#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 AUSL	4-1	1.81	5	4	31.0	20	28	-	7	8	8	1	.180	1	4	-	-	173	345	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	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	0-1	2.72	8	3	18.0	19	12	-	3	9	7	3	.268	1	2	-	3	34	87	1

*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
6/22/2026	Talons	Spark	1-0	1.00	1	7.0	4	5	-	2	1	1	-	.174	-	1	-	-	46	80	-
6/18/2026	Volts	Talons	1-0	3.00	1	7.0	5	12	-	-	3	3	1	.192	-	1	-	-	39	84	-
6/14/2026	Talons	Cascade	0-1	2.00	1	7.0	3	4	-	1	2	2	-	.125	1	1	-	-	33	71	-
6/11/2026	Talons	Bandits	1-0	0.00	1	3.0	-	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	28	1
6/9/2026	Talons	Bandits	1-0	2.00	1	7.0	8	4	-	2	2	2	-	.276	-	1	-	-	39	82	-

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

Highlights

What We Learned From Every AUSL Team’s First Series

The first series of the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) season is in the books! Whether you just hope all six teams have fun or you’re an early diehard for a particular franchise, it can be difficult to know what to glean in just the first series. But in a season that’s only 30 […]

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)]