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Megan Faraimo
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League-Leading 12 Bruins Begin Second AUSL Season
June 08, 2026 | Softball
Nine former UCLA softball student-athletes and three current seniors will suit up in the second season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), which begins Tuesday, June 9. UCLA leads all NCAA Division I programs with 12 players assigned across the league's six rosters.
All six franchises will be in action on Opening Day. The first game, featuring the Portland Cascade and Carolina Blaze, will air on CBS Sports Network at 2 p.m. PT. The final two contests of the day pit the Texas Volts against the Oklahoma City Spark at 4 p.m. and the Chicago Bandits against the Utah Talons at 6 p.m., with both games airing on ESPN2.
Fans can click here for the full AUSL schedule. All of the action will be televised by the ESPN Family of Networks, CBS Sports Network, MLB Network or MLB.tv.
Bruins on AUSL Rosters
Utah Talons (5 players)
Jadelyn Allchin
Megan Faraimo
Sharlize Palacios
Taylor Tinsley
Jordan Woolery
Lisa Fernandez (general manager)
Will Oldham (assistant coach)
Oklahoma City Spark (3 players)
Maya Brady
Bubba Nickles-Camarena
Delanie Wisz
Kirk Walker (general manager)
Texas Volt (2 players)
Ally Carda
Rachel Garcia
Chicago Bandits (1 player)
Jessica Clements
Portland Cascade (1 player)
Megan Grant
Tairia Flowers (head coach)
The AUSL has transitioned to a city-based model for the 2026 season, adding two expansion franchises to bring the league total to six teams. Those newly-added teams are the Portland Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark.
On April 18, UCLA seniors Megan Grant, Taylor Tinsley and Jordan Woolery were each awarded AUSL Golden Tickets at Easton Stadium after the Bruins' double-header sweep of California. UCLA's three Golden Ticket recipients are the most the league has ever awarded at one time, and signified the three players' guaranteed selections in the AUSL Draft.
Grant was the first hitter taken in the 2026 AUSL College Draft on May 4, going fourth overall to the Cascade. Fellow slugger Woolery was also selected in the first round, going sixth overall to the Talons. Tinsley was picked by the Talons in the second round with the No. 12 overall pick.
Five UCLA players will suit up for Talons general manager Lisa Fernandez, who seeks to defend her inaugural AUSL title won last July. Another longtime UCLA assistant coach Kirk Walker embarks on his first year as a general manager for the Spark.
Two more individuals with UCLA ties are in the AUSL coaching ranks. Current UCLA director of player development and data analytics begins his second year as an assistant coach for the Talons. Tairia (Mims) Flowers, a former All-America infielder for UCLA, is the head coach for the Cascade's ballclub.
All six franchises will be in action on Opening Day. The first game, featuring the Portland Cascade and Carolina Blaze, will air on CBS Sports Network at 2 p.m. PT. The final two contests of the day pit the Texas Volts against the Oklahoma City Spark at 4 p.m. and the Chicago Bandits against the Utah Talons at 6 p.m., with both games airing on ESPN2.
Fans can click here for the full AUSL schedule. All of the action will be televised by the ESPN Family of Networks, CBS Sports Network, MLB Network or MLB.tv.
Bruins on AUSL Rosters
Utah Talons (5 players)
Jadelyn Allchin
Megan Faraimo
Sharlize Palacios
Taylor Tinsley
Jordan Woolery
Lisa Fernandez (general manager)
Will Oldham (assistant coach)
Oklahoma City Spark (3 players)
Maya Brady
Bubba Nickles-Camarena
Delanie Wisz
Kirk Walker (general manager)
Texas Volt (2 players)
Ally Carda
Rachel Garcia
Chicago Bandits (1 player)
Jessica Clements
Portland Cascade (1 player)
Megan Grant
Tairia Flowers (head coach)
The AUSL has transitioned to a city-based model for the 2026 season, adding two expansion franchises to bring the league total to six teams. Those newly-added teams are the Portland Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark.
On April 18, UCLA seniors Megan Grant, Taylor Tinsley and Jordan Woolery were each awarded AUSL Golden Tickets at Easton Stadium after the Bruins' double-header sweep of California. UCLA's three Golden Ticket recipients are the most the league has ever awarded at one time, and signified the three players' guaranteed selections in the AUSL Draft.
Grant was the first hitter taken in the 2026 AUSL College Draft on May 4, going fourth overall to the Cascade. Fellow slugger Woolery was also selected in the first round, going sixth overall to the Talons. Tinsley was picked by the Talons in the second round with the No. 12 overall pick.
Five UCLA players will suit up for Talons general manager Lisa Fernandez, who seeks to defend her inaugural AUSL title won last July. Another longtime UCLA assistant coach Kirk Walker embarks on his first year as a general manager for the Spark.
Two more individuals with UCLA ties are in the AUSL coaching ranks. Current UCLA director of player development and data analytics begins his second year as an assistant coach for the Talons. Tairia (Mims) Flowers, a former All-America infielder for UCLA, is the head coach for the Cascade's ballclub.
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