The 2025 season of Athletes Unlimited Softball League was the inaugural season of the league, which began on June 7, 2025. The Talons defeated the Bandits in a best-of-three championship series to win the inaugural AUSL championship.
2025 College Draft It was announced on April 13, 2025, that the College Draft would air on ESPNU on May 3, 2025. Prior to the draft, players received golden tickets notifying them they were eligible for the draft. Sam Landry was drafted first overall by the Volts in the 2025 AUSL Draft.
First Round Pick Name Team Position College1Sam LandryVoltsPitcherOklahoma2Bri EllisTalonsInfieldArkansas3Emma LemleyBlazePitcherVirginia Tech4Cori McMillanBanditsUtilityVirginia Tech
Second Round Pick Name Team Position College5Sierra SaccoTalonsOutfieldMississippi State6Korbe OtisBlazeOutfieldFlorida7Emiley KennedyBanditsPitcherTexas A&M8Michaela EdenfieldVoltsCatcherFlorida State
Third Round Pick Name Team Position College9Ana GoldBlazeInfieldDuke10Devyn NetzBanditsPitcherArizona11Danieca CoffeyVoltsUtilityLSU12Raelin ChaffinTalonsPitcherMississippi State
Teams
Bandits Player Pos. College 3 Odicci Alexander RHP James Madison 21 Erin Coffel IF Kentucky 33 Mia Davidson C Mississippi State 6 Bella Dayton OF Texas 11 Emiley Kennedy P Texas A&M 8 Lexi Kilfoyl RHP Oklahoma State 26 Sydney McKinney IF Wichita State 2 Cori McMillan UTIL Virginia Tech 82 Taylor McQuillin LHP Arizona 34 Devyn Netz P Arizona 48 Bubba Nickles-Camarena OF UCLA 41 Jordan Roberts C Florida 17 Skylar Wallace IF Florida 66 Sarah Willis RHP UCF 97 Delanie Wisz IF UCLA 18 Morgan Zerkle OF Marshall Coaching Staff General Manager Jenny Dalton-Hill Head coach Stacey Nuveman-Deniz Associate Head Coach Courtney Martinez Assistant Coach Grace French Assistant Coach Mike Lotief
Blaze Player Pos. College 11 Aliyah Andrews OF LSU 88 Ciara Briggs OF LSU 12 Taylor Edwards C Nebraska 41 Danielle Gibson Whorton IF Arkansas 4 Ana Gold IF Duke 7 Kalei Harding OF Florida State 22 Carley Hoover RHP LSU 3 Baylee Klingler RHP Washington 99 Kayla Kowalik UTIL Kentucky 75 Aubrey Leach IF Tennessee 27 Emma Lemley P Virginia Tech 8 Aleshia Ocasio RHP Florida 33 Korbe Otis OF Florida 10 Keilani Ricketts LHP Oklahoma 93 Hope Trautwein-Valdespino RHP Oklahoma 17 Anissa Urtez IF Utah 15 Alana Vawter RHP Stanford Coaching Staff General Manager Dana Sorensen Head coach Alisa Goler Associate Head Coach Kara Dill Assistant Coach Sue Kunkle Assistant Coach Ryan Wondrasek
Talons Player Pos. College 3 Ali Aguilar IF Washington 7 Maya Brady UTIL UCLA 25 Raelin Chaffin P Mississippi State 22 Georgina Corrick RHP South Florida 77 Bri Ellis IF Arkansas 80 Megan Faraimo RHP UCLA 19 Hannah Flippen IF Utah 14 Montana Fouts RHP Alabama 1 Victoria Hayward OF Washington 51 Caroline Jacobsen OF Clemson 27 Sahvanna Jaquish UTIL LSU 8 Mariah Lopez LHP Utah 13 Sharlize Palacios C UCLA 2 Sydney Romero IF Oklahoma 21 Sierra Sacco OF Mississippi State 29 Tori Vidales IF Texas A&M Coaching Staff General Manager Lisa Fernandez Head coach Howard Dobson Associate Head Coach Kirk Walker Assistant Coach Jo Koons Assistant Coach Alex Ibarra (First week only) Assistant Coach Will Oldham (Remainder of Season)
Volts Player Pos. College 22 Sis Bates IF Washington 86 McKenzie Clark OF Clemson 13 Danieca Coffey UTIL LSU 51 Michaela Edenfield C Florida State 00 Rachel Garcia RHP UCLA 33 Payton Gottshall RHP Tennessee 23 Tiare Jennings IF Oklahoma 21 Sam Landry P Oklahoma 18 Amanda Lorenz OF Florida 34 Mariah Mazon RHP Oregon State 2 Dejah Mulipola C Arizona 20 Erika Piancastelli OF McNeese Cowgirls softball 32 Sierra Romero IF Michigan Wolverines softball 3 Sam Show UTIL Oklahoma State 7 Kelsey Stewart-Hunter IF Florida 30 Jessi Warren IF Florida State Coaching Staff General Manager Cat Osterman Head coach Kelly Kretschman Associate Head Coach Courtney Gettins Assistant Coach Kristen Zaleski Assistant Coach Josh Eurich
Venues Stadium Name Location Dell Diamond Round Rock, TX Dumke Family Softball Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Connie Claussen Field Omaha, NE Husky Softball Stadium Seattle, WA Jim Frost Stadium Chattanooga, TN Love's Field Norman, OK McMurry Park Sulphur, LAParkway Bank Sports ComplexRosemont, IL Rhoads Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Wilkins Stadium Wichita, KS
Standings TeamGPWLPct.GB Talons 24 18 6 .750 — Bandits 24 15 9 .625 3 Volts 24 8 16 .333 10 Blaze 24 7 17 .292 11
Schedule Each team played 24 games, with a total of 48 games played between four teams during the season. The games were played in a tour format across the United States in at least ten cities.
| rowspan=2| Saturday, June 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Talons | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | MLB.com | 1–3 | Parkway Bank Sports Complex |- | 5:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | vs | Blaze | MLB Network | 5–1 | Wilkins Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Sunday, June 8 | 1:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Bandits | MLB.com | 6–3 | Parkway Bank Sports Complex |- | 4:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | vs | Blaze | MLB.com | 10–3 | Wilkins Stadium |- | Monday, June 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Blaze | MLB.com | 1–3 | Wilkins Stadium |- | Tuesday, June 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Talons | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | ESPN 2 | 0–8 (5) | Parkway Bank Sports Complex |- | Thursday, June 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | ESPN 2 | 5–6 (9) | McMurry Park |- | Friday, June 13 | 8:00 p.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | MLB.com | 1–6 | McMurry Park |- | rowspan=3| Saturday, June 14 | 11:00 a.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Blaze | ESPNU | 14–12 | Jim Frost Stadium |- | 5:30 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Blaze | MLB.com | 7–6 | Jim Frost Stadium |- | 8:00 p.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | MLB Network | 0–6 | McMurry Park |- | Sunday, June 15 | 1:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Blaze | MLB.com | 10–8 | Jim Frost Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Wednesday, June 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Bandits | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | MLB.com | 4–5 | rowspan=2|Wilkins Stadium |- | 6:00 p.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | MLB.com | 1–6 |- | rowspan=2| Thursday, June 19 | 1:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | vs | Talons | ESPNU | 8–4 | rowspan=2|Wilkins Stadium |- | 3:30 p.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | ESPNU | 2–9 |- | rowspan=2| Friday, June 20 | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | vs | Blaze | ESPNU | 11–2 (5) | Wilkins Stadium |- | 7:30 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Volts | MLB.com | 3–2 | Love's Field |- | rowspan=2| Saturday, June 21 | 4:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Volts | ESPNU | 4–0 | Love's Field |- | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | vs | Blaze | MLB Network | 11–3 | Wilkins Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Sunday, June 22 | 4:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | vs | Blaze | MLB.com | 9–7 | Wilkins Stadium |- | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Volts | ESPNU | 8–3 | Love's Field |- | rowspan=2| Monday, June 23 | 5:30 p.m. | Bandits | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Blaze | MLB.com | 3–11 (6) | Wilkins Stadium |- | 7:30 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Volts | MLB.com | 8–6 | Love's Fields
| rowspan=2| Monday, July 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Bandits | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | ESPN2 | 3–5 | rowspan=2|Parkway Bank Sports Complex |- | 6:00 p.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | ESPN2 | 1–9 (5) |- | rowspan=2| Tuesday, July 8 | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Blaze | vs | Bandits | MLB.com | 12–10 | rowspan=2|Parkway Bank Sports Complex |- | 6:00 p.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | MLB.com | 0–4 |- | rowspan=2| Wednesday, July 9 | 10:30 a.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | MLB.com | 4–5 (8) | rowspan=2|Parkway Bank Sports Complex |- | 10:30 a.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | MLB.com | 0–2 |- | rowspan=2| Friday, July 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Bandits | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | ESPNU | 7–8 (8) | Connie Claussen Field |- | 9:00 p.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | MLB.com | 6–11 | Husky Softball Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Saturday, July 12 | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | vs | Talons | MLB Network | 9–1 (6) | Connie Claussen Field |- | 8:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Blaze | vs | Volts | MLB.com | 3–1 | Husky Softball Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Sunday, July 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Bandits | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | ESPN2 | 3–6 | Connie Claussen Field |- | 3:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Blaze | vs | Volts | MLB.com | 10–2 | Husky Softball Stadium |- | Wednesday, July 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | ESPNU | 1–4 | Dumke Family Softball Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Thursday, July 17 | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | vs | Volts | ESPN2 | 8–7 | Dell Diamond |- | 8:00 p.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | MLB Network | 4–5 | Dumke Family Softball Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Friday, July 18 | 7:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | vs | Volts | ESPNU | 9–2 | Dell Diamond |- | 8:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Blaze | MLB.com | 3–2 | Dumke Family Softball Stadium |- | rowspan=2| Saturday, July 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Talons | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Blaze | MLB.com | 0–2 | Dumke Family Softball Stadium |- | 7:00 p.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | MLB.com | 3–4 | Dell Diamond |- | Sunday, July 20 | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | vs | Bandits | MLB.com | 7–5 | Dell Diamond |- | rowspan=2| Tuesday, July 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Volts | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | ESPNU | 4–6 | Rhoads Stadium |- | 7:30 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Blaze | vs | Bandits | MLB.com | 12–6 | Parkway Bank Sports Complex |- | rowspan=2| Wednesday, July 23 | 6:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Volts | vs | Talons | ESPNU | 6–4 | Rhoads Stadium |- | 7:30 p.m. | Blaze | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Bandits | MLB.com | 1–5 | Parkway Bank Sports Complex
| July 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Bandits | vs | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | ESPN2 | 1–3 | Tuscaloosa, AL |- | July 27 | 3:00 p.m. | bgcolor=#bbffbb| Talons | vs | Bandits | ESPN2 | 1–0 | Tuscaloosa, AL
Media coverage Nationally, games will be broadcast on ESPN (40 games across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+), MLB.com (32 games), All-Women’s Sports Network (19 games), NESN Nation (7 games) and MLB Network (5 games). Only games on ESPN platforms and MLB Network will be exclusive. All non-ESPN games will stream on MLB.com.
Regionally, games will air on FanDuel Sports Network (27 games), MSG Networks (27 games), WPWR-TV/WFLD (27 games), Marquee Sports Network (20 games), SportsNet Pittsburgh (19 games), and NESN (17 games).
For all games, Eric Collins, Chuckie Kempf or Mark Neely will serve as play-by-play commentators, Amanda Scarborough (lead), Danielle Lawrie, Jessica Mendoza, Natasha Watley and Kenzie Fowler will serve as color commentators, and Savanna Collins will serve as an on-field reporter.
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