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
San Francisco Firebells
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WPBL semifinals preview: Everything you need to know (and more)
The IX Sports: Baseball Insider with Cliff Corcoran, Sept. 8, 2026
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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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Andréanne Leblanc’s grand slam gives Firebells WPBL’s first walk-off win
San Francisco overcomes five-run deficit in bottom of seventh to beat New York on Leblanc’s ultimate slam
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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
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2-way Jamie Mackay’s clutch hit wins seesaw game for Los Angeles Queens
Ashton Lansdell and Caitlin Eynon hit their first WPBL home runs as Queens wrap season series against Firebells with 8-6 win
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Denae Benites, Kelsie Whitmore trade home runs in rain-shortened Heights win
Reliever Claire O’Sullivan quiets the Firebells’ bats to set up Benites’ game-winning blast as Heights win 11-8 in six innings
