Tucson Inferno Pride Softball is in its inaugural year and is very proud to start the first LGBTQ+ & Allies Tucson softball league in over 25 years. 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 so far, 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).
• 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.
• Are playing in Fall league (Sep-Nov)

Up next for TIPS in 2024:

• Presenting a delegation to be a member of International Pride Softball (IPS) in Las Vegas (Oct 12-13) before the 2024 IPS Gay Softball World Series play begins.

In 2025, TIPS plans to send teams to:

• Sin City Classic in Las Vegas (Jan 18-19)

In June 2026, we plan to send a team to the Gay Games in Valencia, Spain.

Contact a TIPS coach or board member for more information.