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Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball announces multi-year deal to bring the league to Kansas
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November 20, 2023
Last Friday, Athletes Unlimited (AU) Pro Softball announced a multi-year agreement with Wichita State University to bring pro softball to Kansas, creating the first pro women’s sports league to play a full season in Wichita.
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Ep #489A new league of their own: Introducing the Women’s Pro Baseball League
August 28, 2025

This is girlhood.
Today’s episode of The GIST of It is all about the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL), a first-of-its-kind women’s pro league launching in 2026. It’s a tale of girlhood, community, and sports — and that sounds an awful lot like the founding principles of The GIST, meaning co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are the perfect duo to break down everything you need to know now that the league has hosted open tryouts. A home run, indeed.