2026 AUSL season

2026 AUSL season
LeagueAthletes Unlimited Softball League
SportSoftball
Teams6
TV partner(s)ESPN
MLB.com
MLB Network
Draft
Top draft pickAllocation draft: Kelly Maxwell
College draft: TBA
Picked byAllocation draft: Cascade
College draft: TBA

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

[3][5]
Bandits Blaze Talons Volts
Erin Coffel Ana Gold Georgina Corrick Rachel Garcia
Lexi Kilfoyl Baylee Klingler Megan Faraimo Amanda Lorenz
Taylor McQuillin Aubrey Leach Hannah Flippen Mia Scott
Morgan Zerkle Kayla Kowalik Sharlize Palacios Tiare Jennings
Skylar Wallace Keilani Ricketts Montana Fouts Dejah Mulipola
Mary Iakopo Aleshia Ocasio Caroline Jacobsen Sierra Romero
Bella Dayton Devyn Netz Sahvanna Jaquish Ciara Briggs

First round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
1 Maya Brady Oklahoma City Spark Utility Talons
2 Sam Landry Cascade Pitcher Volts

Second round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
3 Carley Hoover Cascade Pitcher Blaze
4 Sydney McKinney Spark Utility Bandits

Third round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
5 Sydney Romero Spark Infielder Blaze
6 Sierra Sacco Cascade Outfielder Talons

Fourth round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
7 Payton Gottshall Cascade Pitcher Volts
8 Jessie Warren Spark Infielder Volts

Fifth round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
9 Alana Vawter Spark Pitcher Blaze
10 Korbe Otis Cascade Outfielder Blaze

Sixth round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
11 Tori Vidales Cascade Infielder Talons
12 Bubba Nickles-Camarena Spark Outfielder Bandits

Seventh round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
13 Delanie Wisz Spark Catcher/Utility Bandits
14 Pass Cascade

Eighth round

Pick Name New team Position Previous team
15 Pass Spark

Allocation draft

First round

Pick Name Team Position College
1 Kelly Maxwell Cascade Pitcher Oklahoma
2 Kinzie Hansen Oklahoma City Spark Catcher Oklahoma
3 Jayda Coleman Talons Outfielder Oklahoma
4 Kathryn Sandercock Bandits Pitcher Florida State
5 Alyssa Brito Blaze Infielder Oklahoma
6 Ally Carda Volts Pitcher UCLA

Second round

Pick Name Team Position College
7 Maddie Penta Spark Pitcher Auburn
8 Mia Davidson Cascade Catcher Mississippi State
9 Jadelyn Allchin Talons Outfielder UCLA
10 Jocelyn Alo Bandits Utility Oklahoma
11 Jenna Laird Blaze Infielder Missouri
12 Alyssa Denham Volts Pitcher Arizona

Third round

Pick Name Team Position College
13 Sis Bates[a] Cascade Infielder Washington
14 Jailyn Ford Spark Pitcher James Madison
15 Rachel Becker Talons Infielder Oklahoma State
16 Jessica Clements Bandits Outfielder UCLA
17 Jala Wright Blaze Pitcher Duke
18 Rylie Boone Volts Outfielder Oklahoma

Fourth round

Pick Name Team Position College
19 Billie Andrews Spark Infielder Nebraska
20 Paige Sinicki Cascade Infielder Oregon
21 Maddie Moore Talons Infielder Clemson
22 Sami Williams Bandits Infielder Iowa State
23 Valerie Cagle Blaze Pitcher/Utility Clemson
24[b] Aliyah Binford Volts Pitcher/Utility Mississippi

Fifth round

Pick Name Team Position College
25 Ali Newland Cascade Catcher/Utility Louisiana State
26 Sydney Sherrill Spark Infielder Florida State
27 Aliyah Andrews Talons Outfielder Louisiana State
28 Emiley Kennedy Bandits Pitcher Texas A&M
29 Pass Blaze

Sixth round

Pick Name Team Position College
30 Haley Lee Spark Catcher/Utility Oklahoma
31 Kendra Falby Cascade Outfielder Florida
32 Pass Talons
33 Pass Bandits

Seventh round

Pick Name Team Position College
34 Pass Spark
35 Pass Cascade

Teams

Bandits

Blaze

Cascade

Oklahoma City Spark

Talons

Volts


Notes

  1. ^ Played with and was initially drafted by the Volts for the 2025 season.
  2. ^ With this pick, the Volts reached the maximum numbers of players allowed on their roster ahead of the 2026 College Draft.

References

  1. ^ Vernon, Brady (December 2, 2025). "2026 AUSL Expansion, Allocation Draft Results". Softball America. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Athletes Unlimited Softball League: Expansion and allocation draft". ESPN. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2025 AUSL Draft Results". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "AUSL Expansion Draft rules". MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Here are all the players protected from AUSL Expansion Draft". MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Bandits Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bandits Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "Blaze Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "Blaze Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  10. ^ "Cascade Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  11. ^ "Cascade Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  12. ^ "Spark Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  13. ^ "Spark Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  14. ^ "Talons Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Talons Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  16. ^ "Volts Players". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  17. ^ "Volts Coaching Staff". AUSL. Retrieved December 3, 2025.

Schedule

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