The brand new Athletes Limitless Softball League (AUSL) had its inaugural participant draft on Jan. 29. The league will function 4 groups enjoying a 24-game season in a standard format and can be along with the present AU Professional Softball Championship Season, which launched in 2020 and is 30 video games over 5 weeks in July and August.
Take a look at what you have to know in regards to the new league and see who every crew drafts and provides to its first AUSL roster.
What’s AUSL?
Launching in 2025, the brand new Athletes Limitless Softball League will complement the present AU Professional Softball Championship Season, which can be renamed the AUSL All-Star Cup and can observe the conclusion of the AUSL season. The AUSL All-Star Cup will proceed to make use of AU’s scoring mannequin to crown a person champion.
The AUSL season will begin in June and can function 4 groups (Bandits, Blaze, Talons and Volts). The league can be occurring tour to 6-8 cities in its first season after which in 2026 will transfer to a city-based format. ESPN will broadcast at the very least 18 video games solely in 2025 (ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU).
The draft
Spherical 1:
No. 1: Bandits — Lexi Kilfoyl, pitcher
one among one.
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— AUSL (@theAUSLofficial) January 30, 2025
No. 2: Blaze — Carley Hoover, pitcher
No. 3: Talons — Megan Faraimo, pitcher
No. 4: Volts — Rachel Garcia, pitcher
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— AUSL (@theAUSLofficial) January 30, 2025
Spherical 2:
No. 5: Blaze — Aleshia Ocasio, pitcher
No. 6: Talons — Georgina Corrick, pitcher
No. 7: Volts — Amanda Lorenz, outfielder
No. 8: Bandits — Taylor McQuillin, pitcher
How are gamers being drafted onto groups?
Every crew drafted 12 gamers from a pool of greater than 80 out there gamers. Former UCLA star Maya Brady (Tom Brady’s niece) was one of the crucial latest gamers to signal with the league and was drafted within the fifth spherical by the Talons.
The 4 remaining spots can be crammed by free brokers and incoming faculty gamers who’re ending their eligibility.
Who drafed for every crew?
The 4 groups can be led by GMs with intensive and storied softball careers.
Listed below are the coaches for the primary season:
Along with the coaches and normal managers, former MLB Government Kim Ng is a Senior Adviser. Softball legends Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza and Natasha Watley are advisers to the AUSL.
