Athletes Unlimited Softball League: Expansion and allocation draft

After wrapping up its inaugural season, the Athletes Unlimited Softball League is expanding from its original four teams to six. That expansion kicks off on Dec. 1, with an expansion draft for players already in the AUSL, followed by an allocation draft for new players.

The two new expansion teams -- Cascade and Oklahoma City Spark -- will pick from a pool of unprotected players from the other four teams. Each team will select five players to start. After that, there may be up to three additional rounds, and original teams can add a player to their protected lists before each round. Any unselected players will go back to their original teams.

The allocation draft will follow and will feature all six teams selecting players not currently on an AUSL roster.

The draft will be broadcast on ESPNU (7 p.m. ET) and on the AUSL streaming hub. Check out the picks and some highlights below.

Expansion draft picks

No. 1: Spark -- Utility Maya Brady

the moment Maya Brady became the first EVER draft pick of the Oklahoma City Spark in AUSL history! 💙#BeTheSpark pic.twitter.com/WT89vK28xX

No. 2: Cascade -- Pitcher Sam Landry

Let's make some history ✨ pic.twitter.com/ycVUaHBtRX

No. 3: Cascade -- Pitcher Carley Hoover

No. 4: Spark -- Utility Sydney McKinney

No. 5: Spark -- Sydney Romero

No. 6: Cascade -- OF Sierra Sacco

No. 7: Cascade -- P Payton Gottshall

No. 8: Spark -- 3B Jessi Warren

No. 9: Spark -- P Alana Vawter

No. 10: Cascade -- OF Korbe Otis

No. 11: Cascade -- INF Tori Vidales

No. 12: Spark -- Utility Bubba Nickles-Camarena

No. 13: Spark -- INF Delanie Wisz

Allocation draft picks

Watch the allocation portion of the draft here.

Who is available in the allocation draft?

Former Oklahoma star Jocelyn Alo is one of the biggest names available. But she's not the only player on the list for the allocation draft. The AUSL has a full list of players available on its website.