The 2026 San Francisco Firebells season was the inaugural season of the San Francisco Firebells in the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL). They finished with a 10–5 record, clinching first place on September 2, in their third-to-last game following a win against the Los Angeles Queens. All WPBL teams played in the postseason, and the Firebells would go on to sweep the Boston Hunters in the first round, winning their semifinal series in two games, moving on to the Championship Series. They faced the Los Angeles Queens, losing the inaugural WPBL Championship in five gmaes.
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 Team Position Hometown11San Francisco FirebellsPitcher San Diego, California18San Francisco FirebellsSecond baseman New Orleans, Louisiana19San Francisco FirebellsShortstop Jacksonville, Florida116San Francisco FirebellsPitcher, Utility player Anaheim, California117San Francisco FirebellsCatcher San Diego, California224San Francisco FirebellsThird baseman Fukuyama, Hiroshima225San Francisco FirebellsPitcher Englewood, New Jersey232San Francisco FirebellsFirst baseman Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec233San Francisco FirebellsShortstop Hadong, South Gyeongsang240San Francisco FirebellsCatcher Lyndhurst, New Jersey341San Francisco FirebellsInfielder Gatineau, Quebec348San Francisco FirebellsCenter fielder Puebla, Puebla349San Francisco FirebellsPitcher Port Moody, British Columbia356San Francisco FirebellsLeft fielder Glen Burnie, Maryland357San Francisco FirebellsSecond baseman Nakagawa, Fukuoka464 *San Francisco FirebellsCenter fielder Royal Oak, Michigan465 #San Francisco FirebellsPitcher Watertown, Massachusetts472 *San Francisco FirebellsPitcher Perris, California473 #San Francisco FirebellsSecond baseman Sapporo, Hokkaido480 #San Francisco FirebellsShortstop Sebastopol, California581 #San Francisco FirebellsFirst baseman Madera, California588 #San Francisco FirebellsPitcher Ontario, California589 #San Francisco FirebellsCatcher Fort Walton Beach, Florida596 #San Francisco FirebellsPitcher Tijuana, Baja California597 #San Francisco FirebellsCatcher Tijuana, Baja California6104 #San Francisco FirebellsRight fielder Ladera Ranch, California6105 #San Francisco FirebellsPitcher Livermore, California6112 #San Francisco FirebellsSecond baseman La Crescenta, California6113 #San Francisco FirebellsFirst baseman Akron, Ohio6120 #San Francisco FirebellsFirst baseman Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Regular season Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log Source: LegendFirebells WinFirebells LossGame PostponedBold = Firebells team member
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || August 2 || @ Hunters || W 11–3 || Eckert (1–0) || Padgham (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || August 6 || Heights || L 8–13 || Lee (1–0) || Gilder (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || August 7 || @ Queens || L 3–12 || Sato (1–0) || Whitmore (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || August 8 || Queens || W 10–3 || Albayati (1–0) || Roche (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || August 12 || Queens || W 8–2 || Gilder (1–1) || Sato (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || August 14 || Queens || W 17–3 || Whitmore (1–1) || Narasaki (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 4–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || August 15 || @ Heights || W 11–6 || Albayati (2–0) || Lee (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 5–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || August 19 || Heights || L 8–11 || O'Sullivan (2–0) || Day-Bédard (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 5–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || August 21 || @ Queens || W 8–6 || Mackay (1–0) || Coria (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 5–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || August 22 || @ Hunters || W 12–5 || Gilder (2–1) || Benach (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 6–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || August 28 || Hunters || W 14–6 || Whitmore (2–1) || Schroder (0–3) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 7–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || August 30 || Heights || W 11–9 || Gilder (3–1) || O'Sullivan (3–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 8–4
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || September 2 || @ Hunters || W 8–5 || Whitmore (3–1) || Blunt (1–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 9–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || September 4 || @ Heights || L 2–14 || Saiki (1–0) || Gilder (3–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 9–5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || September 6 || Hunters || W 13–7 || Eckert (2–0) || Dumais (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 10–5
Postseason Postseason game log
|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || September 9 || Hunters || W 6–4 || Whitmore (1–0) || Blunt (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || September 11 || @ Hunters || W 9–6 || Eckert (1–0) || Benach (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–0
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || September 16 || Queens || L 6–7 || Mackay (1–0) || del Castillo (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || September 17 || Queens || L 7–11 || Sato (2–0) || Albayati (0–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 0–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || September 19 || @ Queens || W 10–5 || Day-Bédard (1–0) || Roche (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 1–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || September 20 || @ Queens || W 17–4 || Eckert (2–0) || Mackay (1–1) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || September 22 || Queens || L 0–2 || Sato (3–0) || Albayati (0–2) || – || Robin Roberts Stadium || 2–3
Current roster
Player statistics Updated as of 6 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 155213203021400111.385.500.5581.058 1551212320113210105.451.5311.1371.669 15491716401132097.327.429.469.898 155511174001422611.309.387.382.769 14511625401110070.490.552.6271.179 1340151610291165.400.547.5751.122 14401316200134082.400.520.450.970 932111360170064.406.513.6881.200 122585000300112.200.364.200.564 10215720060036.333.400.429.829 6166710190031.438.571.6881.259 5125600000010.500.571.5001.071 561310000001.500.500.6671.167 630000000011.000.250.000.250 230000000002.000.000.000.000 820000000002.000.000.000.000 620000000001.000.000.000.000 Team totals15460142174300191311037261.378.480.5671.047Rank in 4 WPBL teams—211111144231111 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 315.2566024.03319184131511.917 205.6363018.72019152131341.768 324.1364018.7282111111822.089 016.8180012.3211412291112.432 201.4032010.01152231021.400 0115.755008.017191847243.000 004.945005.764412411.412 000.002002.010001101.000 0025.202001.746606126.000 Team totals1055.961515010114110786166565172.040Rank in 4 WPBL teams142——1334423332 Source: Baseball Reference (WPBL for ERA)
Notes
References
External links San Francisco Firebells at Women's Pro Baseball League 2026 San Francisco Firebells at Baseball Reference