Players No. 12, 13 and 14: INF Jordan Woolery, UTIL Megan Grant and P Taylor Tinsley, UCLA
Players No. 10 and 11: C Jocelyn Erickson and INF Kenleigh Cahalan, Florida
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League surprised star collegiate softball players with “golden tickets” in the weeks leading up to the draft — letting them know they will be drafted this season on one of the six AUSL teams.
On Monday, draftees will find out which team selected her during the AUSL Draft Show (ESPN2; 7 p.m. ET).
The 2025 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, the Texas Tech senior has signed two seven-figure NIL contracts and led Stanford to two straight World Series appearances before transferring. Last year, Texas Tech made it to the national championship series before falling in Game 3.
the 17th and final Golden Ticket was delivered to ✨ Peja Goold ✨ @HailStateSB x @pejagoold7 pic.twitter.com/rFk4kWyAuL
AILANA IS G⭐️LDENThe Gold Glove-winning infielder has received the 16th Golden Ticket, indicating she’s been drafted to the AUSL! pic.twitter.com/ahE7tZ7xbZ
⭐️ AMARI IS GOLDEN ⭐️Oregon utility Amari Harper has been presented with a golden ticket to be drafted into the AUSL! 🎫 pic.twitter.com/0rkJW4gkkS
⭐️ GOLDEN TICKET TRIO ⭐️UCLA’s Jordan Woolery, Megan Grant, and Taylor Tinsley have all received a golden ticket to be drafted into the AUSL! pic.twitter.com/Z9DJZRBN9q
Golden, but make it a duo ✨Jocelyn Erickson and Kenleigh Cahalan have both received a golden ticket to be drafted into the AUSL! pic.twitter.com/3mkkApaG8d
accolades keep coming, but this one is GOLDEN ✨✨Maya Johnson becomes the first-ever mid-major player to receive a golden ticket! 🎫 pic.twitter.com/snQtwL1kiF
friday night lights, but make it ✨ Golden ✨ @StanfordSball infielder, @tarynkernn has received a ticket to the pros! pic.twitter.com/xQoQoKDAPu
decibel level was off the charts in Tempe today 🗣️@sportsiren surprised Kenzie Brown with a Golden Ticket to be drafted to the AUSL! congratulations Kenzie 🥳 pic.twitter.com/3J0mdDp18b
BIG night at Bogle 🐗after securing the series sweep, Dakota Kennedy secured a Golden Ticket to be drafted to the pros 🎫 pic.twitter.com/q7T7G0mCwx
GOLDEN MOMENT FOR KARLYN!Congratulations to @PickensKarlyn on receiving the 5th Golden Ticket of 2026@Vol_Softball | @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/QgqPTqyoyo
⭐️ GOLDEN TICKET. SYDNEY STEWART. ⭐️@sydneyyystewart receives the 4th golden ticket of 2026 to be drafted into the AUSL! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/VCGaRzfJey
🌟 GOODE AS GOLD! 🌟@leighannn_11 receives the third golden ticket. 🤘 @SEC | @texassoftball pic.twitter.com/YabPIpgPaN
HOOK ‘EM! Reese Atwood is ✨GOLDEN✨The second golden ticket goes to @TexasSoftball’s @atwood_reese! 🤘 pic.twitter.com/ONA5E314u2
FIRST GOLDEN TICKET OF 2026 📷📷NiJaree Canady receives the first golden ticket of 2026 to be drafted into the AUSL! pic.twitter.com/2mB7bWIfgj
The seventeen players were awarded golden tickets in the weeks leading up to the draft: