Utah Talons repeat as AUSL champions
The GIST: The Utah Talons are your 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) champions, defending their crown by sweeping the Chicago Bandits in this weekend’s best-of-three championship series.
- While the dust and confetti settles on the diamond, let’s look back at a transformative AUSL season and what’s on deck for the sport. Just the beginning.
🏆 Talons ride exceptional pitching to repeat: Defense really does win championships. Utah hurlers Georgina Corrick and Montana Fouts (the respective 2025 and 2026 AUSL Pitchers of the Year) silenced the typically explosive Bandits bats, allowing just one run each in their individual championship game outings.
- As for the Talons offense, outfielder Jadelyn Allchin earned series MVP honors after blasting a home run and a double in yesterday’s championship–clinching 6–1 win. Soaring and flying.
📈 AUSL knocks it out of the park in second season: After switching to a more traditional team-based model in 2025, the changes kept coming in 2026 with expansion and a transition to city-based teams. And it was a swinging success: Viewership was up 183%, a number that will likely skyrocket following Saturday’s broadcast, the first-ever pro softball game on network T.V.
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