Top Performance Nominee: Cascade rookie Kenzie Brown sets Record with 10 Strikeouts | June 14, 2026

The Quick Story: Rookie pitcher Kenzie Brown set an AUSL regular season record with 10 strikeouts and outfielder Korbe Otis drove in both runs as the Portland Cascade won their third straight game with a 2-1 victory over the Utah Talons in Athletes Unlimited Softball League action at Dumke Family Softball Stadium on Sunday evening. Key Moment: Otis broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning with a two-run single up the middle. Utah trimmed the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, but Brown held off a late comeback effort to nail down her second win of the season. Cascade Notes The Cascade were 6-for-10 in advancement opportunities, but were limited to just a 2-for-8 clip with runners on base. After allowing 19 runs against the Carolina Blaze in the season-opening series, the Cascade have conceded just two runs against Utah in the first two games of the series. Portland, which played its first one-run game of the season, also secured the first series win in team history. Pitcher Kenzie Brown threw her second straight complete game in the win over the Talons … The rookie from Arizona State allowed just one run on four hits while upping her record to 2-0. Brown, who retired 10 straight Utah batters after allowing a walk to open the game, also established a new AUSL regular season single-game record by fanning 10 Utah hitters … The previous mark was nine strikeouts, which was done by Volts pitcher Rachel Garcia twice during the 2025 campaign. Catcher Sydney Stewart, who collected the game’s first hit in the second inning, exited the game in the bottom of the third and was replaced by Kelly Torres. Outfielder Korbe Otis opened the scoring with her two-run single up the middle in the fifth inning, which also extended her on-base streak to four games.