From our humble beginnings as a single team in 2002 (with a 0-15 record) to an 11 Team
Recreational League, 6 Competitive Women's Teams, 1 Competitive Co-Ed Team that plays
in the SSBL-Milwaukee league, and 3 Competitive Men's Teams in 2007, LGBT softball in Madison has
proven its ability to survive, grow, and develop our community into a family.
SSBL-Madison Mission
The Saturday Softball League (SSBL) - Madison Division, is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender. Queer (LGBTQ), and supportive alliances social organization structured around the sport of softball and designed to promote and advance the health, social structure, and equality of the Madison, Wisconsin area LGBTQ community.
SSBL-Madison Organizational Documents
SSBL-Madison Organization History
SSBL-Madison (2006 - present)
- SSBL-Madison was formed during the 2005 off-season. In order to enable the league to grow, the former Madison Gay Softball League organized
and joined forces with SSBL-Milwaukee.
SSBL-Madison was recognized as OutReach's 2009 Organization of the Year
SSBL-Milwaukee
- SSBL-Milwaukee is one of the oldest Gay Softball Leagues in the country and was one of the
founders of the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA); the event planning
organization for the Gay Softball World Series. SSBL-Milwaukee offers Madison Gay Softball
many tangible and intangible assets with the merger of our two leagues. Milwaukee offers
Madison almost 30 years of experience in running a Gay Softball League, which will help us
avoid repeating mistakes made in the past and providing our members with a world-class organization.
In addition, members of the Madison league are now eligible to participate in the Gay Softball World
Series under Milwaukee's NAGAAA membership.
Madison Gay Softball (2002 - 2005)
- Madison Gay Softball grew out of the desire to provide the Madison Gay Community with an
opportunity to participate in, and grow an appreciation for,
the game of softball. What has developed has far exceeded our expectations.
Madison Gay Softball has evolved into an institution that has revitalized the Gay Community
and enriched the lives of our members, both players and non-players, gay and straight.