Four Bruins Assist Talons Win First AUSL Championship

Four UCLA softball alumnae – gamers Maya Brady, Megan Faraimo and Sharlize Palacios and basic supervisor Lisa Fernandez – helped the Talons win the first-ever Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) Championship on Sunday.

After a rain postponement on Saturday, the Talons defeated the Bandits in Game 1 by a rating of 3-1 Sunday morning. Later within the afternoon, the Talons shut out the Bandits in Game 2 by a slender 1-0 margin to win the historic title.

Three extra UCLA softball alumnae suited up for the Bandits within the AUSL Championship Series: gamers Bubba Nickles-Camarena and Delanie Wisz and head coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz. Additionally, longtime UCLA assistant Kirk Walker and present UCLA Director of Player Development and Data Analytics Will Oldham each function assistant coaches on the Talons’ workers.

Brady made her mark in Game 1 by scoring the Talons’ second run after reaching on a hit-by-pitch. Faraimo closed out the competition with two strikeouts towards the 4 batters she confronted within the seventh to earn a save.

Oklahoma alumna Sydney Romero drove in the one run of Game 2 with a solo homer within the prime of the sixth inning. Palacios, enjoying behind the dish, caught the ultimate out of Montana Fouts’ complete-game effort.

Brady completed her first AUSL season with a .500 batting common (11-for-22), one residence run and 5 RBIs in restricted motion. Palacios hit .278 (20-for-72) with three doubles, one residence run, one triple and 7 RBIs. Faraimo concluded her second AUSL season with a 3-1 report, 4.80 ERA and 40 strikeouts over 42.1 innings and 14 video games (six begins).

Former Bruin Jadelyn Allchin was additionally a key contributor for the Talons throughout the common season earlier than being reassigned to the reserve pool previous to the beginning of the AUSL Championship Series. Read extra about Allchin’s season HERE.

Launched in June 2025, the AUSL is knowledgeable girls’s softball league that includes 4 groups – the Bandits, Blaze, Talons and Volts – enjoying a 24-game season in a standard format. Athletes Unlimited beforehand ran four-week occasions and topped particular person champions primarily based on a scoring system that awards gamers for on-field manufacturing the previous 4 years.

The AUSL is ran by former Miami Marlins basic supervisor and trailblazing sports activities govt Kim Ng, who’s serving as league commissioner.

To study extra in regards to the AUSL, click on HERE.