2007 Season

In 2007, three new teams debuted - Periwinkle, Grey, and Pink. It was a very exciting and busy season. In addition to playing 50 league games, we:

• played over 30 games against teams from Milwaukee;

•  established a strong relationship with Madison’s gay women’s softball league – Mad Women;

• hosted a state tournament and donated $500 to the AIDS Network;

• helped staff a picnic for children and families affected by cancer;

• participated in Milwaukee’s Dairyland Classic; and

• created a six-team fall league.

The following is a list of awards and recognition that the league and league members received:

• the following Madison teams placed in the first annual SSBL Statewide Tournament:

  • Mad Women Shortcuts - 3rd Place in the Recreational Division;

  • Madison Black and Blues with a touch of Maroon - 2nd Place in the Recreational Division;

  • Madison Bedazzlers - 2nd Place in the Competitive Division; and

  • Madison Box Riders - 1st Place in the Competitive Division;

• the Madison Full Montys received the Sportsmanship Award for the the first annual SSBL Statewide Tournament;

• the Madison Bedazzlers took 3rd Place in SSBL-Milwaukee's league during the regular season;

• the Spa Woof Madd Dawgs took 1st Place in the D2 Division of the Dairyland Classic;

• the Madison Bedazzlers took 4th Place in the D1 Division of the Dairyland Classic and received that Division's Tommy Salzsieder Character Award; and

• Toni Baker and Dave Eick received the Doug Hinderliter Character Award and had $100 each donated to the AIDS Network in their names.

The following are links from the 2007 season:

Standings     Results

Black Beauties     Blue Crush     Green Queens     Grey Wolves     Mighty Maroon Rosebuds

Orange HooHahs     Pink Panthers     Periwinkle Punks     Red Dragons     Violet Femmes     Yellow Brick Roadkill

2006 Season

During 2006, the league grew to eight teams with the addition of Black and Maroon. We began playing our first interleague games with Milwaukee and had a competitive league in the fall that consisted of four teams. At the end of the season, we said good-bye to Doug Hinderliter and his partner Troy Kimble as they moved to the Twin Cities area. We will always be grateful for their hard work and dedication in creating this league. At the end of the season, we created the Doug Hinderliter Character Award to honor a player each year who shows exemplary character both on and off the field.

2005 Season

Schedule and Results

Blue Picture     Green Picture     Orange Picture

Red Picture     Violet Picture     Yellow Picture

2004 Season

The summer of 2004 was when Madison Gay Softball was introduced. Doug Hinderliter, "the founder of Madison Gay Softball" and later the league's first commissioner, started this league out of his desire to provide the Madison Gay Community with an opportunity to participate in, and grow an appreciation for, the game of softball. We started with six teams: Blue, Green, Orange, Red, Violet, and Yellow.