GRIZZLIES SOFTBALL Established 2007

The Best in Columbus The Coors Light Exile Grizzlies achieved their mission of becoming the best team in the CLGSA (Columbus Lesbian and Gay Softball Association). The upper team finished the year 17-3 and with tournament wins in the GSWS qualifier as well as the end of year league tournament.

7 th in the nation. At the 2012 NAGAAA GSWS the Coors Light Exile Grizzlies posted a record of 9 wins and 3 losses to finish tied for 7 th in the 53 team C Division bracked. The Griz had the best offense in the tournament – averaging 14.5 runs per game.

Competitive in City Leagues. The Griz finished in fourth place in their City of Columbus Men’s league. They beat the #3 and #2 team in the Dodge Night playoffs to qualify for the City of Columbus Champ of Champs for the first time this July.

Coors Light Affiliation Coors Light has been one of the biggest sponsors of the NAGAAA GSWS in recent years. In 2010 we were able to pick up a sponsorship from them. That relationship has continued through 2011 and We started a “Grizzly Happy Hour” at our previous sponsor bar on Friday nights that resulted in Coors Light being put on tap and sales of Coors Light tripling at that location. We anticipate that our sponsorship with Coors Light will continue into the future as we continue to work closely with a local representative, Nick Bryan, to assure that Miller/Coors products are enjoyed by our players, fans and friends at team events and at our sponsor bar.

Coors Light Exposure Taken at the 2010 NAGAAA GSWS. Taken at the the 2011 NAGAAA GSWS.

2012 Las Vegas Sin City Shootout Champions In January of 2012 we won our first large, LGBT Tournament. The Vegas tourney is the largest LGBT tourney outside of the GSWS.

Our “Farm Teams” – Griz 2.0 In 2011 we started a second team to compete within the second division of our gay league. We had a lot of players wanting to play with us but there wasn’t’ enough playing time to go around. Griz 2.0 consists of our more experienced players that aren’t that interested in traveling to tournaments anymore and younger players, new to softball, that need the playing time to develop.

Our “Farm Teams” – The Grizzlettes Also in 2011 a team consisting of primarily females, the Grizzlettes, decided to put together a competitive team. We have assisted them by coaching their team and supporting them chance we can. We’ve also played in Columbus city league in the co-rec division with teams consisting of Grizzlies and Grizzlettes.