Professional softball put down roots coast-to-coast on Tuesday, when the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) unveiled the home cities and stadiums for each of the expanded league’s teams for the 2026 season \u2014 and beyond.<\/p>\n
After adopting a touring model for its four-team inaugural 2025 campaign<\/a>, AUSL’s move into home markets coincides with the league’s expansion<\/a>, as the now-six-team second-year league welcomed the Cascade and Spark<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n With Tuesday’s announcement, the previously independent Spark will continue to play in Oklahoma City at Oklahoma Christian University’s Tom Heath Field, with fellow expansion side Cascade making its home at Hillsboro Ballpark, in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the four original teams will re-debut as the Carolina Blaze, Chicago Bandits, Texas Volts, and Utah Talons.<\/p>\n The Blaze will play their home games at Duke University’s Smith Family Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, while the Bandits’ permanent home will be at the Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois \u2014\u00a0a longtime hub for pro softball.<\/p>\n The Volts will play at Dell Diamond, the home of Minor League Baseball’s Round Rock Express, the Triple-A team for MLB’s Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n Lastly, the University of Utah will house the Talons, with the reigning AUSL champions<\/a> taking over the Utes’ Dumke Family Stadium in Salt Lake City beginning this year.<\/p>\n “This is about creating lasting connections between our athletes, our teams, and the communities they represent, and setting up the sport of softball for long-term success at the professional level,” said AUSL commissioner Kim Ng in Tuesday’s announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n All six teams will kick off their 2026 season on June 9th, when games will be played across multiple cities simultaneously for the first time in AUSL history.<\/p>\n How to purchase 2026 AUSL season tickets<\/p>\n