After a historic inaugural season, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League is expanding.

The Oklahoma City Spark and Cascade will be added to the original four franchises – the Bandits, Blaze, Talons, and Volts – bolstering the league to six clubs in 2026.

The AUSL will facilitate a two-part draft process to support competitive balance. The AUSL Draft will air live on ESPNU on Monday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. ET.

The Expansion Draft is designed to allow the two new franchises to build the foundation of their roster by selecting from unprotected players currently affiliated with existing AUSL teams.

Expansion Draft Process

The four original teams will protect five players, preventing them from being selected by an expansion team.

The two expansion clubs will alternate selecting from the p

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