Maya Brady, the niece of NFL legend Tom Brady who hit the second-most home runs in UCLA Bruins history, will join the Athletes Unlimited Softball League for its inaugural draft, she announced Tuesday on social media.

After Lexi Kilfoyl went first overall to the Bandits, pitchers Carley Hoover (Blaze), Megan Faraimo (Talons) and two-way star Rachel Garcia (Volts) were next off the board in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft Wednesday night.

Former Oklahoma State pitcher Lexi Kilfoyl was the first overall pick in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League draft on Wednesday. Kilfoyl will go to the Bandits, one of the league's four teams. As a college player last season,

Maya Brady, who was Softball America's Freshman of the Year in 2020, has committed to joining an upstart professional women's sports league.

Shortstop Maya Brady agreed to join the Athletes Unlimited Softball League on Tuesday, adding a significant presence to the burgeoning league that will hold its inaugural draft Wednesday night, sources told ESPN.

Maya Brady, a three-time All-American softball player at UCLA and the niece of Tom Brady, announced she is joining Athletes Unlimited, as first reported by ESPN. The two-time Pac-12 Player of the Year is eligible to be drafted into the nascent softball league Wednesday.