Cactus Cities Softball League | The Premier Softball League in the Southwest
The purpose of CCSL is to foster local, regional, national and international sports competition predominately for gay, lesbian athletes. In so doing, we encourage all of the teams within our league to travel nationally/internationally to complete in ASANA/NAGAAA sanctioned events, especially the Gay Softball World Series (GSWS). Considering the GSWS is the pinnacle achievement of our league, you must earn the right to compete in this annual event by earning a berth within the local league. Berths are given based on the total number of teams in the league and decided by the team with the top record within divisional play during a competitive season. Details of this year's GSWS can be found below.
ASANA Gay Softball World Series
August 21-25, 2012 in San Diego, CA
Website: www.asanaseries.com
NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series
August 13-18, 2012 in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN
Website: twincities2012series.org
We are very proud to have a league that is competitive on a national level. We continually strive to challenge all of our members to improve themselves on and off the field, travel to tournaments to compete representing their teams, CCSL, and themselves, and above all show good sportsmanship. The table below is a short list that highlights some of the tournaments that are held around the nation each year.
For up to date information, please visit the tournaments website for more details and to confirm tournament dates. A complete list of tournaments can also be found on NAGAAA's website.
| Tournament List | |||
| Date | City | Tournament Name | Website |
| Early in January | Palm Springs, CA | Winter Classic | http://www.pswinterclassic.com/ |
| Martin Luther King Weekend (January) | Las Vegas, NV Hosted by GLASA |
Sin City Shootout | http://www.sincityshootout.com/ |
| Orlando, FL | Orlando Meltdown | http://www.orlando-meltdown.com/ | |
| Presidents Day Weekend (February) | Tampa, FL | Gasprilla Classic | http://www.suncoastsoftball.org/gsc/ |
| Easter Weekend | Birmingham, AL | Southern Shootout | http://www.newsouthsoftball.net/ |
| Early in April | Phoenix, AZ | Saguaro Cup | http://www.saguarocup.com/ |
| Early in May | Austin, TX | Texas Shootout | http://texasshootout.org/home.html |
| Memorial Day Weekend (May) | Houston, TX | Lone Star Classic | http://www.montrosesoftballleague.com/events_lonestarclassic.htm |
| Philadelphia, PA | Liberty Bell Classic | http://www.libertybellclassic.org/ | |
| San Francisco, CA | Golden Bear Classic | http://www.sfgsl.org/ | |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN | North Star Classic | http://www.northstarclassic.com/ | |
| Father's Day Weekend (June) | Denver, CO | Who's Your Daddy | http://www.denverareasoftballleague.org/ |
| July 4th Weekend | Atlanta, GA | Big Peach Tournament | http://www.hslbigpeach.com/ |
| Boston, MA | Minuteman Classic | http://www.minutemanclassic.com/ | |
| Chicago, IL | Chi-Town Classic | http://wildec3design.net/ChiTownSoftballClassic/CTSCWelcome.html | |
| Dallas, TX | Beat the Heat Classic | http://beattheheatclassic.com/ | |
| Long Beach, CA | Liberty Classic | http://www.surfandsunsoftball.org/LibertyClassic.asp | |
| Portland, OR | Cascade Cup | http://www.cascadecup.org/ | |
| Seattle, WA | Emerald City Classic | http://www.emeraldcitysoftball.org/ | |
| Toronto, ON | Canada Cup | http://www.cgslsoftball.com/ | |
| Late in July | San Jose, CA | Silicon Valley Tournament of Champions | http://www.svtournamentofchampions.org/ |
| Early in August | Portland, OR | Portland Cup | www.portlandcup.org |
| Montreal, QC | Rendez-Vous Montreal | http://www.maximamontreal.com/ (Corresponds to their Pride Weekend) |
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| Labor Day Weekend (September) | Milwaukee, WI | Dairyland Classic | http://www.ssblmilwaukee.com/ |
| New York City, NY | Playing for Life | http://www.playingforlife.org/ | |
| Vancouver, BC | Pacific Cup | http://www.wesa.net/tournament/index.htm | |
| 3rd Weekend in September | Nashville, TN | Metro Nashville Classic | http://www.metronashvilleclassic.org/ |
| Columbus Day Weekend (October) | Kansas City, KA | Show Me Showdown | http://www.haslkc.com/ |
| Memphis, TN | Blues Bash | Blues Bash Email | |
| Providence, RI | Ocean State Classic | http://www.providencesoftball.org/ | |
| San Diego, CA | Autumn Classic | http://www.autumnclassic.org/ | |
| Washington DC | Magic Tournament | http://magictournament.blogspot.com/ | |
| Thanksgiving Weekend (November) | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Hurricane Showdown | http://www.hurricaneshowdown.com/ |
If any of the information on this page is outdated or incorrect, please let us know.
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