UCLA churns out talent by leading the nation with players in the AUSL
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The second year of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) began on June 9 with the UCLA Bruins leading the nation with 12 former Bruin softball players.
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The Bruins made it onto five of the league's six franchises this season with the Carolina Blaze being the only team to not have a current or former member of UCLA. The former Bruins will battle it out throughout the near two-month season with the AUSL Championship occurring from July 25-27 if a third game is necessary.
Here are the five teams with Bruins players.
Utah Talons
The Talons have the most Bruins as part of their franchise this season with five players lead by UCLA associate head coach Lisa Fernandez and UCLA Director of Player Development and Data Analytics Will Oldham. Fernandez will be the Talons general manager and Oldham's set to be the assistant coach for the 2026 season.
Utah's former Bruins athletes are outfielder Jadelyn Allchin, right-handed pitcher Megan Faraimo and catcher Sharlize Palacios, but they also have senior infielder Jordan Woolery and right-handed pitcher Taylor Tinsley, coming fresh off of their Women's College World Series run.
Oklahoma City Spark
The three former Bruins on the Spark's team were utility Maya Brady, outfielder Bubba Nickles-Camarena and infielder Delanie Wisz. On the front office side, UCLA associate head coach Kirk Walker is set to lead Oklahoma City in their inaugural season as their general manager.
Texas Volts
The pair of former Bruins right-handed pitchers to join the Lone Stat State's bullpen were Ally Carda and Rachel Garcia.
Chicago Bandits
The only former Bruins player to be selected to join the Bandits was outfielder Jessica Clements that was a member of UCLA's 2025 team.
Portland Cascade
Just like Oklahoma City, Portland is a new addition to the AUSL this season and they selected NCAA Division I all-time single-season home run leader Megan Grant fourth overall. Grant will continue to remain tied to UCLA with her head coach being former All-American UCLA infielder Tairia Flowers.
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA Bruins softball has 12 players playing in the AUSL