Tucson. We are a program of the nonprofit PASS, Inc. Our mission is to provide adults with an opportunity to play softball in a safe non-discriminatory, supportive environment. We foster self‐confidence in athletics for a population that may have experienced ridicule or discrimination while participating in sports in their youth.


In 2023, TIPS sent an Open Division team to the Saguaro Cup in Phoenix in April and a women's team in September to San Diego for the ASANA (Amateur Sports Alliance of North America) national tournament. TIPS also joined with San Francisco to compete in the Gay Games in Guadalajara in November.


In 2024, TIPS had a magnificent year. TIPS sent 3 teams to the Sin City Classic, took 2nd at the Desert Classic in Palm Springs, and took a team to the Saguaro Cup. TIPS had its first Spring and Fall leagues with 4 teams and growing. TIPS sent a team to Dublin, Ireland at first ever gay tournament (Brod Ball) in Ireland!! Our Women's Division sent two teams to the ASANA World Series in Memphis, TN. The E Team (Killer Monsoon) took 4th place and the D Team (Hot Peppers) placed in the middle of 29 teams with record of 3W-4L-1T.


TIPS successfully petitioned and joined International Pride Softball (55th member city of iPride Softball) and now have achieved the original intent of our league belonging to ASANA and iPride national softball organizations.


In 2025, TIPS sent teams to the Sin City Classic, Saguaro Cup (sent 3 teams), ASANA Softball World Series in Myrtle Beach (sent 3 teams and the Sluggin' Senoritas won the E division by beating the Lavendar Menace in the IF Game), iPride GSWS in Houston (sent 1 team), and held the first TIPS women's league "Pecos Billie La Liga". TIPS fall open (all-gender) league had 7 teams competing.


In 2026 so far, TIPS sent 5 teams (2 Open E, 2 Women's+ D, and 1 Open D) to the Sin City Classic (Sluggin' Senoritas and Nice Snatch placed 1st and 3rd, respectively). TIPS also sent teams to the Saguaro Cup. TIPS had a great Spring league with 10 all-gender teams split into two divisions (upper and lower) and 7 women's+ teams. We also held "Pecos Billie La Liga" days that brought women's+ competitors down from Phoenix (since Phoenix doesn't have a women's+ division). The Blazing Saddles softball team traveled to Valencia, Spain for the Gay Games and won gold! The Blazing Saddles and Cactus Wrens joined forces and battled in the D Division of iPride GSWS in Columbus, OH.


Up next for TIPS in 2026:


  • All-Gender Fall league - Sundays in Tucson (end of Sep through Nov)
  • Women's+ division Fall league - Thursday nights in Tucson
  • ASANA Softball World Series in Tucson (Oct 19-24) - Tucson Inferno Pride Softball (TIPS), the City of Tucson, and Amateur Sports Alliance of North America (ASANA) are partnering to host the hundreds of adult softball players coming to Tucson for the ASANA Softball World Series! More than 90 women’s+ teams will compete.


In 2027, we are super excited for these events:



In 2030, we plan to send a team(s) to Perth, Australia for the Gay Games XIII!

Contact a TIPS coach or board member for more information.