AUSL
Launching in 2025, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) is all things AU Pro Softball - expanding from our five week playoff intensity competition to include a traditional format league that will kick off in June 2025.
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Softball Icon Jennie Finch Joins Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) as Advisor
9/5/2024
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) features four teams playing a 30-game season in a traditional format and creates a new opportunity for the world’s best professional softball players to compete. It is complemented by the AUSL All-Star Cup, featuring Athletes Unlimited’s unique scoring system.
AUSL ALL-STAR CUP
The AUSL All-Star Cup, formerly the Championship Season, complements the AUSL season and features Athletes Unlimited’s innovative format and scoring system to crown an individual Champion.
“The AUSL will be our biggest expansion yet to create more opportunities for fans to watch the world’s best athletes.”
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) is a professional women’s softball league operating in a traditional format. In its inaugural year, the league will feature four teams competing in a 30-game season with games in 6-8 different cities. The AUSL will become a city-based league beginning in 2026.
The league is complemented by the AUSL All-Star Cup (formerly known as the Championship Season) and is a new opportunity for the world’s best players to compete.
ESPN has signed on as a founding broadcast partner of the AUSL and will carry at least 18 games exclusively on its platforms in 2025. Trailblazing sports executive Kim Ng is the league’s senior advisor. Softball legends Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza, Cat Osterman, and Natasha Watley are advisors to the AUSL and will consult with Ng, AU leadership, and current athletes on the strategic direction of the new league. USA Softball is a strategic partner.
Further details about the AUSL, including locations, competitors, schedule, and additional broadcast partners will be announced at a later date.
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