Who went No. 1 overall? Where did Maya Brady end up? All you need to know about the first AUSL player draft.
Published 5 months ago on Dec 9th 2025, 6:01 am
By Web Desk
After wrapping up its inaugural season, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League is expanding from its original four teams to six. That expansion kicks off on Dec. 1, with an expansion draft for players already in the AUSL, followed by an allocation draft for new players.
The two new expansion teams -- Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark -- will pick from a pool of unprotected players from the other four teams. Each team will select five players to start. After that, there may be up to three additional rounds, and original teams can add a player to their protected lists before each round. Any unselected players will go back to their original teams.
The allocation draft will follow and will feature all six teams selecting players not currently on an AUSL roster.
The draft will be broadcast on ESPNU (7 p.m. ET) and on the AUSL streaming hub. Check out the picks and some highlights below.
No. 1: Spark -- Utility Maya Brady
No. 2: Cascade -- Pitcher Sam Landry
No. 3: Cascade -- Pitcher Carley Hoover
No. 4: Spark -- Utility Sydney McKinney
No. 5: Spark -- Sydney Romero
No. 6: Cascade -- OF Sierra Sacco
No. 7: Cascade -- P Payton Gottshall
No. 8: Spark -- 3B Jessi Warren
No. 9: Spark -- P Alana Vawter
No. 10: Cascade -- OF Korbe Otis
No. 11: Cascade -- INF Tori Vidales
No. 12: Spark -- Utility Bubba Nickles-Camarena
No. 13: Spark -- INF Delanie Wisz
Round 1
No. 1: Cascade -- P Kelly Maxwell
No. 2: Spark -- C Kinzie Hansen
No. 3: Talons -- OF Jayda Coleman
No. 4: Bandits -- P Kat Sandercock
No. 5: Blaze -- INF Alyssa Brito
No. 6: Volts -- P Ally Carda
Round 2
No. 7: Spark -- P Maddie Penta
No. 8: Cascade -- C Mia Davidson
No. 9: Talons -- OF Jadelyn Allchin
No. 10: Bandits -- INF Jocelyn Alo
No. 11: Blaze -- INF Jenna Laird
No. 12: Volts -- P Alyssa Denham
Round 3
No. 13. Cascade -- INF Sis Bates
No. 14. Spark -- P Jailyn Ford
No. 15. Talons -- INF Rachel Becker
No. 16. Bandits -- OF Jessica Clements
No. 17. Blaze -- P Jala Wright
No. 18. Volts -- OF Rylie Boone
Round 4
No. 19. Spark -- INF Billie Andrews
No. 20. Cascade -- INF Paige Sinicki
No. 21. Talons -- INF Maddie Moore
No. 22. Bandits -- INF Sami Williams
No. 23. Blaze -- Utility Valerie Cagle
No. 24. Volts -- P Aliyah Binford
Round 5
No. 25. Cascade -- Utility Ali Newland
No. 26. Spark -- INF Sydney Sherrill
No. 27. Talons -- OF Aliyah Andrews
No. 28. Bandits -- P Emiley Kennedy
No. 29. Blaze -- Pass
Round 6
No. 30. Spark -- C Haley Lee
No. 31. Cascade -- OF Kendra Falby
No. 32. Talons -- Pass
No. 33. Bandits -- Pass
Round 7
No. 34. Spark -- Pass
No. 35. Cascade -- Pass
Teams will fill their remaining roster spots at the AUSL College Draft this spring.
The two new expansion teams -- Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark -- will pick from a pool of unprotected players from the other four teams. Each team will select five players to start. After that, there may be up to three additional rounds, and original teams can add a player to their protected lists before each round. Any unselected players will go back to their original teams.
The allocation draft will follow and will feature all six teams selecting players not currently on an AUSL roster.
The draft will be broadcast on ESPNU (7 p.m. ET) and on the AUSL streaming hub. Check out the picks and some highlights below.
No. 1: Spark -- Utility Maya Brady
No. 2: Cascade -- Pitcher Sam Landry
No. 3: Cascade -- Pitcher Carley Hoover
No. 4: Spark -- Utility Sydney McKinney
No. 5: Spark -- Sydney Romero
No. 6: Cascade -- OF Sierra Sacco
No. 7: Cascade -- P Payton Gottshall
No. 8: Spark -- 3B Jessi Warren
No. 9: Spark -- P Alana Vawter
No. 10: Cascade -- OF Korbe Otis
No. 11: Cascade -- INF Tori Vidales
No. 12: Spark -- Utility Bubba Nickles-Camarena
No. 13: Spark -- INF Delanie Wisz
Round 1
No. 1: Cascade -- P Kelly Maxwell
No. 2: Spark -- C Kinzie Hansen
No. 3: Talons -- OF Jayda Coleman
No. 4: Bandits -- P Kat Sandercock
No. 5: Blaze -- INF Alyssa Brito
No. 6: Volts -- P Ally Carda
Round 2
No. 7: Spark -- P Maddie Penta
No. 8: Cascade -- C Mia Davidson
No. 9: Talons -- OF Jadelyn Allchin
No. 10: Bandits -- INF Jocelyn Alo
No. 11: Blaze -- INF Jenna Laird
No. 12: Volts -- P Alyssa Denham
Round 3
No. 13. Cascade -- INF Sis Bates
No. 14. Spark -- P Jailyn Ford
No. 15. Talons -- INF Rachel Becker
No. 16. Bandits -- OF Jessica Clements
No. 17. Blaze -- P Jala Wright
No. 18. Volts -- OF Rylie Boone
Round 4
No. 19. Spark -- INF Billie Andrews
No. 20. Cascade -- INF Paige Sinicki
No. 21. Talons -- INF Maddie Moore
No. 22. Bandits -- INF Sami Williams
No. 23. Blaze -- Utility Valerie Cagle
No. 24. Volts -- P Aliyah Binford
Round 5
No. 25. Cascade -- Utility Ali Newland
No. 26. Spark -- INF Sydney Sherrill
No. 27. Talons -- OF Aliyah Andrews
No. 28. Bandits -- P Emiley Kennedy
No. 29. Blaze -- Pass
Round 6
No. 30. Spark -- C Haley Lee
No. 31. Cascade -- OF Kendra Falby
No. 32. Talons -- Pass
No. 33. Bandits -- Pass
Round 7
No. 34. Spark -- Pass
No. 35. Cascade -- Pass
Teams will fill their remaining roster spots at the AUSL College Draft this spring.
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