The 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) rosters crystallized on Monday evening as the six teams participated in the AUSL Draft.

The night began with an Expansion Draft, in which the Oklahoma City Spark and Cascade drafted unprotected players from the AUSL’s original four teams – the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts. Each team protected five athletes ahead of the draft.

The Spark won the coin toss and selected Maya Brady with the No. 1 pick. The Cascade drafted pitcher Sam Landry with their first selection.

All six teams then participated in the Allocation Draft, in which they selected from a pool of athletes who opted in to be considered for selection from other professional leagues and teams, and the AUSL 2025 Reserve Pool.

The Cascade selected pitcher Kelly Maxwell first overall in the Allocation Draft.

Here are the complete results from the AUSL Draft.

Expansion Draft

Round 1

1. Spark | Maya Brady, Utility, Talons

2. Cascade | Sam Landry, Right-handed Pitcher, Volts

Round 2

3. Cascade | Carley Hoover, Right-handed Pitcher, Blaze

4. Spark | Sydney McKinney, Infielder, Bandits

Round 3

5. Spark | Sydney Romero, Infielder, Talons

6. Cascade | Sierra Sacco, Outfielder, Talons

Round 4

7. Cascade | Payton Gottshall, Right-handed Pitcher, Volts

8. Spark | Jessi Warren, Infielder, Volts

Round 5

9. Spark | Alana Vawter, Right-handed Pitcher, Blaze

10. Cascade | Korbe Otis, Outfielder, Blaze

Round 6

Protections: Mary Iakopo, Catcher (Bandits), Aleshia Ocasio, Right-handed Pitcher (Blaze), Caroline Jacobsen, Outfielder (Talons), Sierra Romero, Infielder (Volts)

11. Cascade | Tori Vidales, Infielder, Talons

12. Spark | Bubba Nickles-Camarena, Outfielder, Bandits

Round 7

Protections: Bella Dayton, Outfielder (Bandits), Devyn Netz, Pitcher/Utility (Blaze), Sahvanna Jaquish, Utility (Talons), Ciara Briggs, Outfielder (Volts)

13. Spark | Delanie Wisz, Infielder, Bandits

14. Cascade | Passed

Round 8

16. Spark | Passed

Following the Expansion Draft, the Talons received the No. 3 pick in the Allocation Draft after losing four players. Tiebreaker rules were used to determine the order between the Bandits, Blaze, and Volts, who each lost three players. The Bandits lost the most Total WAR (Wins Above Replacement), which gave them the No. 4 pick, followed by the Blaze at No. 5, and the Volts at No. 6.