The 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League begins Tuesday, June 9 with 23 Big 12 alumni or staff members on opening day rosters. Eight Conference teams will be represented this season on the field or in the dugout.

The 2026 Big 12 Batting Champion and Player of the Year, Arizona’s Sydney Stewart is joined by teammates Jalen Adams and Grace Jenkins, Arizona State’s Kenzie Brown and Texas Tech’s Jackie Lis as 2026 All-Big 12 selections who will begin their rookie seasons in the AUSL after finishing postseason runs.

UCF head coach Cindy Ball-Malone begins her first year at the helm of the Utah Talons after leading the Knights to their second NCAA Super Regional in program history.

This marks the first season with teams stationed in various locations across the country, which includes Utah’s Dumke Family Softball Stadium as the home of the Utah Talons. Regular season games are scheduled until July 20, before the postseason begins on July 23.  

Carolina Blaze
Devyn Netz, Arizona
 
Chicago Bandits
Taylor McQuillin, Arizona
Taryne Mowatt-McKinney, Arizona
Lexi Kifoyl, Oklahoma State
Mariah Lopez, Utah
Sami Williams, Iowa State
 
Portland Cascade
Sydney Stewart, Arizona
Kenzie Brown, Arizona State
Laura Heberling, Kansas Associate Head Coach
Jason Gwyn, Kansas Assistant Coach
 
Oklahoma City Spark
Grace Jenkins, Arizona
Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State
Jo Evans, Utah alumni/OKC Spark Associate Head Coach
 
Texas Volts
Alyssa Denham, Arizona
Dejah Mulipola, Arizona
Josh Eurich, Oklahoma State Staff
Jackie Lis, Texas Tech
 
Utah Talons
Cindy Ball-Malone, UCF Head Coach
Jalen Adams, Arizona
Dallas Escobedo Magee, Arizona State
Sarah Willis, UCF
Rachel Becker, Oklahoma State
Hannah Flippen, Utah