The 2026 AUSL championship series is set to kick off on Saturday, July 25, at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas, with the Chicago Bandits facing off against the defending champion Utah Talons. The highly anticipated match-up will be broadcast nationally across ABC and the ESPN family of networks.
The AUSL has made history in its second season, and this weekend's championship series will be the first professional softball game ever televised on a U.S. broadcast network. The two teams that have made it to the final series have put in a long and intense season of play, with the Chicago Bandits clinching their spot with a 6-5 victory over the Portland Cascade in an 11-inning play-in game on Thursday night.
Cord-cutters can also catch the action on fubo or the ESPN app, with fubo offering a free trial for new subscribers. The service allows users to stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, and over 100 top channels of live TV and sports without cable.
The 2026 AUSL championship series schedule is as follows:
- Saturday, July 25: Game 1 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC, fubo, and the ESPN app
- Sunday, July 26: Game 2 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN, fubo, and the ESPN app
- Monday, July 27: Game 3 (if necessary) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, fubo, and the ESPN app
The championship series will take place at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas, with the two teams vying for the title. The Chicago Bandits and the Utah Talons will give it their all in the highly competitive match-up, with the outcome hanging in the balance.
Source: Yahoo Sports