The Big Apple Softball League is NYC's ONLY LGBTQIA+ softball league since 1977. We were founded to provide a league open and inclusive to all regardless of race, religion, age, gender expression or sexual orientation. We play a Spring and a Fall Season. Come Play!

BASL plays double-header slowpitch softball games on Saturdays & Sundays in a Spring/Summer Season. We aren't just about softball! We host numerous parties and events throughout the year including an Opening Party, End of Season Awards Ceremony, our annual HoliGay Party and monthly league wide socials. Our teams also host happy hours and fundraisers.

Playing with the BASL is a great way to get involved in the LGBTQIA+ Community both on and off the field.

Spring Registration is now LIVE!

• Registration is $125

Registration Link

Waitlist Information

If you're interested in joining the Big Apple Softball League, sign up for our waitlists. Our selection days normally occur in late March and early April, and have passed for the 2024 season. 

However, managers often look at wait lists to fill positions on their teams as needed.  To join the waitlists, click on the link for your conference below.  Both conferences are made up of divisions where skill levels vary from "experienced" to "never played".

• W+/WTNB: the Women+/WTNB Division is open to cis-women, trans men and women, and non-binary folks who prefer a space where participants are not cis-men.  Click here to join the W+/WTNB Conference waitlist.
• Open: the Open conference is for anyone.  Click here to join the Open Conference waitlist.

Any questions, please email webteam@bigapplesoftball.com

The W+ Conference is starting a pickup league that will play on Tuesdays and Sundays. The days may change based on permits and interest.  Please go here for full information.

Welcome to our new players and congrats on joining BASL from the Scholarship committee. Our goal is to ensure that the costs of participation are not a barrier to players, and run the Women's+ Player Support Scholarship Fund to make that a reality. We originally were open for applications earlier this year, but realized that new players would not have been able to apply due to recruitment day scheduling. Therefore we are reopening scholarship applications for new players only until end of day, May 2nd.

Please fill this form out as soon as possible if you wish  and please feel free to reach out to one of us at wplusscholarships@bigapplesoftball.com if you have any questions or concerns.

Can't wait to see you all on the field!

This past winter, the Big Apple Softball League’s very own Ginny Lentino was selected as the winner of the Fourth Annual Carey the Torch Award from the W. P. Carey Foundation.  This award brought a $10,000 donation to the Big Apple Softball League.  The Carey the Torch Award honors individuals who best exemplify Bill Carey’s sense of duty and lifelong commitment to “Doing Good While Doing Well” by making a positive impact on their community.  

Although she has a quiet demeanor, Ginny’s impact on our league and community has been undeniable.  Ginny’s rookie season was over thirty years ago when one of the only safe places for our people to express themselves openly was in a gay bar.  Over the past three decades, Ginny has generously volunteered her time and energy in leadership roles to give back to her beloved softball league and the greater LGBTQ community.  Her efforts have enabled countless individuals to participate in not only an athletic space but a queer community that fosters inclusion, diversity, safety, and family.  As a member of BASL, she has also raised countless charitable funds for the queer community and beyond.  She was the first woman inducted into the BASL Hall of Fame.  Ginny is the kind smile that welcomes new players and mentors new leaders.

The league would like to honor Ginny for winning the W. P. Carey the Torch Award and thank her for bringing this donation into the league which will help Big Apple Softball grow even more.  Thank you Ginny Lentino and thanks to the W.P. Carey Foundation.

Written by April Reed