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 folks:

• Played on Open E team and Women's D team in Sin City Classic in Las Vegas in January.
• Took 2nd place in Open E at the Desert Classic in Palm Springs (Feb 3-4).
• Played in first Spring league (Feb-Apr) and Fall league (Sep-Nov).
• Played on Open E team at Saguaro Cup in Phoenix (Apr 12-14).
• Played in Dublin, Ireland at first ever gay tournament in Ireland (Jun 1-2).
• Played in the ASANA World Series in Memphis, TN (Aug 20-24). 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.
• Successfully petitioned and joined International Pride Softball (iPride Softball).
• Played in Holiday Classic senior tournament in Tucson (Dec 7-8) for second year in a row.

Up next for TIPS in 2025:

• Sin City Classic in Las Vegas (Jan 18-19)
• Open division Spring/Fall leagues - Sundays in Tucson (Feb-Apr)
• Women's division Spring/Fall leagues - Thursday nights in Tucson (Feb-Apr)
• Palm Springs Desert Classic is a possibility (Feb 1-2), registration deadline is 1/17/25.
• Saguaro Cup in Phoenix (Apr 11-13)
• ASANA Gay Softball World Series (GSWS) in Myrtle Beach (Sep 16-20)
• iPride GSWS in Houston (Sep 22-27)
• Cinco de Mayo and Holiday Classic senior tournaments in Tucson

In 2026, we plan to send a team to the Gay Games in Valencia, Spain (Jun 27-Jul 4) and to the 2026 iPride GSWS in Columbus, OH in their beautiful Lou Berliner Sports Park (Aug 30-Sep 5).

Contact a TIPS coach or board member for more information.