Welcome to Oak City Softball League
SPRING SEASON 2026 IS UNDERWAY!
Our tenth season as a league began on Sunday, March 22nd for our best season yet – 25 teams across 4 divisions! We’re excited to see our new players and teams and of course, welcome back our existing softball family for another season of fun and community – we’re grateful for you all!
(Each team in our Open Competitive, D, and E divisions plays 14 regular season games, and a minimum of 2 games in the season-ending tournament; our Women’s+ Division teams will each play 10 regular season games, and like the Open Division teams, will play a minimum of 2 games in their season-ending tournament (the tournaments for all divisions will be double-elimination format, weather permitting). Our league is intended to provide a welcoming, respectful environment for LGBT+ (and Allied) players and teams; our rules of play are also posted. We’ve worked hard to put together what we believe is a great experience for everyone, and hope you’ll consider joining us!)
OAK CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE SEASON SPONSOR – SPRING 2026
We’re excited to welcome our league’s first sponsor, Brigs at the Park! They’re celebrating 35 years of operation and we’re celebrating their generous sponsorship – look for their logo to appear in our social media posts this season. Thank you to our friends at Brigs!
NOTE: We communicate via newsletters sent each week during the season to all players in the league; if you haven’t seen this league communication, please check your junk mailbox. If you are a registered player and haven’t seen this newsletter, please email us at community@oakcitysoftball.org and we’ll get that straightened out.
OCSL Women’s+ Division – Spring 2026
| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rainbow Oreos | 8 | 2 | 100 | 49 | L1 |
| 2 | Red Rocket Riderz | 7 | 3 | 142 | 96 | W4 |
| 3 | GOATS | 6 | 4 | 100 | 75 | W2 |
| 4 | Stranger Swings | 4 | 6 | 67 | 105 | W1 |
| 5 | Hot Mess Express | 3 | 7 | 49 | 92 | L4 |
| 6 | Caught Looking | 2 | 8 | 21 | 134 | L2 |
OCSL Competitive Division – Spring 2026
| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rocketz | 10 | 1 | 161 | 79 | W5 |
| 2 | Misfits | 9 | 3 | 133 | 89 | W4 |
| 3 | Mission Impossiball | 8 | 4 | 147 | 115 | L2 |
| 4 | Sunday Swingers | 6 | 6 | 134 | 116 | W2 |
| 5 | Only Fans | 5 | 7 | 113 | 126 | L1 |
| 6 | Turn N’ Burn | 2 | 9 | 91 | 149 | L8 |
| 7 | Those Guys | 1 | 11 | 77 | 182 | L3 |
OCSL D Division – Spring 2026
| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inside the Spark | 9 | 3 | 130 | 122 | W1 |
| 2 | Basic Pitches | 8 | 3 | 122 | 72 | W1 |
| 3 | Big Ol Hitties | 7 | 4 | 119 | 82 | W2 |
| 4 | Woofs | 7 | 5 | 121 | 98 | W1 |
| 5 | Hell If I Know | 5 | 7 | 117 | 145 | W3 |
| 6 | Base Invaders D | 4 | 8 | 139 | 161 | L2 |
| 6 | No Glove No Love | 4 | 8 | 96 | 118 | L3 |
| 8 | Hit It and Quit It | 3 | 9 | 87 | 133 | W1 |
OCSL E Division – Spring 2026
| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitt Fits | 9 | 3 | 153 | 80 | W7 |
| 2 | One Hit Wonders | 6 | 5 | 104 | 97 | W2 |
| 3 | Base Invaders E | 5 | 6 | 91 | 107 | L2 |
| 4 | Big Backs | 2 | 8 | 60 | 124 | L7 |
We are grateful to continue our partnership with the Raleigh Police Department – they have been very generous with their presence, time, and attention to our league since 2023. Special shout out to Chief Boyce (shown throwing out the first pitch in our Women’s+ Division’s Spring 2025 season) and Community Engagement Coordinator Calvin Mitchell!
iPRIDE SOFTBALL/ASANA AND OUR LEAGUE
Spring 2026 will be our sixth season as Raleigh’s only member city organization of iPride Softball, and our eighth season as Raleigh’s exclusive member city affliliation of ASANA – Amateur Sports Alliance of North America. We are so excited about our membership in both organizations, and we are very much looking forward to our fourth national tournament encompassing both iPride and ASANA players – more information will be coming during the first weeks of our season!
A friendly reminder: Our league is intended to provide a welcoming, respectful environment for LGBTQIA+ (and allied) players and teams; our rules of play and code of conduct are posted on this website to provide the proper expectations to everyone affiliated with our league. Both of these items have been the subject of careful review by our leadership team and we believe they set us apart in a positive way in our quest to create a fun environment for our players — we’ve worked hard to put together what we think will be a great experience for everyone!
We use USA Softball Approved Bats Exclusively
We adhere to the use of USA Softball (formerly ASA) approved bats, exclusively. Bats need to have an ASA or USA Softball stamp, and not be on the USA Softball Non-Approved list (this PDF is dated 10-5-2021) in order to be used in Oak City Softball League games. What this means, other than bats not appearing on the ban list, is that any bats in league play MUST have an ASA/USA Softball stamp regardless of other organizations appearing on a bat (USSSA or NSA bats without an ASA/USA stamp are not allowed). Please see league staff if there are questions and we will clarify for you. If you would like to do further research, the updated list is kept on USA Softball’s website; additional explanation of terms, organizations, and stamps can be found in this blog post.
