Faces & Places: Steel City Softball League Playoffs 2025

Photo by Mya Wood.

The Steel City Softball League, Pittsburgh’s queer softball league, concluded its 44th season this past weekend. The league honors both Regular season Champions and Playoff Champions.

The Expendaballs won the Upper Division for the regular season, and the Little Pigs won the playoff championship.

The Middle Division witnessed new champions as the Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s clinched the regular season title, but it was the Gracie Lou Freebushes who claimed the playoff championship.

The Lower Division saw the Lucille Ballers winning both the Regular Season and Playoff Championships. The QBurgh Riveters took fourth place in the regular season and third place in the playoff championship.

The league will host a Season End Banquet at 5801 Video Lounge, where trophies and medals will be presented.  Additionally, the Little Pigs will be representing the Steel City Softball League at the 2025 International Pride Gay Softball World Series in Houston, Texas at the end of September. The Little Pigs will compete among 230 teams from 56 cities across the United States and Canada. QBurgh wishes the Little Pigs the best of luck!

Thank you to the volunteer board members for their hard work throughout the year: Cassie Lloyd, Commissioner; Wayne Dotson, Assistant Commissioner; Angela Romanello, Assistant Commissioner; Harry Caskey, Secretary; Bobby Angelo, Treasurer; Amy Haushalter, Fields Chairperson, Brian Werner, Membership Chair; and Stephanie Olsen, Marketing Chair.

Congratulations to the Steel City Softball League on another successful season!

Photos by Mya Wood.

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Jeff Freedman (he/him) is a Pittsburgh native celebrating his fourth decade of LGBTQ+ community volunteerism. A co-founder of the Steel City Softball League in 1981, Jeff has remained a dedicated advocate ever since. His leadership includes serving on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Advisory Commission for LGBTQ Affairs, chairing Pittsburgh Pride celebrations from 2005 to 2007, and currently serving as the Pittsburgh Pride March & Parade Co-Chair. In recognition of his lifelong dedication, Jeff was named the 2025 Pittsburgh Pride Grand Marshal. Regular parade-goers will recognize him as the enthusiastic voice on the megaphone organizing the march participants. Jeff looks forward to sharing his best stories—at least the printable ones—with the QBurgh community.