Drafted
May 4, 2026
All 17 picks landed live on ESPN2
The Utah Talons won the 2026 AUSL title
Golden Ticket Recipients
17 Drafted
1
NiJaree Canady
Pitcher · Texas Tech
2024 USA Softball Player of the Year
R1 · Texas Volts
2
Reese Atwood
Catcher · Texas
2025 NFCA Catcher of the Year
R2 · Carolina Blaze
3
Leighann Goode
Shortstop · Texas
2025 NFCA All-American
R2 · Texas Volts
4
Sydney Stewart
Catcher · Arizona
2025 NFCA Second-Team All-American
R2 · Portland Cascade
5
Karlyn Pickens
Pitcher · Tennessee
Two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year
R1 · Carolina Blaze
6
Dakota Kennedy
Right field · Arkansas
2024 NFCA Gold Glove Award winner
R3 · Carolina Blaze
7
Kenzie Brown
Pitcher · Arizona State
2025 NFCA First-Team All-American
R3 · Portland Cascade
8
Taryn Kern
Second base · Stanford
Tied Stanford program HR record (19, 2025)
R2 · Chicago Bandits
9
Maya Johnson
Pitcher · Belmont
2025 NFCA First Team All-American
R1 · Oklahoma City Spark
10
Jocelyn Erickson
Catcher · Florida
2024 NFCA Division I Player of the Year; two-time Rawlings Gold Glove winner
R1 · Chicago Bandits
11
Kenleigh Cahalan
Shortstop · Florida
2024 All-SEC Second Team
R4 · Portland Cascade
12
Megan Grant
Utility · UCLA
Two-time NFCA All-American (2025 First Team, 2023 Second Team)
R1 · Portland Cascade
13
Taylor Tinsley
Pitcher · UCLA
Two-time NFCA First-Team All-West Region (2024, 2025)
R2 · Utah Talons
14
Jordan Woolery
Second base · UCLA
Consensus First-Team All-American; 2023 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
R1 · Utah Talons
15
Amari Harper
Utility · Oregon
2025 All-SEC Second Team (Texas A&M)
R3 · Oklahoma City Spark
16
Ailana Agbayani
· Oklahoma
2025 Rawlings Gold Glove (2B)
R3 · Chicago Bandits
17
Peja Goold
· Mississippi State
Two-time SoCon Pitcher of the Year
R2 · Oklahoma City Spark
Where to Watch
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In 2026, 43 regular-season games aired on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Championship Game 1 aired on ABC, the first AUSL game on broadcast TV.

2026 results →
About the 2026 AUSL Draft

The 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League college draft was held May 4, 2026, on ESPN2. The Carolina Blaze selected Tennessee right-hander Karlyn Pickens with the No. 1 overall pick.

All 17 Golden Ticket players were selected across four rounds. The six AUSL teams — Chicago Bandits, Carolina Blaze, Oklahoma City Spark, Portland Cascade, Texas Volts, and Utah Talons — played their first six-team season from June 9 to July 21, 2026. Every result is on the 2026 schedule and results page.