Profiles of Athletes Unlimited Softball League players: the 17 Golden Ticket recipients drafted on May 4, 2026, and the league’s pros.

2026 Golden Ticket Recipients
NiJaree Canady
#1
NiJaree Canady
RHP/UTL | Texas Tech
Golden Ticket #1
Reese Atwood
#2
Reese Atwood
C | Texas
Golden Ticket #2
Leighann Goode
#3
Leighann Goode
SS/2B | Texas
Golden Ticket #3
Sydney Stewart
#4
Sydney Stewart
C | Arizona
Golden Ticket #4
Karlyn Pickens
#5
Karlyn Pickens
RHP | Tennessee
Golden Ticket #5
Dakota Kennedy
#6
Dakota Kennedy
OF | Arkansas
Golden Ticket #6
Kenzie Brown
#7
Kenzie Brown
RHP | Arizona State
Golden Ticket #7
Taryn Kern
#8
Taryn Kern
IF | Stanford
Golden Ticket #8
Maya Johnson
#9
Maya Johnson
P | Belmont
Golden Ticket #9
Jocelyn Erickson
#10
Jocelyn Erickson
C | Florida
Golden Ticket #10
Kenleigh Cahalan
#11
Kenleigh Cahalan
SS | Florida
Golden Ticket #11
Megan Grant
#12
Megan Grant
UTL | UCLA
Golden Ticket #12
Taylor Tinsley
#13
Taylor Tinsley
RHP | UCLA
Golden Ticket #13
Jordan Woolery
#14
Jordan Woolery
IF | UCLA
Golden Ticket #14
Amari Harper
#15
Amari Harper
UTL | Oregon
Golden Ticket #15
Ailana Agbayani
#16
Ailana Agbayani
2B | Oklahoma
Golden Ticket #16
Peja Goold
#17
Peja Goold
RHP | Mississippi State
Golden Ticket #17
AUSL Players
Alana Vawter
Alana Vawter
RHP • Stanford
Oklahoma City Spark
Aleshia Ocasio
Aleshia Ocasio
RHP • Florida
Carolina Blaze
Ali Aguilar
Ali Aguilar
IF • Washington
Utah Talons (2025)
Aliyah Binford
Aliyah Binford
P/UTIL • Ole Miss
Chicago Bandits
Alyssa Brito
Alyssa Brito
IF • Oklahoma
Carolina Blaze
Amanda Lorenz
Amanda Lorenz
OF • Florida
Texas Volts
Amber Fiser
Amber Fiser
RHP • Minnesota
Chicago Bandits
Aminah Vega
Aminah Vega
IF • Duke
AUSL Reserve Pool
Ana Gold
Ana Gold
IF • Duke
Carolina Blaze
Aubrey Leach
Aubrey Leach
IF • Tennessee
Carolina Blaze
Baylee Klingler
Baylee Klingler
IF • Washington
Carolina Blaze
Bella Dayton
Bella Dayton
OF • Texas
Chicago Bandits
Bri Ellis
Bri Ellis
IF • Arkansas
Utah Talons
Bubba Nickles-Camarena
Bubba Nickles-Camarena
OF • UCLA
Oklahoma City Spark
Carley Hoover
Carley Hoover
RHP • LSU
Portland Cascade
Caroline Jacobsen
Caroline Jacobsen
OF • Clemson
Utah Talons
Ciara Briggs
Ciara Briggs
OF • LSU
Texas Volts (2025)
Cori McMillan
Cori McMillan
OF • Virginia Tech
Chicago Bandits (2025)
Danieca Coffey
Danieca Coffey
UTIL • LSU
Texas Volts
Danielle Gibson Whorton
Danielle Gibson Whorton
IF • Arkansas
Chicago Bandits (2025)
Dejah Mulipola
Dejah Mulipola
C • Arizona
Texas Volts
Delanie Wisz
Delanie Wisz
IF • UCLA
Oklahoma City Spark
Devyn Netz
Devyn Netz
RHP • Arizona
Carolina Blaze
Emiley Kennedy
Emiley Kennedy
LHP • Texas A&M
Chicago Bandits (2025)
Emma Lemley
Emma Lemley
RHP • Virginia Tech
Carolina Blaze
Erika Piancastelli
Erika Piancastelli
OF • McNeese
Texas Volts (2025)
Erin Coffel
Erin Coffel
IF • Kentucky
Chicago Bandits
Georgina Corrick
Georgina Corrick
RHP • South Florida
Utah Talons
Grace Jenkins
Grace Jenkins
C • Arizona
Oklahoma City Spark (2026)
Hannah Flippen
Hannah Flippen
IF • Utah
Utah Talons
Jackie Lis
Jackie Lis
UTIL • Texas Tech
Texas Volts
Jadelyn Allchin
Jadelyn Allchin
OF • UCLA
Utah Talons
Jailyn Ford
Jailyn Ford
LHP • James Madison
Oklahoma City Spark
Jala Wright
Jala Wright
RHP • Duke
Carolina Blaze (2025)
Jayda Coleman
Jayda Coleman
OF • Oklahoma
Utah Talons
Jenna Laird
Jenna Laird
IF • Missouri
Carolina Blaze
Jessi Warren
Jessi Warren
IF • Florida State
Oklahoma City Spark (2026)
Jessica Clements
Jessica Clements
OF • UCLA
Chicago Bandits (2026)
Jocelyn Alo
Jocelyn Alo
OF/UTL • Oklahoma
Chicago Bandits
Jordan Roberts
Jordan Roberts
C • Florida
Chicago Bandits (2025)
Kat Sandercock
Kat Sandercock
RHP • Florida State
Chicago Bandits
Kayla Kowalik
Kayla Kowalik
UTIL • Kentucky
Carolina Blaze
Keilani Ricketts
Keilani Ricketts
LHP • Oklahoma
Carolina Blaze
Kelly Maxwell
Kelly Maxwell
LHP • Oklahoma
Portland Cascade
Kelsey Stewart-Hunter
Kelsey Stewart-Hunter
IF • Florida
Texas Volts
Kendra Falby
Kendra Falby
OF • Florida
Portland Cascade
Kennedy Powell
Kennedy Powell
IF • Texas A&M
Portland Cascade (2026)
Korbe Otis
Korbe Otis
OF • Florida
Portland Cascade
Lexi Kilfoyl
Lexi Kilfoyl
RHP • Oklahoma State
Chicago Bandits
Mac Barbara
Mac Barbara
UTIL • Texas A&M
Chicago Bandits
Maddie Penta
Maddie Penta
RHP • Auburn
Oklahoma City Spark
Mariah Lopez
Mariah Lopez
LHP • Utah
Utah Talons (2025)
Mariah Mazon
Mariah Mazon
RHP • Oregon State
Texas Volts (2025)
Mary Iakopo
Mary Iakopo
C • Texas
Chicago Bandits
Maya Brady
Maya Brady
UTIL • UCLA
Oklahoma City Spark
McKenzie Clark
McKenzie Clark
OF • Clemson
Carolina Blaze
Megan Faraimo
Megan Faraimo
RHP • UCLA
Utah Talons
Mia Davidson
Mia Davidson
C • Mississippi State
Portland Cascade
Mia Scott
Mia Scott
UTIL • Texas
Texas Volts (2025)
Michaela Edenfield
Michaela Edenfield
C • Florida State
Texas Volts
Montana Fouts
Montana Fouts
RHP • Alabama
Utah Talons
Morgan Zerkle
Morgan Zerkle
OF • Marshall
Chicago Bandits
Odicci Alexander-Bennett
Odicci Alexander-Bennett
RHP • James Madison
Chicago Bandits
Paige Sinicki
Paige Sinicki
IF • Oregon
Portland Cascade
Payton Gottshall
Payton Gottshall
RHP • Tennessee
Portland Cascade
Rachel Garcia
Rachel Garcia
RHP • UCLA
Texas Volts
Raelin Chaffin
Raelin Chaffin
RHP • Mississippi State
Utah Talons (2025)
Rylie Boone
Rylie Boone
OF • Oklahoma
Texas Volts
Sahvanna Jaquish
Sahvanna Jaquish
UTIL • LSU
Utah Talons
Sam Landry
Sam Landry
RHP • Oklahoma
Portland Cascade
Sam Show
Sam Show
UTIL • Oklahoma State
Texas Volts (2025)
Sami Williams
Sami Williams
IF • Iowa State
Chicago Bandits
Sarah Gordon
Sarah Gordon
C • Georgia
Oklahoma City Spark
Sarah Willis
Sarah Willis
RHP • UCF
Portland Cascade
Sharlize Palacios
Sharlize Palacios
C • UCLA
Utah Talons
Sierra Romero
Sierra Romero
IF • Michigan
Texas Volts (Retired)
Sierra Sacco-Ferrie
Sierra Sacco-Ferrie
OF • Mississippi State
Portland Cascade
Sis Bates
Sis Bates
IF • Washington
Portland Cascade
Skylar Wallace
Skylar Wallace
IF • Florida
Chicago Bandits
Sydney McKinney
Sydney McKinney
IF • Wichita State
Oklahoma City Spark
Sydney Romero
Sydney Romero
IF • Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Spark
Sydney Sherrill
Sydney Sherrill
IF • Florida State
Oklahoma City Spark
Taylor McQuillin
Taylor McQuillin
LHP • Arizona
Chicago Bandits
Tiare Jennings
Tiare Jennings
IF • Oklahoma
Texas Volts
Tori Vidales
Tori Vidales
IF • Texas A&M
Portland Cascade
Valerie Cagle
Valerie Cagle
UTIL • Clemson
Carolina Blaze
Victoria Hayward
Victoria Hayward
OF • Washington
Utah Talons (2025)
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