Matt Monagan

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Players and fans have waited decades for a pro circuit like the Athletes Unlimited Softball League to come along, and unfortunately, due to some harsh Alabama summer rainstorms, they’ll have to wait a bit longer to see the entirety of Game 1 of the 2025 Championship Series.

The ball sailed over the left-field fence, Sydney Romero flapped her Talon wings as she crossed home plate, and an inning later, her team had won the first ever Athletes Unlimited Softball League Championship. The final foray in a women's professional league we'd always been hoping for, but had finally

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