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2025 AUSL Season
The 2025 season of Athletes Unlimited Softball League is the inaugural season of the league, which began on June 7, 2025. On April 16, 2025, Kim Ng was named the first commissioner of the AUSL. 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. It was announced on June 4, 2025, that Sam Landry had signed a contract to play in the inaugural season with the Volts. First Round Second Round Third Round Teams Bandits Coaching Staff Blaze Coaching Staff Talons Coaching Staff Volts Coaching Staff Venues Schedule Each team will play 24 games, with a total of 48 games played between 4 teams during the season. These games will be played in a tour format across the United States in at least 10 cities. , - , rowspan=2, Saturday, June 7 , 2:00 p.m. , Talons , vs , bgcolor=#bbffbb, Bandits , MLB.com , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletes Unlimited Softball League
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) is a women's professional softball league in the United States, founded in 2024 and run by Athletes Unlimited. History On June 4, 2024, Athletes Unlimited announced a new softball league, that will feature four teams playing a 30-game season in a traditional format, complementing the existing Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball Championship season. ESPN has signed on as a founding broadcast partner. The AUSL will become a city-based league beginning in 2026, while the inaugural season in 2025 will be touring with games in six to eight different cities. The average salary for a player will be $40,000–45,000, with salaries up to $75,000 achievable through bonus payments. Lexi Kilfoyl was drafted first overall by the Bandits in the inaugural AUSL draft. Kim Ng was appointed AUSL commissioner on April 16, 2025. On May 29, 2025, Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Madison Dukes Softball
The James Madison Dukes softball team represents James Madison University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) and plays home games in Veterans Memorial Park. JMU has won six CAA championships, including back-to-back Championships in 2016 and 2017. The Dukes have been to the NCAA Division I softball tournament nine times, hosting Regionals and Super Regionals in 2016. The team's head coach is Loren LaPorte, leading the Dukes to a 197–74 record in six seasons. Coaching history Season results 2021 Season After a dominant performance in the regular season, the Dukes entered the postseason with a 34–1 record. In the CAA tournament, the Dukes beat Delaware for their sixth conference title and were rewarded with the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA softball tournament. The Dukes advanced to the Super Regionals after beating #9 Tennessee and #25 Liberty twice in the Knoxville Regional. They then went on to beat #8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Nuveman-Deniz
Stacey "Nuvey" Nuveman-Deniz (born April 26, 1978) is an American softball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Bandits for the inaugural 2025 season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). Previously, she has been the head coach of the San Diego State Aztecs softball team at San Diego State University (SDSU). She played for the UCLA Bruins at the catcher position on-and-off from 1997 to 2002, winning a national championship in 1999. She also won two Olympic gold medals and one silver medal for United States women's national softball team, Team USA. She holds the Pac-12 Conference, Pac-12 career records for batting average (baseball), batting average and slugging percentage; she simultaneously holds the NCAA career records for total bases and intentional walks (81). Nuveman-Deniz is also one of nine NCAA players to possess a career .400 batting average (baseball), batting average along with at least 200 Runs batted in, RBIs, 50 home runs and an .800 slugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Dalton-Hill
Jenny Dalton-Hill (born March 5, 1974) is an American former collegiate All-American softball player and current sports commentator and general manager for the Bandits for the inaugural 2025 season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played for the Arizona Wildcats from 1993 to 1996 where she won three Women's College World Series championships (1993, 1994, 1996). Having also played baseball, Dalton-Hill is a former member of the Colorado Silver Bullets and United States women's national baseball team, earning a bronze medal at the 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup. She holds the career Pac-12 and NCAA Division I records in RBIs. She is the first and one of nine NCAA players to hit .400 with 200 RBIs, 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage in her career. Career Arizona Wildcats Dalton-Hill began her career in 1993 as an All-Pac-10 conference selection with a .318 batting average for her freshman year. That season the Wildcats made the WCWS and Dalton got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Thundering Herd Softball
The Marshall Thundering Herd softball team represents Marshall University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference. They are currently coached by head coach Morgan Zerkle. They play their home games at Dot Hicks Field. The Thundering Herd have made two NCAA Tournament appearances, most recently in 2017. NCAA Regional appearances Year-by-year results National Awards *All-Americans :Autumn Owen, C - 2023 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team :Mya Stevenson, OF - 2022 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team :Morgan Zerkle, SS - 2017 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team :Jordan Dixon, P - 2017 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team :Rachel Folden, C - 2006, 2007 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team; 2005, 2008 NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American Third Team *NFCA Golden Shoe Award The NFCA Golden Shoe Award is an award given by New Balance to the best college softball College so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCF Knights Softball
The UCF Knights softball program represents the University of Central Florida in the sport of softball. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference. The Knights play their home games at the UCF Softball Complex on UCF's main campus in Orange County, Florida near Orlando. The Knights are coached by head coach Cindy Ball-Malone. In the twenty two year history of the program, the Knights have won three American regular season championships, five conference tournament championships, and have twelve appearances in the NCAA Tournament. History The UCF softball program was founded in 2002 under Renee Luers-Gillispie. The Knights played their first games on February 2, losing the first contest 2–3 to Bethune–Cookman, and winning their second game against Arkansas, 6–5. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skylar Wallace
Maelynn "Skylar" Wallace (born January 4, 2000) is an American professional softball player for the Bandits of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played college softball at Alabama and Florida. She was named the NFCA National Player of the Year in 2023. High school career Wallace attended Etowah High School in Woodstock, Georgia. During her high school career she was a four-time Etowah High School MVP, three-time all-state honoree, the 2015 5A Region Player of the Year and 2017 7A Region Player of the Year. She led Etowah High School to a second-place finish at the GHSA State Championship as a senior in 2018. She was ranked No. 3 in FloSoftball Hot 100 ranking for the class of 2018. On November 8, 2017, she signed her national letter of intent with Alabama. College career Wallace began her collegiate career for Alabama in 2019. During her freshman year she started 68 games at second base, and recorded 49 hits, six doubles, two triples, seven home runs, and 32 r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCLA Bruins Softball
The UCLA Bruins softball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in NCAA Division I softball. The Bruins are among the most decorated programs in NCAA softball, leading all schools in NCAA championships with 12, 13 overall Women's College World Series championships, championship game appearances with 22, WCWS appearances with 36, and NCAA Tournament wins with 187. History Sharron Backus era Judith Holland, UCLA senior associate athletic director, hired Sharon Backus as a part-time coach upon the program's founding in 1975. Holland recalled, "I had seen her play, and she was probably one of the best shortstops who ever played the game." Backus was a physical education teacher at a high school in Anaheim, California when she was hired by UCLA and kept her teaching job for the first couple years after being hired at UCLA. Backus taught in Anaheim in the mornings and drove to UCLA for practice and games in the afternoon. Holland recalled that UCLA paid Backus about $ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubba Nickles
Madilyn "Bubba" Ida-Marie Nickles-Camarena (born March 8, 1998) is an American professional softball player for the Bandits of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played college softball for the UCLA Bruins, where she was named an All-American and won a national championship in 2019. She currently serves as an assistant coach at UCLA. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal. Playing career Nickles competes with the UCLA Bruins softball team and has been named a two-time Second Team and First Team All-Pac-12 player. She was also chosen a National Fastpitch Coaches Association First Team All-American as a junior, where she also helped lead the Bruins to the 2019 NCAA Division I National Championship. She made her professional debut with Athletes Unlimited in 2021. Nickles also played for the Toyota Red Terriers of the Japan Diamond Softball League. She won the 2024 AUX Softball competition with 1,344 points, defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor McQuillin
Taylor Elizabeth McQuillin (born October 17, 1996) is a Mexican-American professional softball player for the Bandits of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played college softball at Arizona, where she was a starting pitcher. In her senior year, McQuillin led Arizona softball to a berth in the 2019 Women's College World Series after being absent for nearly a decade. After graduating from college, McQuillin was selected sixth overall by the Cleveland Comets in the second round of the 2019 NPF Draft. McQuillin is a member of the Mexico women's national softball team that placed fourth at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She played in the inaugural season of Athletes Unlimited Softball league. Early life McQuillin attended Mission Viejo High School. McQuillin is legally blind in her left eye due to Duane syndrome. College career At Arizona, McQuillin began her career as a Third-Team All-Pac-12 performer. She debuted on February 12, 2016, throwing a shutout with 6 strikeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wichita State Shockers Softball
The Wichita State Shockers softball team represents Wichita State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the American Athletic Conference The American Athletic Conference (AAC), also known as The American, is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States, featuring 13 full member universities and 6 affiliate member universities that compete in t .... The Shockers are currently led by head coach Kristi Bredbenner. The team plays its home games at Wilkins Stadium located on the university's campus. History Coaching history Source: Coaching staff References American Athletic Conference softball {{Kansas-sport-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Cowgirls Softball
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls softball team represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big 12 Conference. The Cowgirls are currently led by head coach Kenny Gajewski. The team plays its home games at Cowgirl Stadium located on the university's campus. History 1977 AIAW College World Series The 1977 Oklahoma State softball team was the first Oklahoma State team to reach the Women's College World Series, going 25–13 and representing the Big Eight Conference in Omaha. The Cowgirls fell in the opening game to Kansas before rebounding to defeat Southern Illinois for the first Women's College World Series win in program history. The Cowgirls were eliminated from the tournament after a loss to Missouri State. 1980 AIAW College World Series The 1980 Oklahoma State softball team won the Big Eight tournament title en route to a 34–20 record and second Women's College World Series qualification. In Norman, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
