The 2026 AUSL season is the upcoming second season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. There will be six teams in the league consisting of the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts, joined by expansion teams Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark.
Drafts
On December 1, 2025, the AUSL held an expansion and subsequent allocation draft following the addition of the two expansion teams. The drafts were aired on ESPNU.[1][2][3]
The annual College Draft will be held in Spring 2026.[4]
Expansion draft
Protected players
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
Seventh round
Eighth round
Allocation draft
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
Seventh round
Teams
Bandits
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| Bandits coaching staff
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Blaze
| Blaze roster
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Pitchers
Catchers
Outfielders
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Infielders
Utility
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Reference:[8] Updated: December 2, 2025
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| Blaze coaching staff
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- Dana Sorensen (General manager)
- Kara Dill (Head coach)
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Cascade
| Cascade roster
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Pitchers
Catchers
Outfielders
- 37 Kendra Falby
- 44 Ali Newland
- 33 Korbe Otis
- 21 Sierra Sacco
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Infielders
- 22 Sis Bates
- 36 Paige Sinicki
- 29 Tori Vidales
Utility
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Reference:[10] Updated: December 3, 2025
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| Cascade coaching staff
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- Jami Lobpries (General manager)
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Oklahoma City Spark
| Oklahoma City Spark roster
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Pitchers
Catchers
Outfielders
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Infielders
Utility
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Reference:[12] Updated: December 3, 2025
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| Oklahoma City Spark coaching staff
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- Kirk Waller (General manager)
- Amber Flores (Head coach)
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Talons
| Talons roster
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Pitchers
Catchers
Outfielders
- 42 Jadelyn Allchin
- 11 Aliyah Andrews
- -- Jayda Coleman
- 51 Caroline Jacobsen
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Infielders
Utility
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Reference:[14] Updated: December 3, 2025
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| Talons coaching staff
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Volts
| Volts roster
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Pitchers
Catchers
Outfielders
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Infielders
Utility
- 13 Danieca Coffey
- 10 Mia Scott
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Reference:[16] Updated: December 3, 2025
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| Volts coaching staff
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Notes
- ^ Played with and was initially drafted by the Volts for the 2025 season.
- ^ With this pick, the Volts reached the maximum numbers of players allowed on their roster ahead of the 2026 College Draft.
References
- ^ Vernon, Brady (December 2, 2025). "2026 AUSL Expansion, Allocation Draft Results". Softball America. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Athletes Unlimited Softball League: Expansion and allocation draft". ESPN. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 AUSL Draft Results". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "AUSL Expansion Draft rules". MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Here are all the players protected from AUSL Expansion Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Bandits Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Bandits Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Blaze Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Blaze Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "Cascade Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "Cascade Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "Spark Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "Spark Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "Talons Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "Talons Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "Volts Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "Volts Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
External links
Schedule