{"id":4281,"date":"2026-07-27T23:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2026-07-27T23:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T23:37:11","slug":"utah-talons-win-back-to-back-ausl-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=4281","title":{"rendered":"Utah Talons win back-to-back AUSL championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Utah Talons, Utah\u2019s professional softball team, won the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League championship on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=4279\">What we know about Sunday\u2019s fatal shooting in Seattle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 6-1 Game 2 victory over the Chicago Bandits made the Talons back-to-back AUSL champions. The Talons won the inaugural title in 2025 before moving to Utah this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time I met all of (the players) on a call in March, I asked them what their mission was, and they said to repeat,\u201d first-year Talons coach Cindy Ball-Malone told reporters after the game. \u201cAll I\u2019m gonna say is, job well done. So incredibly proud of them, and I\u2019m pinching myself with this opportunity. I feel so blessed.\u201d <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The moment the @AUSL_Talons became two-time AUSL champions \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: AUSL\/ESPN pic.twitter.com\/FokwO6rhxf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) July 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Talons pitcher Montana Fouts, who was named the 2026 AUSL Pitcher of the Year before the championship series, pitched a complete game to seal the victory. <\/p>\n<p>She gave up just one run and eight hits while also striking out four batters. The lone run came in the final inning. <\/p>\n<p>In last season\u2019s championship, Fouts also pitched a complete Game 2 to clinch the inaugural title with a 1-0 victory over the Bandits. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=4277\">\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 fuels Hollywood\u2019s biggest box office resurgence since the pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, she praised her teammates and noted the motivation they give her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super blessed with the opportunity to be around these amazing people. I mean, it\u2019s pretty hard to not want to get better whenever these are your teammates, those are your coaches,\u201d she said. \u201c \u2026 I feel like a lot of my internal dialogue was, like, if you can\u2019t muscle it up for you, then you\u2019re gonna muscle it up for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outfielder Jadelyn Allchin put the Talons on the scoreboard early with a two-run homer in the first inning. She later drove in another run off a double in the fourth.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>JAX JACK FOR THE EARLY LEAD! \ud83e\udd85 pic.twitter.com\/avsRg9CjF6<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Utah Talons | AUSL (@AUSL_Talons) July 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Infielders Bri Ellis and Savannah Jaquish added their own home runs in the fifth and seventh innings, respectively. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>POSTSEASON BRI BOMB! \ud83d\udca3<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa ESPN pic.twitter.com\/h1wOkR8Ibq<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Utah Talons | AUSL (@AUSL_Talons) July 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>SJAY OFF THE SCOREBOARD! \ud83e\udd85 pic.twitter.com\/bweDzMswzU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Utah Talons | AUSL (@AUSL_Talons) July 26, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the game, Ellis said that the biggest difference between this season\u2019s championship and last season\u2019s was the Talons\u2019 offense, adding that the team wanted to show up for Fouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe came out and hit today for you,\u201d she said. \u201cBecause how many games did you have us on your back? It\u2019s about time for us to pick up and show up for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team plans to three-peat in 2027, according to shortstop and former Ute Hannah Flippen, who said the Talons are \u201cmaking AUSL history every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=4275\">Study on cell phone limits in schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWrite it down,\u201d Ellis added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah Talons, Utah\u2019s professional softball team, won 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League championship. 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