UCF Knights softball coach Cindy Ball-Malone is returning to Orlando with more than just a new experience after coaching the Utah Talons for their 2026 season in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Even isolating the exposure the AUSL Championship generated, Ball-Malone taking the title gives her a unique quality that no other college coach can have. With the Talons' previous coach, Howard Dobson, stepping away from softball after capturing the 2025 AUSL Championship, Ball-Malone is going to be the only active softball coach that can boast an AUSL Championship as part of her resume. "It's definitely well needed, and now we just need to let [AUSL commissioner Kim Ng] know so she can have another site for AUSL in the near future," Ball-Malone said on Friday, ahead of the AUSL Championship. Catch up on more UCF news below:The 2026 UCF Knights Softball Transfer Portal TrackerMeet The 2026 UCF Knights: Countdown To Kickoff - No.