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 found out which team selected them during the AUSL Draft Show. The AUSL draft picks: First round Karlyn Pickens goes No. 1 overall to the Carolina Blaze! pic.twitter.com/tvZwuUYJEO — Tennessee Softball (@Vol_Softball) May 4, 2026 1. Carolina Blaze: P Karlyn Pickens, Tennessee 2. Texas Volts: P NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech 3. Oklahoma City Spark: P Maya Johnson, Belmont 4. Portland Cascade: UTIL Megan Grant, UCLA 5. Chicago Bandits: C Jocelyn Erickson, Florida 6. Utah Talons: INF Jordan Woolery, UCLA Second round 7. Blaze: C Reese Atwood, Texas 8. Volts: INF Leighann Goode, Texas 9. Cascade: C Sydney Stewart, Arizona 10: Spark: P Peja Goold, Mississippi State 11. Bandits: INF Taryn Kern, Stanford 12. Talons: P Taylor Tinsley, UCLA Third round 13.…