LSA is eastern Iowa’s premier LGBTQ+ Softball League and was founded in the Fall of 2017. LSA is a non-profit 501(c)3 and is committed to providing opportunity and a safe space where both LGBT and Non-LGBT participants can compete in an environment welcoming and open to the LGBTQ+ community. Participants must be 18+ and pay league fees for each season. Games are played Sunday Mornings from 10:00am-1:00pm at either the Hawkeye Softball Complex or Mercer Park in Iowa City. We have 2 seasons (Spring/Summer and Fall) that run from late April to late October.
See you at the ball field!
Sunday 5/14 is week 3 of our league schedule, but first LSA would like to give a Happy Mother’s Day! shout out to all moms in our LSA family, and to our own moms as well.
Here is the week 3 schedule:
If you will be playing tomorrow, please feel free to come for all 3 games as we know that every team may need a few subs.
If you are not able to play this Sunday, please be sure to let your team coach know.
The weather could also impact games tomorrow as it is supposed to rain off and on this evening until tomorrow morning.
If the games need to be cancelled due to rain / wet conditions we will post on the Facebook pages, and on the LSA website, and send an email to everyone, before 9:00am Sunday morning.
You may go to:
https://rainoutline.com/search/dnis/3193467080
Here you can see cancellation information for Mercer Park. The image above shows what this Rainout site looks like, and the Rainout site is normally updated between 8:30-9:00am.
We hope Mother Nature will be good to us for Mother's Day - See you tomorrow!
If you are still thinking about playing, it is not too late - the registration link for our Spring Season will remain live for late joining players!
Whether you are looking to play casually or competitively, you will find our organization to be a wonderful place to be active, learn new skills, meet new friends, and become a part of our amazing LSA family.
Of course please feel free to reach out if you have any questions at all or if you need any assistance registering.
Welcome to LSA - Eastern Iowa's premier LGBTQIA Softball League!
Now that the holidays are behind us and the nicer weather is coming soon, it is time to begin planning and organizing our 2023 Spring/Summer season - and we would love to have your input and help!
We are looking for LSA Members to join any of our 3 committees:
Now is the perfect time if you have wanted to become more involved and assist the league, and we would be delighted to have your participation as much or as little as your time permits.
Please take a look at the Committee Information, and if your talents, skills, and interests would fit, we would absolutely love to have you involved! If you would be willing and able to dedicate any number of hours to a Committee, please send us an email with the name of the Committee you would like to join. Email to steven.lsaiowa@gmail.com
The descriptions of our LSA Committees can be found by going to the Our Board page under the About Us tab, and scrolling to the bottom of the page.
2/5/22 Membership & Community Outreach Committee Chair, and LSA founder Jose Maldonado with the NAGAAA Board of Directors
It’s Official: LSA of Eastern Iowa is now a member of NAGAAA!
On February 5, 2022, LSA of Eastern Iowa became NAGAAA’s 48th member city / association.
The road to get here was a 2-year process, which included reaching specific milestones and maintaining specific requirements.
NAGAAA is proud to include 48 cities, more than 1,000 teams and 17,000 players from across North America in its membership. Each city and its members add rich diversity to the NAGAAA organization.
To see a list of the other 47 member cities, or to learn more about NAGAAA please visit https://www.nagaaasoftball.org/
Exciting news to share with our LSA family and friends – From Little Village Magazine…
To the leadership and staff at LSA of Eastern Iowa:
It is our pleasure to congratulate you on being recognized by Little Village Magazine readers
and the broader community in Little Village’s annual Best of the CRANDIC poll -- a chance for
the community to recognize the hard work and dedication it takes to operate a business or
serve our communities.
Your work was recognized as: Best Community Sports League
This achievement comes amid a pandemic that continues to influence daily life after having
disrupted the last 18+ months of work; it is no small feat to maintain a level of quality and value
that withstands such a significant disruption to our communities. This recognition serves as a
testament to the tenacity, creativity, flexibility, and dedication of all those involved in making the
work happen every day, and we are excited and honored to share this news with you.
Beyond sharing the news with you and your staff, your achievement will be part of the featured
content for Little Village Magazine’s December 2021 issue, out on stands Dec. 1st.
Please go to https://littlevillagemag.com/ and click on the Best of The CRANDIC edition to view online.
Besides our award recognition which is listed in-column on page 66, there is also a short article about LSA on page 70, and our “Thank You” to the community ad is on page 73 (also below).
We would like to give a special thank you to one of our sponsors, Shakespeare's Pub and Grill. They have supported us since the beginning of the league in 2017 and supported us throughout 2020 when we had to cancel our season. Please consider supporting this great, local restaurant.
A special thank you to Green State Credit Union for sponsoring our spring 2022 season. Your support helps strengthen the LGBT community in Eastern Iowa!
A special thank you to New Pioneer Co-op for sponsoring our spring 2022 season. Your support helps strengthen the LGBT community in Eastern Iowa!
A special thank you to Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service for sponsoring our spring/summer 2022 season. Your support helps keep our LGBT Community strong.
Many thanks to Hibu Inc. for sponsoring LSA for 2022. Their generous gift helps to ensure that we are able to continue providing an excellent experience without raising the player/member cost this year!
A special thank you to Hills Bank for sponsoring our spring 2022 season. Your support helps strengthen the LGBT community in Eastern Iowa!
The LSA of Eastern Iowa is a Community Partner of The Real MainStream, an intersectional, LGBTQ-affirming, progressive online publication serving Iowa and Illinois. Subscribe for free to the TRM e-list at therealmainstream.com/subscribe. You’ll receive first notice of all new posts, and exclusive content for subscribers only. Send story ideas and news releases to reachus@therealmainstream.com.
Caring Hands & More LLC’s mission is to serve individuals and families with a variety of services. It is our desire to assist needs through a holistic philosophy rooted in our fundamental understanding of human beings as created in the image of God.
Since LSA's first season in 2018, if there was something LSA needed, supplies, equipment, even use of their facilities, Caring Hand & More has been there for LSA. Thank you for your continued support!