I like watching women’s softball. Not all of them, but I think a lot of them—and that makes me happy.” For the players, the most radical feature of Athletes Unlimited has not been the structure.

She was also the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball Champion. Osterman started nine games, struck out 95 batters through 64 innings pitched and served as a captain in four out of five weeks.

The foundation of Athletes Unlimited: ... Feb 26, 2021. The ... Sports Illustrated's Robin Lundberg spoke with Emma Baccellieri about the league and why it launched around women's softball.

Athletes Unlimited announced its pro softball league March 3, just a week before the sports world largely shut down due to COVID-19. But if there’s a league designed to weather a global pandemic ...

Odicci Alexander, RHP-- Alexander led James Madison to their first Women's College World Series appearance in 2021, ... Athletes Unlimited Softball League (@AUSL_Bandits) May 28, 2025 ...

ESPN to exclusively air Athletes Unlimited softball, ... It's a vastly growing audience with Game 2 of the 2021 WCWS the most-viewed Game 2 on record at 2.1 million average viewers.

Athletes Unlimited, the umbrella group for several women's sports leagues, created the Pro Softball Championship in 2020 before adding AUX, a two-week softball season.