OU softball pitcher Sam Landry selected No. 1 overall by Volts in AUSL College Draft

A week after receiving her “Golden Ticket” for the Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft, Oklahoma pitcher Sam Landry was selected first overall by the Volts.

Landry, who transferred from Louisiana before the season, is 18-4 with a 2.10 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 143 ⅔ innings. Landry allowed four runs and struck out five in OU’s loss to Florida on Saturday.

She was one of the 12 players selected in the draft, which featured three rounds with four picks each. Landry will join former Sooners star Tiare Jennings on the Volts.

The AUSL will play games this summer featuring Jennings, Landry and former OU star Sydney Romero (Talons) June 20-23 at Love’s Field.

The AUSL’s four teams – the Bandits, Blaze, Talons and Volts– will play 24 games each between June 7 and July 23, culminating with the top two teams competing in the AUSL Championship, a best-of-three series held July 26-28 at Alabama’s Rhoads Stadium.

Following the AUSL Championship, 60 players will compete for an individual championship in the AUSL All-Star Cup, a 24-game competition in August featuring the innovative Athletes Unlimited scoring system.

Here are the full results of the 2025 AUSL College Draft:

Arizona’s Devyn Netz, Texas A&M’s Emiley Kennedy, Florida’s Korbe Otis, Arkansas’ Bri Ellis, Duke’s Ana Gold and Virginia Tech’s Emma Lemley have previously received an AUSL “Golden Ticket.”

The draft show will air at 8 p.m. May 3 on ESPNU.

The AUSL will play games this summer at Love’s Field on June 20-23.

About 40 minutes before Saturday’s OU-Texas game, ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza presented a “Golden Ticket” for the Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft.

OU pitcher Sam Landry will be one of the 12 players selected in the draft, which will feature three rounds with four picks each.

Landry, who transferred from Louisiana before the season, is 16-3 with a 1.89 and 131 strikeouts in 125 ⅔ innings.

She threw a complete game in Friday’s 7-6 win over Texas.