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Love’s Field to Host Athletes Unlimited Softball Games This June
April 02, 2025 | Softball
Four-Game Series Between The Talons and Volts Set for June 20-23
NORMAN — The AUSL (Athletes Unlimited Softball League) announced Wednesday that the University of Oklahoma's Love's Field will host a four-game series between the Talons and Volts June 20-23. The series will feature the return of Sooner alumnae Tiare Jennings, who will play for the Volts, and Sydney Romero, who will play for the Talons.
Series Schedule
Game 1 | Friday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 | Saturday, June 21 at 4 p.m.
Game 3 | Sunday, June 22 at 6 p.m.
Game 4 | Monday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.
The four games will be part of the inaugural AUSL regular season, which will run from June 7-July 23. The full schedule can be found here. More information, including team rosters and the regular season schedule broken down by team, can be found at theAUSL.com.
OU Softball season ticket holders can log into their accounts and secure seats at their regular season ticket locations for all AUSL games hosted at Love's Field through this link.
While the AUSL will be a touring property in its first year, the teams will each be assigned to a single city when the league becomes city-based in 2026. ESPN has signed on as a founding broadcast partner of the AUSL and will carry 33 total games exclusively across platforms in 2025, with 30 of them to air on linear television. Additional broadcast partners and other details will be announced at a later date.
"The University of Oklahoma has been at the epicenter of college softball for many years, so it's fitting that the inaugural season of the AUSL will feature games at Love's Field," said Ng. "We are looking forward to a great homecoming for Tiare and Sydney, and for all our players to experience the incredible support and enthusiasm for softball that the fans in Oklahoma will bring to these games."
Each team selected their first 12 players in the AUSL Inaugural Draft on Jan. 29. All four squads have since signed one additional player, and will fill out the remainder of their 16-player rosters with the incoming class of top NCAA talent who will finish their eligibility this spring. Three former Sooners were selected during the January draft, including Romero, Jennings and Keilani Ricketts (AUSL Blaze). The AUSL College Draft will take place in the spring, with details to be announced at a later date.
"We're honored to have the opportunity to be a part of the inaugural AUSL season by having Love's Field selected as one of the host sites this summer," OU head coach Patty Gasso said. "It will be special for Sooner alumnae to compete in front of our fans once again, and we look forward to growing the game of softball by bringing the AUSL to one of the best facilities and softball fan bases in the country."
Jennings and Talons infielder Hannah Flippen will also be in Oklahoma City later this month, as part of the AUSL's month-long THIS IS LEGENDARY PRESEASON TOUR presented by U.S. Air Force. Jennings and Flippen will attend multiple local professional and college sporting events and other community activities April 18-19, building support for the new league.
In addition to the opportunity to compete in the new league, which is led by trailblazing sports executive Kim Ng, all players will receive benefits unprecedented in the history of the sport, including year-round health insurance, mental health services, paid leave for pregnancy or adoption and in-season childcare.
About Athletes Unlimited Softball League:
Launching in 2025, the AUSL will feature four teams playing a 24-game season (48 total games) in a traditional format. It will also be complemented and followed by the AUSL All-Star Cup (formerly known as the AU Pro Softball Championship Season), creating a new opportunity for the world's best players to compete. In addition to the Player Executive Committee (Aubrey Leach, Megan Faraimo, Sierra Romero, Morgan Zerkle and Sharlize Palacois), softball legends Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza, Cat Osterman and Natasha Watley are advisors to the AUSL, consulting with AU leadership and current athletes on the strategic direction of the new league. Kim Ng, a trailblazing executive who most recently became the first woman to serve as General Manager of a major American men's professional sports team, joined the organization in 2024 as a Senior Advisor, overseeing the development of the AUSL. The AUSL will become a city-based league beginning in 2026, while the inaugural season in 2025 will be a touring property featuring games in six to eight different cities. For more information, follow @theauslofficial and visit theausl.com.
Series Schedule
Game 1 | Friday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 | Saturday, June 21 at 4 p.m.
Game 3 | Sunday, June 22 at 6 p.m.
Game 4 | Monday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.
The four games will be part of the inaugural AUSL regular season, which will run from June 7-July 23. The full schedule can be found here. More information, including team rosters and the regular season schedule broken down by team, can be found at theAUSL.com.
OU Softball season ticket holders can log into their accounts and secure seats at their regular season ticket locations for all AUSL games hosted at Love's Field through this link.
While the AUSL will be a touring property in its first year, the teams will each be assigned to a single city when the league becomes city-based in 2026. ESPN has signed on as a founding broadcast partner of the AUSL and will carry 33 total games exclusively across platforms in 2025, with 30 of them to air on linear television. Additional broadcast partners and other details will be announced at a later date.
"The University of Oklahoma has been at the epicenter of college softball for many years, so it's fitting that the inaugural season of the AUSL will feature games at Love's Field," said Ng. "We are looking forward to a great homecoming for Tiare and Sydney, and for all our players to experience the incredible support and enthusiasm for softball that the fans in Oklahoma will bring to these games."
Each team selected their first 12 players in the AUSL Inaugural Draft on Jan. 29. All four squads have since signed one additional player, and will fill out the remainder of their 16-player rosters with the incoming class of top NCAA talent who will finish their eligibility this spring. Three former Sooners were selected during the January draft, including Romero, Jennings and Keilani Ricketts (AUSL Blaze). The AUSL College Draft will take place in the spring, with details to be announced at a later date.
"We're honored to have the opportunity to be a part of the inaugural AUSL season by having Love's Field selected as one of the host sites this summer," OU head coach Patty Gasso said. "It will be special for Sooner alumnae to compete in front of our fans once again, and we look forward to growing the game of softball by bringing the AUSL to one of the best facilities and softball fan bases in the country."
Jennings and Talons infielder Hannah Flippen will also be in Oklahoma City later this month, as part of the AUSL's month-long THIS IS LEGENDARY PRESEASON TOUR presented by U.S. Air Force. Jennings and Flippen will attend multiple local professional and college sporting events and other community activities April 18-19, building support for the new league.
In addition to the opportunity to compete in the new league, which is led by trailblazing sports executive Kim Ng, all players will receive benefits unprecedented in the history of the sport, including year-round health insurance, mental health services, paid leave for pregnancy or adoption and in-season childcare.
About Athletes Unlimited Softball League:
Launching in 2025, the AUSL will feature four teams playing a 24-game season (48 total games) in a traditional format. It will also be complemented and followed by the AUSL All-Star Cup (formerly known as the AU Pro Softball Championship Season), creating a new opportunity for the world's best players to compete. In addition to the Player Executive Committee (Aubrey Leach, Megan Faraimo, Sierra Romero, Morgan Zerkle and Sharlize Palacois), softball legends Jennie Finch, Jessica Mendoza, Cat Osterman and Natasha Watley are advisors to the AUSL, consulting with AU leadership and current athletes on the strategic direction of the new league. Kim Ng, a trailblazing executive who most recently became the first woman to serve as General Manager of a major American men's professional sports team, joined the organization in 2024 as a Senior Advisor, overseeing the development of the AUSL. The AUSL will become a city-based league beginning in 2026, while the inaugural season in 2025 will be a touring property featuring games in six to eight different cities. For more information, follow @theauslofficial and visit theausl.com.
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