The IX Sports: Baseball Insider with Cliff Corcoran, Sept. 15, 2026
Kelsie Whitmore
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San Francisco Firebells sweep Boston Hunters to advance to WPBL championship
Three players homered to help the top-seeded San Francisco Firebells become the first team to reach the WPBL championship series
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Firebells win first-ever WPBL postseason game despite strong effort by Hunters
Boston played a clean, close, well-pitched game but still came up short in Game 1 of the semifinals, falling to the Firebells 6-4
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Andréanne Leblanc adjusts to stardom after historic walk-off grand slam
The historic hit may have thrust her into the spotlight, but Leblanc is focused on using her momentum to power the Firebells into the WPBL playoffs
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Kelsie Whitmore ties Denae Benites for home run crown as Firebells sweep Hunters
Whitmore hits her 11th home run as San Francisco completes a regular-season sweep of Boston with a 13-7 win
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New York Heights clinch second place behind dominant start from Emi Saiki
Saiki goes 6 innings, Kylee Lahners and Val Perez homer in 14-2 win over first-place Firebells
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Firebells clinch first place in WPBL regular season behind 3-way play of Kelsie Whitmore
Whitmore hit her 10th home run, earned the win on the mound, and made a key sliding catch as San Francisco clinched the top postseason seed
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Crunching the numbers on the WPBL’s play style — WPBL All-Star picks
The IX Sports: Baseball Insider with Cliff Corcoran, Sept. 1, 2026
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Hunters’ defense falters as Kelsie Whitmore leads Firebells to 14-6 win over Boston
Whitmore hits ninth homer, strikes out six as San Francisco improves to 3-0 vs. Boston
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Firebells bash Boston with early barrage in 12-5 win
Kelsie Whitmore’s eighth home run opens an eight-run outburst for San Francisco in the first two innings against the Hunters
