#14, Right-Handed Pitcher, R/R

Montana Fouts

University of Alabama '23

Hometown: Grayson, Kentucky

2023 Honda Award for Softball Recipient

Montana Fouts is a 6-foot-1 professional softball pitcher from Grayson, Kentucky. She was acquired in the 9th Round of the 2025 Inaugural Draft following a collegiate career at Alabama.

Personal Life

Family: Married Andrew Williamson in September 2025.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in sport hospitality from Alabama.

Background: Owns four dogs, two cows, two goats, and 14 chickens.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball, AUX & AUSL (2024–2025)

2025 AUSL All-Star Cup: Registered 656 total leaderboard points. Led the league with eight appearances, three saves, and posted a 2.72 ERA with 12 strikeouts.

2025 AUSL Regular Season: Compiled a 2.71 ERA, a 3-2 record, and three saves over 31.0 innings. Threw the first complete game shutout in AUSL Championship history.

2024 AUX Season: Tallied 856 leaderboard points, fashioning a 2-3 record with 20 strikeouts over 19.2 innings.

International Experience (2019–2026)

Team USA: Led Team USA to a Gold medal at the 2022 World Games with a 0.00 ERA. Guided the US to the 2019 WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup title. Member of the 2026 National Team pool.

College Experience: Alabama (2019–2023)

Career Statistics: Authored a 100-32 record with a 1.66 ERA and 1,181 career strikeouts. Threw four perfect games and five no-hitters.

Graduate Year (2023): Consensus First-Team All-America selection who led NCAA Division I with 323 strikeouts in 230.0 innings.

Senior Year (2022): 24-8 record with a 2.10 ERA and 275 strikeouts.

Junior Year (2021): 2021 NFCA Pitcher of the Year after leading the country with 349 strikeouts. Posted a perfect game at the WCWS.

Freshman Year (2019): 2019 SEC Freshman of the Year with a 21-6 record and 193 strikeouts.

Awards & Honors

National Honors: 2023 Honda Award for Softball. Four-time finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.

All-America: Four-time NFCA All-America selection (First-Team as a junior and graduate student).

Academic: Three-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-America selection.

YEAR	W-L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
2026 All-Star Cup	0-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026 AUSL Postseason	1-0	1.00	1	1	7.0	8	4	-	1	1	1	-	.276	-	1	-	-	40	72	-
2026 Talons	7-4	2.36	11	9	62.1	46	63	-	10	23	21	6	.200	2	7	1	-	366	699	1
2025 All-Star Cup	0-1	2.72	8	3	18.0	19	12	-	3	9	7	3	.268	1	2	-	3	34	87	1
2025 AUSL Postseason	1-0	0.00	1	1	7.0	5	7	-	2	-	-	-	.208	-	1	1	-	33	86	-
2025 Talons	3-2	2.71	11	5	31.0	27	26	-	9	14	12	5	.231	2	-	-	3	221	367	2
2024 AUX Softball	2-3	6.05	8	3	19.2	21	20	-	13	17	17	4	.269	-	-	-	-	157	240	-
Career Totals	14-10	2.80	40	22	145.0	126	132	-	38	64	58	18	.230	5	11	2	6	851	1551	4

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	W-L	ERA	G	IP	H	SO	LOB	BB	R	ER	HR	B/AVG	HB	CG	SHO	SV	B	S	WP
8/9/2026	Team Ricketts	Team Corrick	0-0	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/8/2026	Team Corrick	Team Garcia	0-0	0.00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

Montana Fouts shuts out Japan; USA wins gold in the 2026 International Cup

The U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) bested their long-time foe in the 2026 USA Softball International Cup, defeating No. 1 Japan 2-0 in the championship game to earn gold. Utah Talons pitcher Montana Fouts was near-perfect in the circle, throwing a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts. She didn’t allow a baserunner until the seventh inning […]

Montana Fouts pitching windup in the 2026 International Cup with the U.S. Women's National Team

Awards & Honors

2023 Honda Award for Softball Recipient

2025 AUSL Champion (Talons)

NCAA WCWS All-Tournament Team (2019, 2021)

2021 NFCA Pitcher of the Year

Recorded 100 Career Victories at Alabama

No. 2 in Alabama History with 1,181 Strikeouts

Four-Time NFCA All-American

11/21/2025-
Initial Protected Player
7/13/2025-
Montana Fouts was reinstated from the injury reserve list
6/20/2025-
Montana Fouts placed on the 7-day injury reserve list on 6/20/2025
1/30/2025Talons
Talons drafted Montana Fouts in the inagural draft [Round 9, Pick 3(35)]

DATE	TEAM	TRANSACTION
11/21/2025		Initial Protected Player
7/13/2025		Montana Fouts was reinstated from the injury reserve list
6/20/2025		Montana Fouts placed on the 7-day injury reserve list on 6/20/2025
1/30/2025	Talons	Talons drafted Montana Fouts in the inagural draft [Round 9, Pick 3(35)]