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Talons Sweep Bandits to Win Inaugural AUSL Championship

Sydney Romero’s sixth-inning homer in Game 2 capped a two-game sweep, sealing the Athletes Unlimited Softball League’s first championship.

Former University of Alabama star pitcher Montana Fouts returned to Rhoads Stadium for the first time as a professional, pitching for the Talons of the Athletes United Softball League as they played the Volts.
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Overview

  • The Talons resumed the rain-delayed Game 1 at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday and secured a 3-1 victory to open the best-of-three series.
  • Tori Vidales’s solo homer in the fourth inning of Game 1 marked the first home run in AUSL championship history and tied the contest before the Talons pulled ahead.
  • Game 2 featured a scoreless pitchers’ duel until Sydney Romero’s sixth-inning solo shot provided the only run in the 1-0 finale.
  • Montana Fouts delivered a key shutout performance in Game 2, striking out the side to preserve the Talons’ narrow lead in her return to Rhoads Stadium.
  • The Talons’ two-game sweep over the Bandits secured the Athletes Unlimited Softball League’s inaugural title during its MLB-backed debut season.