Major broadcasters to feature Athletes Unlimited Softball second season

The sport of softball and elite women athletes will be getting a major boost in television coverage and exposure in the U.S.

Network giants CBS Sports Network, FOX Sports and FOX Deportes will be part of an unprecedented distribution package for Athletes Unlimited's second softball season. The networks will between themselves broadcast and/or stream all 30 games.

As the lead broadcast partner CBS Sports Network will air seven games, including each week’s matchup of the top two teams by draft order as well as the final game of the season on Championship Monday. FOX Sports will broadcast 15 games on a combination of FS1 and FS2 while eight games will livestream on Athletes Unlimited’s Facebook and YouTube channels. FOX Deportes will also air 15 games in Spanish either live or delayed. All games will be played on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and the competition schedule will be released at a future date.

New players drafted for the second Athletes Unlimited season include USA Olympic Softball Team members Rachel García and Dejah Mulipola, and the 2017 WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship winners Giselle Juarez and Sis Bates.

Athletes Unlimited will return to Parkway Bank Sports Complex in the Village of Rosemont, Illinois, for its second softball season following its successful inaugural season there.

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