The inaugural teams of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) are taking shape. Each team – the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts – selected their first 12 players during the AUSL Inaugural Draft.

The Bandits, who won the No. 1 pick via lottery, selected pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl as the first overall selection in league history.

Teams will complete their rosters over the coming months with one free agency signing and three selections at the AUSL College Draft this spring.

Here are the complete results from the AUSL Inaugural Draft.

Round 1

1. Bandits | Lexi Kilfoyl, Pitcher, Oklahoma State

2. Blaze | Carley Hoover, Pitcher, LSU

3. Talons | Megan Faraimo, Pitcher, UCLA

4. Volts | Rachel Garcia, Pitcher, UCLA

Round 2

5. Blaze | Aleshia Ocasio, Pitcher, Florida

6. Talons | Georgina Corrick, Pitcher, USF

7. Volts | Amanda Lorenz, Outfielder, Florida

8. Bandits | Taylor McQuillin, Pitcher, Arizona

Round 3

9. Talons | Sharlize Palacios, Catcher, UCLA

10. Volts | Dejah Mulipola, Catcher, Arizona

11. Bandits | Skylar Wallace, Middle Infielder, Florida

12. Blaze | Aubrey Leach, Middle Infielder, Tennessee

Round 4

13. Volts | Jessi Warren, Corner Infielder, Florida State

14. Bandits | Bubba Nickles, Outfielder, UCLA

15. Blaze | Aliyah Andrews, Outfielder, LSU

16. Talons | Hannah Flippen, Middle Infielder, Utah

Round 5

17. Bandits | Mia Davidson, Catcher,

18. Blaze | Anissa Urtez, Middle Infielder, Utah

19. Talons | Maya Brady, Utility, UCLA

20. Volts | Tiare Jennings, Middle Infielder, Oklahoma

Round 6

21. Blaze | Keilani Ricketts, Pitcher, Oklahoma

22. Talons | Sahvanna Jaquish, Utility, LSU

23. Volts | Payton Gottshall, Pitcher, Tennessee

24. Bandits | Erin Coffel, Middle Infielder, Kentucky

Round 7

25. Talons | Ali Aguilar, Middle Infielder, Washington

26. Volts | Sis Bates, Middle Infielder, Washington

27. Bandits | Morgan Zerkle, Outfielder, Marshall

28. Blaze | Kayla Kowalik, Catcher, Kentucky

Round 8

29. Volts | Erika Piancastelli, Outfielder, McNeese

30. Bandits | Delanie Wisz, Corner Infielder, UCLA

31. Blaze | Baylee Klingler, Corner Infielder, Washington

32. Talons | Tori Vidales, Corner Infielder, Texas A&M

Round 9

33. Bandits | Sydney McKinney, Middle Infielder, Wichita State

34. Blaze | Alana Vawter, Pitcher, South Carolina

35. Talons | Montana Fouts, Pitcher, Alabama

36. Volts | Kelsey Stewart-Hunter, Corner Infielder, Florida

Round 10

37. Blaze | Ciara Briggs, Outfielder, LSU

38. Talons | Caroline Jacobsen, Outfielder, Duke

39. Volts | Mariah Mazon, Pitcher, Oregon State

40. Bandits | Odicci Alexander, Pitcher, James Madison

Round 11

41. Talons | Sydney Romero, Middle Infielder, Oklahoma

42. Volts | McKenzie Clark, Outfielder, Clemson

43. Bandits | Sarah Willis, Pitcher, UCF

44. Blaze | Taylor Edwards, Catcher, Nebraska

Round 12

45. Volts | Sierra Romero, Middle Infielder, Michigan

46. Bandits | Bella Dayton, Outfielder, Texas

47. Blaze | Kalei Harding, Outfielder, Florida State

48. Talons | Victoria Hayward, Outfielder, Washington


The AUSL is a professional women’s softball league featuring four teams playing in a traditional format. The league will begin play this summer. The AUSL will be a touring property in its first season, with the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts playing games in six to eight cities. The teams will each be assigned to a single city when the league becomes city-based in 2026.