"After wrapping up its inaugural season, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League is now expanding from its original four teams to six. That expansion kicks off in December with the AUSL draft. When is the draft? The AUSL draft will air live Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. ET. How can fans watch? Fans can catch all of the action on ESPNU and in the AUSL streaming hub."
"How does the draft work? The four original AUSL teams -- the defending champion Taloms, Bandits, Blaze and Volts -- each will protect five of its players, ensuring they won't be selected by an expansion team. Then the two expansion clubs -- Cascade and the Oklahoma City Spark -- will select from the pool of unprotected players using a snake-draft format. Alternating picks, each expansion team will select five players. A coin toss will determine which team picks No. 1."
"Who are the five protected players from each original team? Bandits: Erin Coffel (IF), Lexi Kilfoyl (P), Taylor McQuillin (P), Skylar Wallace (IF), Morgan Zerkle (OF) Blaze: Ana Gold (IF), Baylee Klingler (IF), Kayla Kowalik (U), Aubrey Leach (IF), Keilani Ricketts (P) Talons: Georgina Corrick (P), Megan Faraimo (P), Hannah Flippen (IF), Montana Fouts (P), Sharlize Palacios (C) Volts: Rachel Garcia (P), Amanda Lorenz (OF), Tiare Jennings (OF), Dejah Mulipola (C), Mia Scott (U)"
Athletes Unlimited Softball League expands from four teams to six with Cascade and the Oklahoma City Spark joining. The expansion draft will air Monday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU and in the AUSL streaming hub. The four original teams — Taloms, Bandits, Blaze and Volts — will each protect five players. The two expansion clubs will select five players apiece from unprotected players using a snake-draft format, with a coin toss determining the No. 1 pick. Players not selected will remain with their current teams. An allocation draft will follow to allow all six teams to select players not currently on AUSL rosters. General managers and head coaches for 2026 were named.
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