If you think Round Rock is just a suburb, this is the moment that changes the conversation.
Because women’s professional softball is officially coming to Round Rock, and it is not arriving quietly or temporarily. It is coming with purpose, confidence, and momentum.
Starting in the summer of 2026, the Texas Volts will take the field at Dell Diamond as one of six inaugural teams in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. This is the highest level of professional softball in the country. The league is backed by Major League Baseball, and games will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
That matters.
This did not happen by accident.
Before selecting Round Rock, league officials evaluated 20 cities across the country. They were not just looking for stadiums or population size. They were looking for belief. Belief in the sport. Belief in women’s athletics. Belief in showing up.
When the league brought games to Dell Diamond last summer, the response was clear. Those games ranked among the highest attended in the nation. Fans did not just watch. They showed the league exactly what kind of city this is.
Texas does not just play softball. Texas lives it.
The leadership behind the Texas Volts reflects the moment.
Cat Osterman, an Olympic legend and University of Texas icon, will serve as the team’s general manager. Ricci Woodard, the head coach at Texas State University, will lead the team from the dugout.
This franchise is not being built for short term buzz. It is being built with long term vision.
The roster includes elite athletes from Texas, Oklahoma, and Team USA. These are players who know how to compete at the highest level and understand the responsibility that comes with representing something bigger than themselves.
For more than 25 years, Dell Diamond has been a cornerstone of the Round Rock community. Baseball memories were made here. Families grew up here. The city gathered here.
Now, it becomes a home for women’s professional sports.
It becomes a place where young athletes can look at the field and imagine themselves there one day. It becomes a stage for excellence, pride, and opportunity.
This moment matters because professional teams do not simply appear. Cities earn them.
They earn them by showing up early. By supporting what is growing. By believing before it is popular.
Round Rock did exactly that.
The result is not just a new team. It is a statement.
This city is not waiting to be invited. It is building something worth cheering for.
So the question is not why Round Rock.
The question is whether you are ready to pack Dell Diamond again.
Because the Texas Volts are coming. And Round Rock just proved it belongs.
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