OKLAHOMA CITY — The Athletes Unlimited Softball League made its debut after a year of buildup and a recent collaboration with Major League Baseball.

The Bandits beat the Talons 3-1 in the first game Saturday in Rosemont, Illinois. The Volts were set to play the Blaze in Wichita, Kansas later in the day.

“I kind of feel like we blinked and it was here,” Cat Osterman, general manager of the Volts, said. “But then there were moments where it felt like we weren’t ever going to get here either because it took a whole year of process. We’re all excited.”

Athletes Unlimited has featured softball since 2020, when it unveiled a unique format that crowned an individual champion. The organization that focuses exclusively on women's sports now has launched a traditional four-team softball league in

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