The 2026 New York Heights season was the inaugural season of the New York Heights in the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL). They finished with an 8–7 record, clinching second place on their last game of the season following a win against the Los Angeles Queens. All WPBL teams played in the postseason, though the Heights would not exit the first round, losing their semifinal series to the Queens in three games.
Draft For the inaugural season, each WPBL team drafted 30 players, signing 15 of those players. The draft occurred on November 20, 2025, virtually on YouTube. +Key*Player later signed by team#Player not signed by team
Rnd Pick Player Position Hometown13Third baseman Pinehurst, North Carolina16Catcher Las Vegas, Nevada111Pitcher Seoul113Shortstop Corpus Christi, Texas114Pitcher St. John's, Newfoundland119First baseman Gahanna, Ohio222Shortstop San Diego, California227Left fielder Saitama, Saitama230Catcher Murrieta, California235Infielder Edmonton, Alberta238Center fielder Vancouver, British Columbia343Catcher Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec346Pitcher Woburn, Massachusetts351Center fielder Tepatitlán, Jalisco354Pitcher Maroubra, New South Wales359 #Shortstop Fairfax, Virginia462 #Pitcher Canberra467 #Pitcher Juncos470 #Pitcher Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco475 #Second baseman Juncos478 *Left fielder Belmont, Massachusetts583 #Pitcher Welland, Ontario586 #Right fielder Saskatoon, Saskatchewan594 #Pitcher Phoenix, Arizona599 #Shortstop Louviers, Normandy6102 #— Perth, Western Australia6107 #Pitcher Barquisimeto, Lara6110 #Catcher Arlington, Texas6115 #— Seoul6118 #Pitcher Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log Source: LegendHeights WinHeights LossGame PostponedBold = Heights team member
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || August 1 || Queens || L 8–10 || Meidlinger (1–0) || Reynolds (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || August 6 || @ Firebells || W 13–8 || Lee (1–0) || Glider (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || August 8 || Hunters || L 6–9 || Dumais (1–0) || Izumi (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || August 9 || @ Hunters || W 7–6 || O'Sullivan (1–0) || Blunt (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || August 13 || Hunters || L 1–6 || Bricker (1–0) || Eccles (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || August 15 || Firebells || L 6–11 || Albayati (2–0) || Lee (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || August 16 || Hunters || L 7–9 || Schiano (1–0) || Zettlemoyer (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || August 19 || @ Firebells || W 11–8 || O'Sullivan (2–0) || Day-Bédard (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || August 20 || @ Hunters || W 9–4 || Lee (2–1) || Bricker (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || August 22 || @ Queens || W 8–7 || Lee (3–1) || Meidlinger (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 5–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || August 27 || Queens || W 12–4 || O'Sullivan (3–0) || Sato (1–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 6–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || August 29 || @ Queens || L 6–10 || Shimano (1–1) || Studer (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 6–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || August 30 || @ Firebells || L 9–11 || Gilder (3–1) || O'Sullivan (3–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 6–7
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || September 3 || @ Queens || W 18–7 || Eccles (1–1) || Mackay (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 7–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || September 4 || Firebells || W 14–2 || Saiki (1–0) || Gilder (3–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 8–7
Postseason Postseason game log
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || September 10 || Queens || L 3–10 || Roche (1–0) || Saiki (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || September 12 || @ Queens || W 9–7 || Eccles (1–0) || Meidlinger (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || September 14 || Queens || L 11–15 || Sato (1–0) || Eccles (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–2
Current roster
Transactions On August 21, traded Diana Ibarra to the Los Angeles Queens for Suzu Narasaki and Emi Saiki.
Player statistics Updated as of 4 September 2026
Batting = Indicates team leader in category = Indicates league leader Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; CS = Caught stealing; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; OPS = On-base plus slugging Player 15582323602124088.397.485.6031.089 1558253220113815066.552.5971.1551.752 143211103021400126.313.549.5941.143 133991500084042.385.432.385.816 133981120051014.282.293.333.626 933121110191030.333.395.455.849 1327101100186053.407.500.5191.019 13263820022024.308.424.385.809 122461120070171.458.576.5421.117 12255810133025.320.400.480.880 92461120031104.458.458.5421.000 8201300020022.150.261.150.411 6124800051052.667.765.6671.431 4135310042001.231.214.308.522 10133100023027.077.200.077.277 8131100021121.077.200.077.277 10112200011123.182.308.182.490 601000000010 1.000 Team totals15467135169220181254546459.362.451.525.976Rank in 4 WPBL teams—122312212442222 Source: Baseball Reference
Pitching = Indicates team leader in category = Indicates league leader Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed (bases on balls); SO = Strikeouts; HBP = Hit by pitch; WHIP = Walks + hits per inning pitched Player 007.0065021.02628211141881.905 314.4482017.1201411162351.500 313.0661016.0251472111032.250 014.6752012.02010817722.250 104.4522011.0128722731.273 112.1042010.0733081221.500 018.755008.0131410014813.375 019.003004.288617113.214 0121.004104.010131228004.500 Team totals875.721515010414111285107786252.096Rank in 4 WPBL teams221——1143341113 Source: Baseball Reference (WPBL for ERA)
Notes
References
External links New York Heights at Women's Pro Baseball League 2026 New York Heights at Baseball Reference