AUSL

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A professional women’s softball league for the world's best professional softball players.

About the AUSL

Launching in June 2025, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) is a professional women’s softball league featuring four teams playing a 24-game season in a traditional format. It creates a new opportunity for the world’s best professional softball players to compete.

The league is complemented by the AUSL All-Star Cup – a four-week season where 60 athletes compete utilizing Athletes Unlimited’s innovative format.

Teams

Meet the inaugural teams competing in the AUSL Regular Season!
Talons

Talons

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Bandits

Bandits

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Volts

Volts

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Blaze

Blaze

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Meet the Advisors

  • Jennie Finch

    Advisor

    Jennie Finch

    Advisor

    Two-Time Olympic Medalist & Three-Time World Softball ChampionTwo-Time Olympic Medalist & Three-Time World Softball ChampionTwo-Time Olympic Medalist & Three-Time World Softball Champion

  • Cat Osterman

    Advisor

    Cat Osterman

    Advisor

    2020 Athletes Unlimited Softball Champion & Three-Time Olympic Medalist2020 Athletes Unlimited Softball Champion & Three-Time Olympic Medalist2020 Athletes Unlimited Softball Champion & Three-Time Olympic Medalist

  • Kim Ng

    Senior Advisor

    Kim Ng

    Senior Advisor

    Former MLB Executive & First Female MLB General ManagerFormer MLB Executive & First Female MLB General ManagerFormer MLB Executive & First Female MLB General Manager

  • Natasha Watley

    Advisor

    Natasha Watley

    Advisor

    Two-Time Olympic Medalist, Four-Time All-American, & Seven-Time All-Star Softball PlayerTwo-Time Olympic Medalist, Four-Time All-American, & Seven-Time All-Star Softball PlayerTwo-Time Olympic Medalist, Four-Time All-American, & Seven-Time All-Star Softball Player

  • Jessica Mendoza

    Advisor

    Jessica Mendoza

    Advisor

    ESPN Broadcaster & Four-Time First-Team All-American Softball StandoutESPN Broadcaster & Four-Time First-Team All-American Softball StandoutESPN Broadcaster & Four-Time First-Team All-American Softball Standout

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    “I wouldn’t want to be from anywhere else.” Coming Home featuring @bamasb’s Montana Fouts premieres this Saturday at 3pm ET on the AUSL YouTube channel 📺 @mfouts14 x @ausl_talons
    Somethin’ about that Bandits x Longhorn connection 🤠🤘🏼 📺 ESPNU
    @sydsyd2 came to PLAY! 🔥🔥🔥 📺 ESPNU
    Montana Fouts. Alabama Legend. AUSL Champion. Coming Home featuring Montana Fouts premieres on Saturday, August 23rd at 3pm ET on the AUSL YouTube channel 📺
    defense was on another level last night 🤯 @rawlingssb
    HAVE A DAY!!!! Kayla Kowalik was just a double shy of the cycle yesterday 😳👏 1st Inning | Solo Home Run to RF 3rd Inning | Single to LF 7th Inning | Triple to LF
    @mzerkleee no fly zone ❌ 📺 ESPN2
    CAPTAIN KOWALIK FOR A REASON 💣 Kowalik gives her team an early 1-0 lead! 📺 ESPN2
    the Top-10 on the leaderboard heading into Series 2 of the AUSL All-Star Cup 🌟
    RED, WHITE, BLUE, AND GOLD!!!!! 🥇 congratulations to @usasoftball on taking home gold at The World Games 2025! 🥎 📸 Photo Credit to USA Softball
    who is ready for Series 2?! 🙋‍♀️ action starts Tuesday in Rosemont. grab your tickets today at theausl.com/schedule! 🎟️
    behind the scenes look at AUSL All-Star Cup’s Media Day 🤩 thank you @sephora for getting our athletes camera ready in the Glam Suite 💅
    the perfect day doesn’t exi— 🥎+🐶+☀️= 🥰link in our bio
    a pretty good week for the Talons if you ask us 💅🏆 @sephora surprised all of the AUSL athletes with gift bags in their lockers during the final week of the regular season. after the surprise, the Talons went on to win the first-ever AUSL Championship presented by Sephora 🍾
    while there are a lot of similarities between baseball and softball, there are some big differences too ⚾️🥎 (should our coaches start suiting up for games too?)
    playing for something more 🧡 at the end of the season, Athletes Unlimited, powered by Give Lively and the Give Lively Foundation, makes a grant equal to 100% of the athlete’s win bonus to the non-profit of the athlete’s choice as part of the Athlete Causes Program.
    on base? likely place for them to be 🤭 these five led the way in OBP during the AUSL Regular Season! 💥
    ballin’ 🤑
    only packing the important things, obviously! @travelguard
    happy wednesday to those who celebrate 🏖️