Athletes Unlimited Softball League: Expansion and allocation draft

After wrapping up its inaugural season, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League is expanding from its original four teams to six. That expansion kicks off on Dec. 1, with an expansion draft for players already in the AUSL, followed by an allocation draft for new players.

The two new expansion teams -- Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark -- will pick from a pool of unprotected players from the other four teams. Each team will select five players to start. After that, there may be up to three additional rounds, and original teams can add a player to their protected lists before each round. Any unselected players will go back to their original teams.

The allocation draft will follow and will feature all six teams selecting players not currently on an AUSL roster.

The draft will be broadcast on ESPNU (7 p.m. ET) and on the AUSL streaming hub. Check out the picks and some highlights below.

No. 1: Spark -- Utility Maya Brady

No. 2: Cascade -- Pitcher Sam Landry

No. 3: Cascade -- Pitcher Carley Hoover

No. 4: Spark -- Utility Sydney McKinney

No. 5: Spark -- Sydney Romero

No. 6: Cascade -- OF Sierra Sacco

No. 7: Cascade -- P Payton Gottshall

No. 8: Spark -- 3B Jessi Warren

No. 9: Spark -- P Alana Vawter

No. 10: Cascade -- OF Korbe Otis

No. 11: Cascade -- INF Tori Vidales

No. 12: Spark -- Utility Bubba Nickles-Camarena

No. 13: Spark -- INF Delanie Wisz

Round 1

No. 1: Cascade -- P Kelly Maxwell

No. 2: Spark -- C Kinzie Hansen

No. 3: Talons -- OF Jayda Coleman

No. 4: Bandits -- P Kat Sandercock

No. 5: Blaze -- INF Alyssa Brito

No. 6: Volts -- P Ally Carda

Round 2

No. 7: Spark -- P Maddie Penta

No. 8: Cascade -- C Mia Davidson

No. 9: Talons -- OF Jadelyn Allchin

No. 10: Bandits -- INF Jocelyn Alo

No. 11: Blaze -- INF Jenna Laird

No. 12: Volts -- P Alyssa Denham

Round 3

No. 13. Cascade -- INF Sis Bates

No. 14. Spark -- P Jailyn Ford

No. 15. Talons -- INF Rachel Becker

No. 16. Bandits -- OF Jessica Clements

No. 17. Blaze -- P Jala Wright

No. 18. Volts -- OF Rylie Boone

Round 4

No. 19. Spark -- INF Billie Andrews

No. 20. Cascade -- INF Paige Sinicki

No. 21. Talons -- INF Maddie Moore

No. 22. Bandits -- INF Sami Williams

No. 23. Blaze -- Utility Valerie Cagle

No. 24. Volts -- P Aliyah Binford

Round 5

No. 25. Cascade -- Utility Ali Newland

No. 26. Spark -- INF Sydney Sherrill

No. 27. Talons -- OF Aliyah Andrews

No. 28. Bandits -- P Emiley Kennedy

No. 29. Blaze -- Pass

Round 6

No. 30. Spark -- C Haley Lee

No. 31. Cascade -- OF Kendra Falby

No. 32. Talons -- Pass

No. 33. Bandits -- Pass

Round 7

No. 34. Spark -- Pass

No. 35. Cascade -- Pass

Teams will fill their remaining roster spots at the AUSL College Draft this spring.