Outsports
Ring Of Honor

Advertise on Outsports.com

Geographic diversity was the name of the game at the 2005 Gay Softball World Series held in San Diego. Five of the seven division winners were from the Sun Belt, from Tampa in the south to Los Angeles and San Diego in the West.

Seattle Blue Sox team photo

Bottom 4 photos by Brent Mullins

Click image for larger view

The Los Angeles Vipers won the men's A division title with a 13-6 over the Ft. Lauderdale Stingers in a winner-take-all contest. The Washington D.C. Disturbance won the men's B with a 9-5 win over the San Francisco spitfire. In the men's C division, the Seattle Blue Sox beat the San Francisco Scorpions, 20-17, on a last-second field goal (oops, wrong sport). The Blue Sox started the week hoping for a Top 12 finish and credited their title to "lack of drama, and just incredible team chemistry." The men's D division went to the Tampa Simons and Leoni Titans, which beat the Nashville Shock, 21-6.

In women's play, the Texas Reserve won the Competitive Division, 15-5, over the Minnesota Rebels. The Alternative Division went to the home San Diego Fit 2B Tyed, while the Houston Blaze captured the Recreational Division.

Our vote for best name went to the D division Kansas City Rabid Kittens. After one game, when the players were told to clear the dugout, someone said, "Clean up the litter box, girls."

The facilities got generally good marks, though the lack of fences at one venue helped to distort play. And there were also the age-old complaints of certain teams stacking their lineups with players who should have been in tougher divisions.

The 2006 Series will be held in August in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Note: Outsports will have an extensive photo gallery up soon.

 Final Standings

Open Division

A Division

1^st Place – L.A. Vipers

2^nd Place – Ft. Lauderdale Stingers

3^rd Place – L.A. Velocity

4^th Place – Atlanta Venom

B Division

1^st Place – D.C. Disturbance

2^nd Place – S.F. Spitfire

3^rd Place – Atlanta Xtreme

4^th Place – Long Beach Rebels

C Division

1^st Place – Seattle Blue Sox

2^nd Place – S.F. Scorpions

3^rd Place – Rhode Island Mirabar Grind

4^th Place – Seattle R Place Brewers

D Division

1^st Place – Tampa Simons and Leoni Titans

2^nd Place – Nashville Shock

3^rd Place – Chicago Hydrate Heat

4^th Place – Milwaukee Woody's Kosmos

Women's Division

Competitive Division

1^st Place – Texas Reserve

2^nd Place – Minnesota Rebels

3^rd Place – San Francisco Fire

4^th Place – Ft. Lauderdale Alibi Blaze

Alternative Division

1^st Place – San Diego Fit 2B Tyed

2^nd Place – Long Beach Lady Sharks

3^rd Place – Dallas Get Ripped

4^th Place – Kansas City Crush

Recreational Division

1^st Place – Houston Blaze

2^nd Place – Kansas City Bullets

3^rd Place – San Diego Powerhouse2

4^th Place – Toronto Militia